Resource Highlights:
Focus on Head Start
This collection of selected resources offers high-quality information about oral health and Head Start. Use the tools below for further searching, or contact us for personalized assistance.
For a more comprehensive listing, review our resource guide on this topic.
Selected Materials in the OHRC Library
Dorn, EM. 2004. The tooth book: A guide to caring for your child's teeth. Minneapolis, MN: Delta Dental Plan of Minnesota, Minnesota Head Start Association, and Parents in Community Action. 22 pp.
This booklet for parents emphasizes the importance of good oral health care for infants, children, and adolescents, providing age-appropriate information for the the following developmental periods from birth to 18 years. The publication is available in English/Spanish, English/ Somali, and English/Hmong versions.
Schmit S. 2011. Early Head Start participants, programs, families, and staff in 2010. Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. 3 pp.
This fact sheet uses data from the Head Start Program Information Report to describe the characteristics of children enrolled in Early Head Start and their families and the services provided to them. Data are presented on participants, families, programs, and staff.
Schmit S. 2011. Head Start participants, programs, families, and staff in 2010. Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. 3 pp.
This fact sheet uses data from the Head Start Program Information Report to describe the characteristics of children enrolled in Head Start and their families and the services provided to them. Data are presented on participants, families, programs, and staff.
Holt K, Lowe E. 2011. Medical providers and Head Start: What you should know about oral health and how you can help. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center.
This tip sheet provides information about how medical professionals can help address the oral health needs of pregnant women, infants, and children enrolled in Head Start. Topics include an overview of the Head Start program, information on children’s access to services and oral health status, and promising approaches to providing care for Head Start participants. See also: Dental hygienists and Head Start: What you should know and how you can help (2008) and Dentists and Head Start: What you should know and how you can help (2011).
Lowe E., Holt K. 2009. Be an oral health champion. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 4 pp.
This booklet was developed to help Head Start program staff become aware of problems children with poor oral health may experience. The booklet features ideas for promoting oral health and preventing oral disease in young children.
Minnesota Head Start Association, Minnesota Dental Association, Minnesota Dental Hygienists' Association, Apple Tree Dental, and Pfeffer, M.. 2008. Minnesota community collaborative practice Head Start oral health model: A strong start and guide for the future. Duluth, MN: Minnesota Head Start Association. 4 pp.
This document describes Minnesota's efforts to implement the Community Collaborative Practice Head Start Oral Health Model to expand the role of allied oral health professionals to increase compliance with the federal Head Start program performance standards. It includes a timeline of policy and regulatory initiatives, evaluation methods, key findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Neese-Todd S, Stanley B, Marino L. 2010. A guide to improving children's oral health care: Tools for the Head Start community. Hamilton, NJ: Center for Health Care Strategies.
This toolkit is designed to help Early Head Start and Head Start program staff work with New Jersey Family Care/Medicaid, health maintenance organizations, and community oral health professionals to ensure continuous and comprehensive oral health care for children from families with low incomes. Contents include an overview of oral health in children, establishing dental homes for children, strategies for engaging families in care, and activities for the classroom.
Tein, N. 2009. Developing an oral health Medicaid portability model for migrant and seasonal Head Start children: An expert meeting—Meeting summary report. Washington, DC: Altarum Institute. 16 pp.
This summary reports on a meeting held on March 10-11, 2008, in Washington, DC, on opportunities and challenges in addressing Medicaid eligibility and enrollment for children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers enrolled in Head Start. The report examines Medicaid portability, that is, the ability of Medicaid services to "follow the child" from one state to another. The analysis presents an overview of Medicaid eligibility and enrollment and approaches to increasing Medicaid enrollment and portability for children in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs, using Head Start programs as a mechanism for identifying and enrolling children in Medicaid. A companion presentation is also available.
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Selected Websites
American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD)
Early
Head Start National Resource Center (EHS NRC)
Head Start Dental Home Initiative
Head
Start-State Collaboration Offices
Indian
Health Service Head Start Program
National
Head Start Association (NHSA)
National Center on Health
Office
of Head Start (OHS)
Find more organizations in OHRC's Organizations Database.
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