Health and Safety

Many young children spend a large part of their day in settings outside of their homes. Child Care Health Consultants help keep children safe and healthy in child care settings. They work closely with child care providers to...

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Links on Child Health

Dental The Cost of Delay: State Dental Policies Fail One in Five Children Early Intervention Inclusive Communities Health Policy National Academy for State Health Policy Mental Health What Works? A Study of Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Programs Obesity Study Finds Food Companies Aggressively Market Least...

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Access to High Quality Care

The earliest years of childhood are critical. Experiences during this time literally shape the structure of the brain. The brain of a child who has had positive early childhood experiences looks different from one who has not.  Science also...

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Professional Development & Workforce Supports

High quality interactions between children and teachers are the active ingredients through which early childhood programs foster the academic, language, emotional and social competencies of children. Improving teacher-child interactions requires continuing and consistent professional development opportunities. Mentoring and support to...

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PreK-3

PreK-3 allows for an integrated approach for children ages three to eight that unites the best of early childhood education with the best of elementary education. It provides a coordinated experience in which children acquire the basic skills that...

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Muriel's Story

“I have been practicing dental hygiene for over 40 years. I have never personally been involved with a better program that does more for a severely underserved population. The children served receive a prohylaxis cleaning and fluoride treatment and...

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Videos on Supporting Families – Staal Family

Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes and his wife Tanya for the Period of Purple Crying

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Videos on Supporting Families – Will the Crying End?

Will the Crying Ever End?

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Videos on Child Health – Latino child obesity

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Videos on Child Health – Un Mañana Saludable

Un Mañana Saludable: Una Guía para los Seguros Médicos para Niños Health Check y NC HealthChoice

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