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Health Services
A Healthy Child is a Child ready to learn, and a Child ready to learn gets a Head Start.
√ Vision Screening
√ Speech and Hearing Screenings and Evaluations
√ Nutritional Assessment and Training for Staff and Parents
√ Health History and Updated Immunizations
√ Medical Examinations yearly and Referrals to Medical Homes
√ Dental Checkups and Evaluations and Referrals to Dental Homes
√ Mental Health Observations, Assessments and Training
√ Disability Service Referrals and Monitoring
√ Accessiblility and individualization at all learning facilities
Research has proven that the healthy child comes to school ready to learn. One very important key to a child's ability to learn successfully is having current immunizations, yearly health and regular dental check-ups, in addition to receiving balanced and nutritional meals. For three decades, research on Early Head Start/ Head Start program has repeatedly shown on the program has a positive impact on children, families, and communities, due to our rigorous in an effort to assure that appropriate health screenings, examinations, and treatments are completed.
Comprehensive assessments are also completed to identify any perceived problems and barriers to assuring quality health care for Early Head Start/Head Start children and families. Head Start identifies and implements preventive health activities such as health education and immunizations. Each year current research is used to look at reported health conditions in the present population of Early Head Start/Head Start children across medical, dental, mental health , disability and nutritional domains.
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