Healthy Childcare Consultants, Inc.

FREE DOWNLOADABLE HEALTH & SAFETY BOOKLETS

Teach children and families about important health and safety topics with the free safety booklets. Use these as teaching aids in preschool or kindergarten, or send home to help inform parents and families.

If you would like to print personalized materials for your organization (i.e., put your organization name and contact information on the front page), please contact Charlotte Hendricks.

These booklets are part of the Hip On Health® series by Dr. Charlotte Hendricks, with illustrations by Nic Frising and layout by Fran Reno of Quest Graphics Design.

Booklets Index

Don't Get Burned

Fitness Fun

Healthy Eating

Lather Up

People Who Can Help Me

Poisoning Prevention

Safe Fun in the Sun

Safety on the Go

Tips for Choosing an Early Care and Education Program

Tooth Care

The materials are formatted to print as either black/white or color booklets (5.5" x 8.5" double-sided booklet). To print booklets, please set your printer to "print both sides" and "flip pages." Booklet can then be folded and stapled. In your pdf header if may show only 4 pages but when printed correctly, back to back, both sides, it will print all pages for the booklets.

	Don't Get Burned! Burns are a leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Statistics show that at least 50% of burns can be prevented. For young children, the kitchen is the most common place burns occur. Use this booklet to remind adults to keep children safe from burns. Click on option to download in PDF format: Black/White or Color (English) Black/White or Color (Spanish) Black/White or Color (Vietnamese)
	Fitness Fun Children are naturally active and enjoy moving their bodies. Take advantage of this and promote physical activity in play throughout the day. Children feel better when they exercise! Click on option to download in PDF format: Black/White or Color (English) Black/White or Color (Spanish)
	Healthy Eating An important key to good nutrition is to eat a variety of foods. Use this booklet to teach children (and adults!) to eat healthy every day. Nutritious foods, moderation in eating, and physical activity will help children grow strong and healthy. Click on option to download in PDF format: Black/White or Color (English) Black/White or Color (Spanish)
	Lather Up! Washing hands thoroughly and often is one of the best ways to prevent disease. Children and adults should wash their hands frequently throughout the day. Use this booklet to remind children (and adults) to "lather up!" Click on option to download in PDF format: Black/White 1 or Color 1 (English) Black/White 1 or Color 1 (Spanish) Black/White 2 or Color 2 (English) Black/White 2 or Color 2 (Vietnamese)
	People Who Can Help Me Help children recognize people who can help them in an emergency. Through pictures and simple words, children will identify teachers, police officers, fire fighters, and other responsible adults who will take care of them. Teach children how to ask and who to ask for help. Black/White or Color (English) Black/White or Color (Spanish)
	Poisoning Prevention Poisoning is a leading cause of injury for young children. Use this booklet to help children recognize items that they should or should not eat or touch. Post the Poison Center number by every telephone. Click on an option to download in PDF format: Black/White or Color (English) Black/White or Color (Spanish)
	Safe Fun In the Sun! Outdoor activity provides the fresh air and exercise that is important for children's health. However, too much sun can lead to painful burns, eye damage, and skin cancer. Help prevent these problems by teaching children to be sun safe. Have fun talking with children and following the sun safe suggestions in this booklet. Click on option to download in PDF format: Black/White or Color (English) Black/White or Color (Spanish) Black/White or Color (French)
	Safety On The Go! Help prevent injury by teaching children how to "Stay Safe On The Go." Whether riding in a car, on a bus or on a bike, children should learn and follow simple safety rules. Have fun talking with children about the pictures in this booklet and ways they can stay safe. Click on option to download in PDF format: Black/White or Color (English) Black/White or Color (Spanish)
	Tips for Choosing an Early Care and Education Program Childcare can be a great experience for both children and family members. Many ECE programs, whether corporate, private, church-affiliated, or family home care, provide high quality care for children. Use this booklet to help families find a program that meets children's needs in a safe and healthy environment. Click on option to download in PDF format: Black/White or Color (English) Black/White or Color (Spanish)
	Tooth Care All teeth are important, even primary teeth! Promote strong teeth and gums by helping children brush and floss every day. Young children need adult help to brush properly. Follow the steps in this booklet to teach children how to take care of teeth and gums. Click on option to download in PDF format: Black/White or Color (English) Black/White or Color (Spanish)


Materials developed and written by Dr. Charlotte M. Hendricks, Healthy Childcare Consultants, Inc., Pelham, Alabama www.childhealthonline.org © Copyright Charlotte M. Hendricks All rights reserved. By downloading this set of materials, you are authorized to reproduce the materials to be disseminated to reach parents, childcare staff, or other individuals. Materials may not be reproduced for distribution as a complete set, to share for reproduction by another agency or organization, or with intent to sell. Information contained in, or derived from these pages must not be used for the development, production or marketing of a competing program or for any other act which infringes copyright. *Published in the United States of America.*