Using Health Literacy to Improve My Family's Health
Give this resource with tips to build health literacy to families when you talk with them about their health concerns and goals.
Health Literacy
Health literacy is how well you understand and can use health information to make good choices about personal health and medical care. Learn more about how to promote health literacy at home and in Head Start programs.
Sesame Street Resources for Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety
Explore these resources created by the National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety and Sesame Workshop to support healthy practices in early childhood settings.
Improving Oral Health Literacy
Explore oral health literacy, why it is important, and what Head Start staff can do to improve it.
Health Tips for Families Series
These fact sheets provide important information to families about a variety of health topics. Families can discover useful strategies to support and improve the health and wellness of their children.
1302.46 Family support services for health, nutrition, and mental health.
Programs must collaborate with parents to promote children’s health and well-being by providing medical, oral, nutrition and mental health education support services that are understandable to everyone.