Child Health Care Consultants

Who are Child care Health Consultants (CCHC)?
CCHC's are trained health professionals with education and experience in community health and early child care education in Cumberland and Hoke County.

What do CCHC's do?

• Assess early child care education practices and environments.
• Collaborate with early educators to develop quality improvement plans to achieve safe and healthy outcomes.
• Provide health and safety technical assistance and trainings.
• Evaluate effectiveness of new knowledge, practices, and changes to environment.

When should I call a CCHC?
Call your CCHC when you have questions or concerns about:

• Health Education
• Community Health Resources
• Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Oral Health
• Environmental Health
• Staff health and wellness
• Illness and infectious disease
• Safety and injury prevention
• Policy development and implementation
• Child with special health needs
• Medication Administration
• Emergency preparedness,response and recovery
• Child abuse and neglect
• Infant and child social

Child Care Health Consultants

Nicole Richardson, RN, BSN
Office: 910-433-3793

Auxi Grimes, MS,CHES
Office: 910-433-3639

Partnering Agencies

Smart Start-NC Partnership for Children: Smart Start & North Carolina Partnership for Children - NCPC

Family Childcare Home Project: North Carolina School Age Initiative (NCSAI) - CCR&R Council (childcarerrnc.org)

Healthy Social Behavior Project (HSB)-CCR&R Council: Healthy Social Behaviors Project (HSB) - CCR&R Council (childcarerrnc.org)

NC Birth-to-Three Quality Initiative -Child Care Service: NC Birth-to-Three Quality Initiative — Child Care Services Association

Division of Child and Family Well-being NCDHHS: Division of Child and Family Well-Being | NCDHHS

NC DHHS: Division of Child Development: NC DHHS: Division of Child Development and Early Education

External Links

Recalls | CPSC.gov

Child Care Facility Search (ncdhhs.gov)

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts | FDA

Child Care Rules, Law, and Public Information - Child Care Rules, Law and Public Information (ncdhhs.gov)

Table of Contents | National Resource Center (nrckids.org)

Child Care Health Consultant Competencies | ECLKC (hhs.gov)

DPH Consultant Maps | Public Health Nursing (ncpublichealthnursing.org)

Caring for Our Children | National Resource Center (nrckids.org)