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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.

Role of the Health Manager

This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide describes the role of the health manager in promoting the eight dimensions of staff wellness.

Staff Wellness Planning

This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide describes how to create a staff wellness action plan.

Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

In this chapter of the Health Manager Orientation Guide, learn about the health manager’s role in supporting the program’s emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.

Emergency Preparedness

This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide describes the role of the health manager in emergency preparedness.

Emergency Response

This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide describes the role of the health manager in emergency response.

Emergency Recovery

This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide describes the role of the health manager in emergency recovery.

Sharing Information with Others

This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide describes resources to share with staff and families about emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.

Inclusion/Exclusion/Dismissal of Children

The program should notify parents/guardians when children develop new signs or symptoms of illness. Parent/guardian notification should be immediate for emergency or urgent issues. Staff should notify parents/guardians of children who have symptoms that require exclusion, and parents/guardians should remove children from the early care and education setting as soon as possible. For children whose symptoms do not require exclusion, verbal or written notification to the parent/guardian at the end of the day is acceptable. Most conditions that require exclusion do not require a primary health care provider visit before re-entering care.

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