By Emily Leone | October 25, 2016 | Blog
One of the things I enjoy most about health consultation is the occasional opportunity to be a detective. It really isn’t that exciting, but it is rewarding to take a set of observations and deduce the most rational explanation. There was this child care center that I had been courting as a consultant for a Read More…
By Emily Leone | July 19, 2016 | Blog
If you look in a typical infant classroom or home-based child care program, you will frequently see a variety of devices used to keep non-mobile or crawling infants off the floor. These include seats, swings, saucers, and more. Usually, the rationale for this is to keep a non-mobile or crawling infant from being trampled by Read More…
By Emily Leone | June 27, 2016 | Blog
I’ll confess, I was slow to be a strong supporter of the “Back to Sleep” public health campaign. The numbers seemed insignificant compared to other causes of death in children such as congenital anomalies, prematurity, and unintentional injury. Other reasons I was slow to become a cheerleader for the Back to Sleep campaign is that Read More…
By Emily Leone | May 23, 2016 | Blog
In 2004, New York State adopted new child day care regulations regarding the administration of medication in child care settings by lay providers who are not licensed health professionals. These new regulations created additional duties for a position called a Health Care Consultant. As my colleagues at Child Care Resource and Referral CCR&R agencies across Read More…
By Emily Leone | May 5, 2016 | Blog
By Emily Leone RN, C-PNP In 2004, I applied for a position as a Health Care Consultant at a not-for-profit company. As the interview came to a close, they asked if I had any questions. I asked what type of duties I would be expected to accomplish. The CEO answered: “We don’t know.” I asked: “What Read More…