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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)
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)
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)
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)
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.

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