This report provides a comprehensive set of health and safety standards for high quality child care services. Health and safety standards are provided for issues such as staffing, program activities, health promotion, nutrition and food service, facilities and transportation, infectious diseases, IDEA services, administration, and licensing.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the Federal agency recognized as the lead agency for protecting the health and safety of our citizens. It serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, and environmental health.

The CDC's Department of Adolescent Health funds state education and health departments in 23 states to implement the Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP). CSHP establishes high-level state staffing to coordinate, implement and evaluate school health programs.

This link provides Healthfinder® -- a free gateway to reliable health information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Find publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, support groups, and links to detailed reports.

On June 20, President Bush launched the HealthierUS Initiative to help all Americans live longer, better, healthier lives. The initiative has four components: Physical Fitness, Nutrition, Prevention, and Behavior.

Healthy People 2010 provides a framework for prevention for the Nation. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided growth charts for tracking the physical growth of children through adolescents in the United States. Also included are data tables, educational materials, computer programs, and reports.

Visit the National Immunization Program web site sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to find out all about vaccines and the importance of immunization.

Founded in 1887, the National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the United States. The NIH, comprising 27 separate Institutes and Centers, is one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service which, in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is America's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The demand for effective youth tobacco-use cessation interventions is growing. Like all public health programs, such interventions must be based on evidence that proves they work.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has consolidated research and prevention tips for youth tobacco use. Included on this site are fact sheets, graphs, tables, reports, and journal articles.