Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety

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.

Explore these resources for strategies to help families access substance use treatment and mental health services. Learn how to have sensitive conversations about substance use and offer non-judgmental support.

Setting up mealtimes as a chance to learn builds a child’s health, development, and social skills. Learn how positive eating environments, responsive feeding, and family style dining help form lifelong good habits.

Preventing Injuries in Early Childhood Programs is a course available on the Individualized Professional Development Portfolio that will help you make your early childhood program a safe place for children.

In this chapter of the Health Manager Orientation Guide, learn about the health manager’s role in helping programs meet the nutritional and physical activity needs of each child.

This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide describes how health managers support child feeding practices.

This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide describes how health managers work with nutrition staff and consultants to develop nutrition services.

In this chapter of the Health Manager Orientation Guide, learn about the health manager’s role in caring for children with special health care needs.