Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 66,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents.Elaine A. Donoghue, MD, FAAP, is the Vice-Chair for Academic Affairs at Lehigh Valley Health Network and a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the USF Morsani College of Medicine. She is past co-chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Early Childhood and the past chair of the Section on Early Education and Child Care. She helped to develop training materials on Medication Administration and Managing Infectious Disease for child care providers through the Healthy Futures program. She previously served as medical director of Healthy Child Care New Jersey. Colleen A. Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP is the 2018 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her background includes work in primary care pediatrics, pediatric education, and health care financing. Dr. Kraft received her undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech and her M.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Kraft's work in early childhood and population health seeks to translate the goals of health equity into medical practice.

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools has been selected as one of Doody’s Core Titles® “This is an excellent, practical, quick reference for preparing care plans for children with chronic health needs (chronic illness. developmental problems) who are in child care and school. I highly recommend this valuable resource to all who are involved in the preparation of care plans for these children.” — Joseph Hageman, MD (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Safe and Appropriate Care of Children With Chronic Health NeedsChapter 2: BackgroundChapter 3: The Treatment Team: Partners in Caring for Children With Chronic Health NeedsChapter 4: Care PlansChapter 5: Care Plan Implementation Strategies for Teachers and CaregiversChapter 6: Medication Administration IssuesChapter 7: Handling Symptoms That Develop While a Child Is in Child Care or SchoolChapter 8: Planning for EmergenciesChapter 9: Transportation IssuesChapter 10: How to Use the Quick Reference SheetsChapter 11: Quick Reference SheetsAbnormal Immunity: An OverviewAllergic Skin ConditionsAllergies: An OverviewAnaphylaxisAsthmaAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Bleeding Disorders: An OverviewCancerCeliac Disease (Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy or Celiac Sprue)Cerebral Palsy (CP)Childhood ObesityCleft Lip and Cleft PalateCystic Fibrosis (CF)Developmental DelayDiabetesDown SyndromeEczema (Atopic Dermatitis)Ehler-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)Food AllergiesFragile X SyndromeGastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Gastrostomy TubesHearing Loss and Deafness/Hard of HearingHeart Conditions: An OverviewHeart Conditions: NonstructuralHeart Defects: StructuralHepatitisHip Problems (Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease, and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis [SCFE])HIV InfectionHydrocephalus and ShuntsImmune ThrombocytopeniaJuvenile Idiopathic ArthritisKidney and Other Urinary Tract ProblemsMarfan SyndromeMitochondrial DisordersMuscular DystrophyNeonatal Abstinence SyndromeNeurofibromatosis (NF) and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)Preterm Newborns (Preemies): An OverviewSeizures, FebrileSeizures, Nonfebrile (Epilepsy)Short-Stature ConditionsSickle Cell DiseaseSpecial Diets and Inborn Errors of MetabolismSpina BifidaSpleen ProblemsTracheostomyTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Turner SyndromeVesicostomyVisual ImpairmentsChapter 11: Sample Documents and FormsGlossaryAdditional ResourcesIndex