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Children With Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Program
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The Children with Special Health Care Needs Program seeks to improve the system of care for children with special health care needs from birth to 21 years of age and their families. Children served by the CSHCN Program have an illness or condition for which they need extra health care and support services. These children might have a serious or long-lasting:
· Physical condition,
· Intellectual or developmental disability, and/or
· Behavioral or emotional condition.
Families of CSHCN are helped by giving them information on health insurance and connecting them with health care providers. We also work with families to help them meet the medical and non-medical needs of their children.
In Fulton County preschool children with a disability are provided with casemanagement services that assists parents with the transition from Early Intervention to school based services, and assists parents in meeting the special health and educational needs of their children.
For more information, please call 736-5720.
Resources from the New York State Department of Health:
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Tips for Avoiding Lead in Children's Toys, Jewelry and Other Products
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Tips for Avoiding Lead in Children’s Toys, Jewelry and Other Products
• Check for product recalls: The CPSC (www.cpsc.gov) and the New York State
Department of Health (http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/lead) list
products that have been recalled by the CPSC. If you own one, either discard the item
or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
• Buy smart: Particularly for metal toy jewelry, if the item is inexpensive yet is heavy
for its size and looks like silver, it is possible that the item contains lead. Some
experts have recommended that all metal children’s jewelry be avoided since it is
difficult for a consumer to determine the lead content of the item. Also be aware of
other hazards such as small parts and magnets.
• Observe your children: Because lead is often on the surface of toys (such as painted
items, lead-containing vinyl items which have aged or tattered, or jewelry with little
or no coating over the leaded metal), there is potential risk of exposure. Since most
children have frequent hand-to-mouth activity, it is particularly important to remove
items that may contain lead. Frequent hand washing will help reduce lead intake
from hand-to-mouth activity.
• Talk to your child’s pediatrician: Exposure to lead from children’s products may
result in elevated blood lead levels. Other sources of exposure such as lead paint can
also poison a child. For lead in older wall paint, as little as a dime-size paint chip can
result in lead poisoning. A blood test will not tell if the lead came from children’s
toys or from leaded paint, but it can provide information to guide the parent to take
precautions to prevent continuing exposure. A blood lead level of 10 micrograms per
deciliter or higher is considered lead poisoning and requires follow-up by your health
care provider.
• Test items using methods available to the consumer: Many stores offer testing kits
that enable the consumer to test items for lead. While these kits have varying degrees
of certainty, and are not as specific as a laboratory analysis, they can be used to
determine whether high levels of lead are likely to be present.
For more information, contact the New York State Attorney General’s Office’s consumer hotline
at 1-800-771-7755.
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