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Health
Services
IHSD’s commitment to wellness embraces a
comprehensive vision of health for children, families, and staff. Collaboration
among families, staff, and health professionals, helps ensure that all
child health and developmental concerns are identified and children and
families are linked to an ongoing source of care to meet their basic health
needs. Along with this, the Health Services area of IHSD also provides
education to families and staff on various topics of concern. Health Services
achieve these things through the following:
- Obtaining
information from health professionals to determine whether a child is
up to date on appropriate preventative and primary health care including
medical, dental, and mental health.
- Assisting
parents with referrals made by health professionals.
- Performing
some health screenings when needed.
- Putting
parents in contact with resources in the community.
- Making
sure that all children in the program are insured.
- Providing
consultations with a nutritionist when necessary.
- Training
parents on various health related topics.
- Bringing
speakers to parent meetings.
- Networking
with other community agencies to ensure that Head Start families will
be able to access services.
- Provide
trainings to staff in regards to health concerns in a child care
setting.
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