Health Manager Orientation Guide
Use this guide to orient Head Start health managers to their role and to strengthen the provision of health and behavioral health services across your program.
Health Services Management
As part of Head Start’s comprehensive services, every 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.
Head Start Health Services Competencies
These tools, for new and experienced staff, address science-informed practices for early childhood health staff. Each is indicative of an attitude, knowledge, or skill. Use this for professional development.
Health Services Advisory Committee
Health Services Advisory Committees (HSACs) help programs to make decisions about health services. Learn how to plan, execute, and evaluate your HSAC.
Using Health Literacy Principles in Early Childhood Programs
This video explores how CCHCs can use health literacy principles to help programs develop policies, procedures, training materials, and resources for staff and families to promote healthy and safe behaviors.
Using CCHCs to Support Children’s Social and Emotional Well-being
In this video, explore how child care health consultants can help programs create safe and supportive environments to promote children’s physical and emotional health.
Reducing Environmental Health Hazards in Early Childhood Settings
This webinar offers information about major environmental health issues and best practices for keeping settings safe and reducing those hazards.
Health Literacy Toolkit for Early Childhood Programs
Health managers and others who plan health services can use this toolkit to support the use of health literacy practices in early childhood programs.
Sesame Workshop Videos for Head Start Staff and Families
Use these videos to acknowledge the hard work of Head Start program staff, and to help families learn more about the comprehensive Head Start health and early learning services.
Tools and Strategies for Better Organizational Health Literacy
This video introduces the Health Literacy Toolkit for Early Childhood Programs and its role in helping organizations become health literate and support positive health outcomes for children and families.
Starting a Healthy and Safe School Year
Child care health consultants (CCHCs) can collaborate with program leadership to support the health and safety of children, staff, and families. This webinar explains how CCHCs can ensure a healthy and safe start.