Incorporating content from the AAP 2003 Red Book(r) and color images from the Visual Red Book on CD-ROM, this new guide helps out-of-home caregivers prevent, identify, and respond to the most common childhood infectious diseases. Written in concise, nontechnical language and spiral-bound for easy use, the guide provides a valuable new tool to help caregivers handle child illness and communicate with health care professionals. The medical information is presented in an easy-to-understand style and tone. This new publication is meant to be a "bridge" publication that will allow pediatricians and child care workers to "speak the same language" and enrich the field of child care beyond the tools currently available. Puts critical child health information at your fingertips for fast, on-the-spot reference. Infection control measures; Health promotion and hygiene; Sanitation, disinfection, and maintenance; Hand washing; Diaper changing; Signs and symptoms of the ill child; Inclusion and exclusion criteria; Caregiver health; Situations requiring immediate medical attention.

Award-winning quick reference provides the latest information on the prevention and management of infectious diseases. Presented in an easy-to-use format, this must-have guide provides content from the premier AAP source of information on infectious diseases, Red Book®; quick reference fact sheets on more than 50 common infectious diseases and symptoms that occur in children in group settings; easy-to-read explanations on how infectious diseases spread; strategies for limiting the spread of infection; when exclusion is and is not indicated; guidance about which situations require immediate help; immunization schedules; ready-to-use sample letters and forms for parents or referrals; important updates on influenza, diarrhea, and pinkeye; new, expanded section on outbreaks, epidemics, and other infectious disease emergencies; new prevention-oriented Quick Reference Sheets—”What Families Can Do to Reduce Illness from Infection in Child Care and Schools,” “What Education Program Staff Can Do to Reduce Illness from Infection in Child Care and Schools,” “Hand Hygiene,” and “Diaper Changing”; and new infectious disease Quick Reference Sheets—Boil/Abscess/Cellulitis; Dental Caries (Early Childhood Caries); Fever; MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus); Mouth Sores; Sty; Thrush (Candidiasis); Vomiting; and Yeast Diaper Rash (Candidiasis).