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• "Henry the Hand" - Handwashing program with the vision of improving health by raising awareness of the role our hands play in the transmission of disease.
• 2010 National Health Observances Toolkits - From the National Health Information Center the observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - An organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
• Bright Futures - National health promotion and disease prevention initiative that addresses children's health needs in the context of family and community.
• CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: Child Development - Developmental Screening for Health Care Providers and The Role of the Primary Health Care Provider in Children's Developmental Health
• H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs - Updated Guidance for the Fall Flu Season
• KidsHealth from the The Nemours Foundation - Doctor-Approved Health Information about Children from before Birth through Adolescence
• North Carolina Division of Public Health: Women's and Children's Health Section - The mission of the Women's and Children's Health Section (WCH) is to assure, promote and protect the health and development of families with emphasis on women, infants, children and youth. WCH programs place a major emphasis on the provision of preventive health services beginning in the pre-pregnancy period and extending throughout childhood. The Section also administers several programs serving individuals who are developmentally disabled or chronically ill.
• North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation - Statewide effort to decrease infant deaths by promoting healthy pregnancies and child health insurance through the media, public awareness campaigns, public education campaigns and by advising policy-makers.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Federal agency that provides information to enhance health decisions. The CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

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