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This webinar outlines basic infection control strategies every early childhood program needs to follow to ensure a healthy and safe environment for children and staff. It also introduces the new infection control curriculum available on the Individualized Professional Development (iPD) Portfolio. Explore strategies to reduce the spread of diseases and support safe and healthy environments where children play and learn.

This webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

Key Topics
Topics for the webinar include:

• Discussing how common childhood illnesses spread
• Learning how to develop policies and practices to prevent and control infectious diseases
• Creating and supporting healthy environments
• Introducing new infection control courses on the iPD

Target Audience
This webinar benefits:

• Head Start and Early Head Start program staff, families, directors, managers, and administrators
• Home visitors
• Child care health consultants
• Head Start federal staff
• Head Start national and regional TTA staff
• Head Start Collaboration Office directors

Related Resources
Explore related resources on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) to learn more:

• Health Tips for Home Visitors to Prevent the Spread of Illness
• Managing Infectious Disease
• Immunization Schedules