Head Start has a long-standing commitment to ensuring the health and safety of all children. This section provides tools and resources in response to health and safety issues of children with disabilities. Here you will find general resources, tip sheets and activities that promote the health and safety of children with disabilities.

The information and resources are related to the subjects listed below:

Hearing and Vision*
In this section, you will find resources that offer appropriate techniques for screening, evaluation, and assessment to identify children with hearing or vision impairments.

Infants and Toddlers
Health and safety are priorities when establishing high quality environments for infants and toddlers with special needs. You will find information and guidance for creating supportive environments.

Mental Health
In this section you will find articles and other publications that offer research, stories, and interventions that support mental health services for children and adults.

Nutrition
Looking for information about specific nutrition needs of children with disabilities? This section offers guidance about such issues as tube-feeding, sensorimotor issues, and self-help activities.

Oral Health
Looking for resources to help children with disabilities with oral health practices and self-help skills? Check out this section for more information.

Policy
Check out this section for regulations and other related policies regarding health and safety issues for children with disabilities.

Safety
Resources regarding safety help program staff consider the complex issues of children with disabilities to assure their own safety as well as the safety of others.

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