For more information about the California Regulations requiring
a "Health Supervisor", click here.

ACA HOSTED CA HEALTH SUPERVISOR COURSES

Locations:

May 7 & 8, 2010
9:00am-6:00pm
Lazy W Ranch (map)
23852 Hot Springs Canyon Road
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Register Now!

Register:
$90 / ACA Member • $100 / Non-Member

Price includes all materials needed for the course and processing fees for certification. To register, click on a link above, or call (213) 483-4300.

Private classes available! We'll come to your site with a minimum of 10 participants. For more information, email us!

REFUND POLICY: No refunds for cancellations unless written request is postmarked 2 weeks prior to the course start date; 50% of registration fee will be retained for processing. All payments must be received by event date.

RED CROSS HOSTED HEALTH SUPERVISOR COURSES

Please Note: The American Red Cross refers to this course as the "California Child Care Preventative Health & Safety Course".

Some American Red Cross Chapters offer the “California Child Care Preventative Health & Safety” Course as a two-day course, totaling 15 hours. Others will offer Module I, Preventative Health and Safety (totaling 7 hours) and Module II, Community CPR and Pediatric First Aid (totaling 8 hours) as individual courses. In order to meet the requirement, you must receive training that totals 15 hours and contains both Module I & II. Prices range across the Red Cross Chapters from $115 - $150 to complete all requirements.

Bakersfield: CA Child Care Preventative Health & Safety Course
Long Beach: CA Child Care Preventative Healty & Safety Course
Orange County: Health & Safety Course + CPR & Pediatric First Aid
Riverside: CA Child Care Preventative Health & Safety Course
Santa Barbara: Health & Safety Course + CPR & Pediatric First Aid
San Diego: Health & Safety Course + CPR & Pediatric First Aid

BACKGROUND

A full-time Health Supervisor is required at organized camps when campers are present. From California Code of Regulations Title 17, Subchapter 6, Article 1 General Section 30700 Definitions:

“Health Supervisor” means a person who is either:

• A physician
• A registered nurse
• A licensed vocational nurse who is licensed pursuant to Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code
• A person who is trained in accordance with section 1596.866 of the Health and Safety Code.
  

Designed to comply with section 1596.866 of the Code, The Red Cross California Child Care Preventative Health & Safety Course meets the requirements for "Health Supervisor" as listed above. The course must have at least 15 hours of health and safety training and include the following components:

• (A) Pediatric first aid
• (B) Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• (C) A preventative health practices course or courses that include instruction in the recognition, management, and prevention of infectious diseases, including immunizations, and prevention of childhood injuries.
  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The California Child Care Preventative Health & Safety Course is made up of two modules, totaling fifteen hours of training. 

Module I, Preventative Health and Safety, is taught over seven hours and includes preventative health practices, including food preparation and sanitation practices that reduce the spread of infectious diseases.  Individuals who successfully complete this module will receive an Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) sticker on their certificate. 

Module II, Community CPR (Adult, Child and Infant CPR) and Pediatric First Aid, is taught over eight hours and covers how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies, pediatric first aid and injury prevention. The CPR certificate expires after one year, and the Pediatric First Aid certificate expires after 2 years.