Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools. A Quick Reference Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction: Safe and Appropriate Care of Children With Chronic Health Needs

Chapter 2: Background

Chapter 3: The Treatment Team: Partners in Caring for Children With Chronic Health Needs

Chapter 4: Care Plans

Chapter 5: Care Plan Implementation Strategies for Teachers and Caregivers

Chapter 6: Medication Administration Issues

Chapter 7: Handling Symptoms That Develop While a Child Is in Child Care or School

Chapter 8: Planning for Emergencies

Chapter 9: Transportation Issues

Chapter 10: How to Use the Quick Reference Sheets

Chapter 11: Quick Reference Sheets

 

· Abnormal Immunity: An Overview

· Allergic Skin Conditions

· Allergies: An Overview

· Anaphylaxis

· Asthma

· Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

· Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

· Bleeding Disorders: An Overview

· Cancer

· Celiac Disease (Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy or Celiac Sprue)

· Cerebral Palsy (CP)

· Childhood Obesity

· Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

· Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

· Developmental Delay

· Diabetes

· Down Syndrome

· Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)

· Ehler-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)

· Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

· Food Allergies

· Fragile X Syndrome

· Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

· Gastrostomy Tubes

· Hearing Loss and Deafness/Hard of Hearing

· Heart Conditions: An Overview

· Heart Conditions: Nonstructural

· Heart Defects: Structural

· Hepatitis

· Hip Problems (Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease, and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis [SCFE])

· HIV Infection

· Hydrocephalus and Shunts

· Immune Thrombocytopenia

· Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

· Kidney and Other Urinary Tract Problems

· Marfan Syndrome

· Mitochondrial Disorders

· Muscular Dystrophy

· Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

· Neurofibromatosis (NF) and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)

· Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

· Preterm Newborns (Preemies): An Overview

· Seizures, Febrile

· Seizures, Nonfebrile (Epilepsy)

· Short-Stature Conditions

· Sickle Cell Disease

· Special Diets and Inborn Errors of Metabolism

· Spina Bifida

· Spleen Problems

· Tracheostomy

· Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

· Turner Syndrome

· Vesicostomy

· Visual Impairments

· Chapter 11: Sample Documents and Forms

· Glossary

This fully revised and updated resource helps teachers and caregivers address the challenges of caring for children with chronic health conditions and special health care needs in child care and school settings. The health issues covered include chronic illnesses, acute situations, and selected developmental and behavioral problems, with a special emphasis on children with special health care needs. More than 50 quick reference sheets on specific conditions provide teachers and caregivers with guidance on how to help at a glance. New quick reference sheets include Childhood Obesity, Eczema, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Food Allergies, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, and more. The guide addresses topics with universal relevancy such as Care Plan development and implementation, medication administration, emergency planning, and handling symptoms that develop while on-site. Also included are ready-to-use sample forms, letters, and Care Plans, for easy implementation.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 66,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents.

Elaine A. Donoghue, MD, FAAP, is the Vice-Chair for Academic Affairs at Lehigh Valley Health Network and a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the USF Morsani College of Medicine. She is past co-chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Early Childhood and the past chair of the Section on Early Education and Child Care. She helped to develop training materials on Medication Administration and Managing Infectious Disease for child care providers through the Healthy Futures program. She previously served as medical director of Healthy Child Care New Jersey.

Colleen A. Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP is the 2018 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her background includes work in primary care pediatrics, pediatric education, and health care financing. Dr. Kraft received her undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech and her M.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Kraft's work in early childhood and population health seeks to translate the goals of health equity into medical practice.