How to Find and Use Health Data
Learn about the importance of using community, program, and child health data to make improvements and develop approaches that ensure every family receives the health care they need.
As part of Head Start’s comprehensive services, every Head Start and Early Head Start program provides services to promote health, behavioral health, and safety for children and families. New and experienced health services staff can use these resources to learn more about health services and the role of health services staff. This topic area also includes professional development resources for health services staff, child care health consultants, and others who support health services across all early care and education settings.
Learn about the importance of using community, program, and child health data to make improvements and develop approaches that ensure every family receives the health care they need.
Learn how to identify and partner with the local providers and agencies who can assist in strengthening Head Start health services. Such partnerships can help programs meet the diverse needs of families.
Learn more about the national standards and the subset of standards called CFOC Basics, which represent the minimum health and safety standards required in Head Start programs.
This video summarizes the importance of having proper policies and protocols on medication administration and answers common questions on labeling, storage, and procedures for emergency medications.
Discover resources to help staff plan for health and safety in family child care. Find information about mental health, nutrition, oral health, physical health, and safety practices.
In this module, explore how to create an environment that enhances staff physical and mental health. Learn how ensuring staff wellness can reduce stress or depression, unhealthy weight, and infectious diseases.
This video introduces strategies and resources for child care health consultants to use to encourage staff and families to keep current with vaccinations and developmental screenings.
Learn how child care health consultants’ (CCHCs) early care and education expertise and knowledge can support programs. Discover ways CCHCs can help ensure healthy and safe learning environments.
Learn how programs can find and connect with child care health consultants (CCHCs). Explore ways CCHCs can help improve program safety as well as provide professional development opportunities for staff.
Use these tools to develop and strengthen the attitudes, knowledge, and skills health services staff need to effectively support the health, safety, and wellness of young children and their families.