DAILY HEALTH & SANITATION

Responsible for developing, administering, and implementing a statewide program designed and dedicated to the eradication, control, and constant improvement of environmental and public health sanitation factors that may, through direct or indirect causes, adversely affect the health and well-being of people.

PROFILE•
To create network of Health infrastructure for curative, promotive and preventive care with particulars attention to the poorer sections of the community. Immunization and family welfare programme. Inspite of geographical constraints, the demographic indicators of this UT’s health situation present a very good picture.• The incidence of malaria, which has been the most prevalent and dreaded disease in the past, has been appreciably brought down.• This territory is declared as Polio, Diphtheria, and Rabies free zone.•

Materials to assess, monitor, & improve health & safety in child care settings :



1 Assessment :

• Health and Safety Assessment Checklist
• Health and Safety Assessment Checklist - User Manual

2 Cleaning & sanitation :

• Cleaning and Sanitation Process
• Child Care Health & Safety Daily Checklist
• Sanitizing Solution Strengths
• Hand Washing Policy
• Hand Washing Poster
• Hand Sanitizer Policy & Use Poster
• Infant Handwashing Procedures Poster

3 Emergency plans :

• Emergency Kit Contents
• First Aid Kit Supplies Checklist

4 Enrollment/admission :

• Application for Child Care Services
• Approved Medication Administration Form
• Authorization for Release of Information
• Child Care Agreement
• Child Health Assessment
• Consent for Child Care Program Activities
• Emergency Contact Information
• Emergency Information for Children with Special Needs
• Food Allergy Action Plan
• Infant-Toddler Development and Routine
• Special Care Plan

5 Field trips/transportation :

• Transportation Policy
• Consent for Child Care Program Activities
• Special Care Plan

6 Health plans :

• Asthma Action Plan
• Caring for Children with Special Needs Policy
• Medication Administration Policy

7 Illness :

• Daily Health Check Procedure
• Communicable Disease Chart
• Communicable Disease Letter for Parents
• Cleaning and Sanitation Process
• HIV and AIDS in Child Care
• MRSA in Child Care
• Sanitizing Solution Strengths
• Universal/Standard Precautions Policy
• Universal Precautions Training Verification Form

8 Infant-toddler :

• Diapering Poster
• Diapering Procedure - English and Spanish
• Family/Caregiver Information Exchange Form
• Gloving Procedure
• Handwashing Poster
• Infant Handwashing Procedure
• Sanitizing Solution Strengths

9 Nutrition/food preparation :

• Cleaning and Sanitation Process
• Food Storage Chart
• Handwashing Poster
• Holding Temperatures for Cooking Chart
• Manual Utensil and Equipment Washing
• Refrigerator or Freezer Temperature Log
• Safe Food Transport
• Sanitizing Solution Strengths

10 Safety :

• Alcohol, Drugs, & Firearms Policy.

Thanks

Vinod Raj