title: Partnership to build sustainable public health nurse child care health support.
abstract: Child care health consultation, an emerging health care delivery system aimed at improving the health and well-being of children enrolled in child care settings, is consistent with the public health core function of assurance. Public health nurses are the primary workforce for such consultation. Few states have critical masses of consultants, and many are struggling to financially support such programs. Through an academic-community partnership, Georgia's public health nurses are building a consultative system of child care health support. This partnership focuses on adding value in child care while strategically and financially supporting the sustainability of this population-focused practice.
authors.affiliation: Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4019, USA. sgaines@gsu.edu
authors.forename: Sherry K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gaines
authors.forename: Judith Lupo
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wold
authors.forename: Margaret R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bean
authors.forename: Cynthia Gayle
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Brannon
authors.forename: Janie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Leary
mesh_terms: D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D011635:Public Health Administration; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*