Taking Action
Protecting children from environmental hazards in the ECE setting relies on the commitment and expertise of people from various disciplines and sectors. The table below summarizes the potential ways that key stakeholders can use this manual to best protect children from chemical and radiological hazards at the location of the ECE program.
Table 1.1.1 How key stakeholders can use this manual to Gain Knowledge
Key Stakeholders | Understand the issue and why it is important (Chapters 1,2) |
Understand the key components of a safely sited ECE program (Chapters 2,3) |
Check with ECE provider to see if an environmental assessment has been conducted and if any risks have been mitigated properly (Chapter 4) |
Form relationships with licensing staff (Chapters 5,6) |
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State, local, territorial and tribal health agencies |
X | X | X | X |
ECE licensing agency | X | X | X | |
Certification and accreditation associations and organizations |
X4 | X | X | X |
ECE providers | X | X | ||
Planning, zoning, and land use decision makers |
X | X | X | |
Non-governmental partner organizations |
X | X | ||
Parents and the public | X | X | X |
Table 1.1. 2 How key stakeholders can use this manual to Build Relationships
Key Stakeholders | Form relationships with licensing staff (Chapters 5,6) |
Develop relationships with state environmental health staff and other stakeholders (including ATSDR’s Cooperative Agreement Program grantees) (Chapters 5,6) |
Review and modify tools to fit the needs of the state, organization, jurisdiction, or business (Chapter 6) |
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State, local, territorial and tribal health agencies |
X | X | |
ECE licensing agency | X | X | |
Certification and accreditation associations and organizations |
X | X | X |
ECE providers | X | ||
Planning, zoning, and land use decision makers |
X | ||
Non-governmental partner organizations |
X | ||
Parents and the public |
Table 1.1. 3 How key stakeholders can use this manual to Educate Others
Key Stakeholders | Educate providers and other stakeholders regarding ways to ensure that programs are safely sited (Chapters 5,6) |
Educate parents, ECE programs, and decision makeres about safe siting initiatives at the state, jurisdiction, or organization level (Chapters 5,6) |
Disseminate information on locations of known contaminated sites (Chapter 4) |
Provide expertise on environmental assessment and mitigation to ECE licensing agency and ECE programs (Chapters 5,6) |
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State, local, territorial and tribal health agencies |
X | X | X | X |
ECE licensing agency | X | X | X | |
Certification and accreditation associations and organizations |
X | X | ||
ECE providers | X | |||
Planning, zoning, and land use decision makers |
X | |||
Non-governmental partner organizations |
X | X | ||
Parents and the public | X |
Table 1.1. 4 How key stakeholders can use this manual to Inform Policy
Key Stakeholders | Incorporate guidance into policies, planning and permitting decisions, regulations, licensing practices and policies, standards, guidance, and business practices (Chapters 5,6) |
Incorporate the key concepts from this guidance into decisions about locating ECE programs (Chapters 5,6) |
Review and modify tools to fit the needs of the state, organization, jurisdiction, or business (Chapters 5,6) |
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State, local, territorial and tribal health agencies |
X | X | |
ECE licensing agency | X | X | |
Certification and accreditation associations and organizations |
X | X | X |
ECE providers | X | X | |
Planning, zoning, and land use decision makers |
X | X | |
Non-governmental partner organizations |
X | ||
Parents and the public |
4Providers should consult with local or state departments of health and environment for guidance on any mitigation and exposure reduction technologies and methods the provider might consider using.
- Page last reviewed: August 25, 2017
- Page last updated: August 25, 2017
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