Hand-Washing and Diapering Equipment Reduces Disease Among Children in Out-of-Home Child Care Centers

Kotch, Jonathan B.; Isbell, Patricia; Weber, David J.; Nguyen, Viet A.; Savage, Eric; Gunn, Elizabeth; Skinner, Martie L.; Fowlkes, Stephen; Virk, Jasveer; Allen, Jonnell

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“…Studies have shown positive changes in health and safety policies (i.e., handwashing practices) in child care centers following general health and safety intervention programs (i.e., child care health consultation in child care centers) (Alkon, Bernzweig, To, Wolff, & Mackie, 2009;Kotch et al, 2007). Qualitative studies of child care health consultation have identified the roles and responsibilities of the child care health consultants who provide the intervention (Alkon, Farrer, & Bernzweig, 2004;Isbell et al, 2013) and the facilitators and barriers to implementing general health consultation in child care (Farrer, Alkon, & To, 2007).…”

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Implementing an integrated pest management (IPM) program in child care centers: A qualitative study

Kalmar¹,

Ivey²,

Bradman³

et al. 2014

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

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a b s t r a c tPesticide use in and around child care centers is a potential health threat to children and staff. The implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) can reduce these risks yet child care providers receive minimal, if any, education concerning pest management. The objectives of this qualitative study are to: (a) develop a model to describe the process of implementing an IPM program in child care centers, (b) identify the facilitators and barriers to implementing an IPM program in child care centers, and (c) examine congruence between IPM practices identified on an IPM checklist with practices reported in qualitative interviews with child care managers. Interviews and IPM checklist observations were conducted with nine child care center managers in California before and after the introduction of a pilot IPM education intervention program. The qualitative analysis of the interviews revealed a four-stage IPM implementation process, from awareness of IPM, recognizing the importance of IPM and learning how to practice it, motivation and the decision to adopt IPM, to the implementation of IPM. A wide range of facilitators and barriers were identified. There was general congruence between the manager interviews and IPM checklist findings on IPM policies, practices, and management. Understanding the process of how an IPM program was implemented in these child care centers and the facilitators and barriers involved in the process can inform planning efforts for future health interventions in child care.

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Implementing an integrated pest management (IPM) program in child care centers: A qualitative study

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Bradman³

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Early Childhood Research Quarterly

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“…The study of diapering equipment designed to reduce the spread of infectious agents' was found to significantly reduced diarrheal illness among the children because of decreased illness among staff out-of-home in childcare centers. 17 The impact of the equipment can therefore add value to the impact of training in proper diaper-changing and hand-washing that has been observed in previous studies (Table 3 and 4). Over resourced…”

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“…16 Behavioural change strategies for reducing diarrhoea in out-of-home childcare, study showed that diapering and hand-washing equipment specifically designed to reduce the spread of infectious agents' significantly reduced diarrheal illness among the children and absence because of decreased illness among staff in out-of-home childcare centers. 17 The study went further to state that, the impact of the equipment can add value to the impact of training in proper diaper-changing and hand-washing that has been observed in previous studies. 17 Additionally, structure, cleanliness, and general outlook of latrines are implicated in the rate of utilization of sanitary facilities by the school children.…”

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Resource availability for infection prevention in early childhood education centres from Southern Ghana

Siakwa

Offe

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…Os equipamentos e o treinamento utilizados no grupo que recebeu a intervenção reduziram a veiculação de agentes infecciosos, a ocorrência de diarreia entre as crianças e a ausência no trabalho entre os cuidadores (KOTCH et al, 2007).…”

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Saúde escolar no ensino fundamental: subsídios para a prevenção e controle da infecção

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Introdução. Afastamentos associados com as doenças infecciosas estão entre as principais causas de absenteísmo de escolares. A legislação atual não dispõe sobre os conteúdos ou as disciplinas que deveriam abordar a importância da higiene das mãos para se evitar a transmissão de doenças infecciosas, tornando necessário investigar como as escolas lidam com o assunto. Objetivo. Expor algumas reflexões sobre os Parâmetros Normativos e Matrizes Curriculares, especificamente o tema transversal relacionado à saúde e contextualizar as condições de infraestrutura para higiene nas escolas do ensino fundamental do Município de Uberaba, MG. Material e métodos. Primeiramente, realizou-se uma análise documental seguida de uma revisão integrativa da literatura. Posteriormente, conduziu-se um estudo observacional-seccional (diagnóstico situacional). Para a busca foram utilizadas as bases de dados periódicos CAPES, SciELO, LILACS, MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL e Ministério da Educação. A observação estruturada ocorreu em visitas agendadas nas escolas, e foi utilizado um instrumento de observação validado. Os dados foram submetidos à análise descritiva. Resultados. A educação é garantida pela Constituição de 1.988 a todos os brasileiros, demonstrando uma preocupação do Estado em manter as crianças nas escolas. Entretanto, a legislação relacionada com o ensino dos temas transversais e questões de saúde surgiu somente dezenove anos mais tarde. Atualmente, as matrizes escolares tratam do tema higiene nos conteúdos de Ciências e Educação Física, porém esse assunto também foi encontrado em Geografia e História. Pesquisas internacionais mostram que as crianças têm baixa adesão na higienização das mãos, o que pode favorecer o surgimento de doenças infecciosas e parasitárias. As escolas do município de Uberaba que foram visitadas possuíam infraestrutura adequada, porém os insumos para a higiene das mãos não eram, em sua maioria, disponibilizados nos banheiros. Conclusão. A legislação mostra a preocupação do Estado com a Educação e a Saúde dos escolares, entretanto, parece haver um hiato na aplicabilidade entre essas leis e a prática. A revisão da literatura internacional revela que as intervenções educativas no ensino fundamental acarretam redução do absenteísmo por infecções. Todavia, as publicações nacionais não permitiram estabelecer tal associação. As escolas estudadas oferecem a infraestrutura física para a higiene dos escolares, entretanto, serão necessários esforços adicionais para conscientizar profissionais e escolares para a disponibilização e uso adequado dos insumos requeridos para a higiene das mãos. Introduction. Clearances associated with infectious diseases are among the leading causes of school absenteeism. The current legislation does not dispose of the contents and subjects that should address the importance of hand hygiene to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases, making it necessary to investigate how schools deal with this issue. Objective. Expose some reflections on the Regulatory Parameters and Course curricul...

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Hand-Washing and Diapering Equipment Reduces Disease Among Children in Out-of-Home Child Care Centers

Abstract: Diapering, hand-washing, and food-preparation equipment that is specifically designed to reduce the spread of infectious agents significantly reduced diarrheal illness among the children and absence as a result of illness among staff in out-of-home child care centers.

Cited by 64 publications

References 24 publications

Implementing an integrated pest management (IPM) program in child care centers: A qualitative study

Implementing an integrated pest management (IPM) program in child care centers: A qualitative study

Resource availability for infection prevention in early childhood education centres from Southern Ghana

Saúde escolar no ensino fundamental: subsídios para a prevenção e controle da infecção

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