Who would you call if you had a question about a child’s health problem or wanted help in addressing a child’s behavior? Do you need help creating a health policy or a disaster plan for your program? Do you have concerns about nutrition, menu planning, or food safety?

Help with these concerns and more is available from the Child Care Health Program at Public Health – Seattle and King County. Our staff includes public health nurses who can provide consultation on health and safety issues. Our child psychologist provides expertise and workable solutions for child behavior issues. Nutritionists and health educators complete the team, providing you with consultation, nutrition advice and expertise, as well as training opportunities and a variety of health and safety education materials.

People who work with children on a daily basis are often the first to identify a health or safety concern.  Child care providers may not always know exactly what the problem is; but they usually know when there is a problem.  Our goal is to identify children who need more intervention (based on your observations), find the right services for them, and provide the child care provider with assistance to keep the child in their care.   We work with child care programs to provide a safe and healthy environment for the children in their care.

If you have a health or safety question or concern, please call the public health nurse for your area.  Don’t know who your nurse is?  Call 206-296-2770 and our receptionist will connect you with your nurse.