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Healthy Child Care Ohio

Ohio4Kids connects providers with help to care for children with chronic illnesses or other special needs. Contact us to be linked with a registered nurse or nutrition consultant to answer questions, provide coaching, or to get instruction on how to manage children's health conditions in the child care setting. Call 800-577-2276 or email us.

Ohio4Kids is a partner in the Healthy Child Care Ohio program:
child care health and nutrition consultants are available
The Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral Association (OCCRRA), in partnership with the Ohio Department of Health, has developed a program to support child care providers, both center-based and family child care, with health and safety issues. Healthy Child Care Ohio is a collaborative effort of health care professionals, child care providers and families working in partnership to improve the health of children in child care settings. It is a national effort of the Healthy Child Care America Campaign and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics. The campaign is based on the principle that families and child care providers can promote the healthy development of young children in child care, and increase access to preventive health care services, and safe physical environments for children.

Child care health consultants (CCHC)--registered nurses--are available in every county across the state to assist child care providers with general health and safety issues. CCHCs can provide information to providers on topics such as diabetes and asthma and consult on children's immunization records and licensing compliance reports. The nurses will not provide recommendations or specific care plans for children with special health care plans but can provide information on how a family can obtain health insurance, if applicable, and how to locate pediatric services.

For more information call 800-577-2276 or email us.