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Chronic Health Conditions

Child breathing thru an epi-penHead Start staff play an important role in promoting safe, responsive, and individualized services for children with known or suspected special health care needs, such as asthma, epilepsy, and diabetes. Explore this collection to learn about chronic health conditions that affect young children. These resources will help staff gain knowledge and skills to care for these children and support their families.

Caring for Young Children Living with Sickle Cell Disease

This resource includes tips and information for Head Start staff and other early childhood program staff to care for a child with sickle cell disease.

Asthma

Asthma is a leading chronic illness among children in the United States. This resource can help you provide families with facts about asthma, including triggers and how to support children with asthma.

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