Expectant Moms
This visit is done within 2 weeks of an expectant mom having her baby
What is a postpartum home visit?
A program must consult with parents to determine whether a child has ongoing sources of continuous, accessible health care provided by a health care professional that maintains ongoing health records and is not primarily a source of emergency or urgent care and to also ensure they have health insurance coverage.
What is the 30 day health mandate?
A program must promote effective oral health hygiene by ensuring all children with teeth are assisted in this activity on a daily basis at school.
What is toothbrushing?
This procedure must be completed at 1 year and 2 years of age to see if a child is anemic and or has a high lead level
What is required blood work?
Every child receives 2 meals and a snack every day at Head Start and/or Early Head Start
What are the nutritional requirements?
This topic is a mandatory expectant mom topic that involves nutrition for the baby
What are the benefits of breast feeding
A schedule of age appropriate preventative and primary medical, health, dental, and mental health
What is the EPSDT schedule?
What is a dental exam?
This form is needed if a child suffers from febrile seizures
What is a seizure action plan?
This dictates the food components and requirements for children's meals in EHS and HS.
What is CACFP?
This is an important aspect of an expectant mom's health because it can affect the health of the baby if mom has gum disease.
What is going to the dentist?
This must be established and maintained and must include Head Start parents, professionals, and other volunteers from the community.
What is the Health and Mental Health Services Advisory Committee?
The time frame in which children should have regular dental visits.
What is every 6 months?
These are needed and administered at school if a child has asthma, allergies, and/or seizures.
What are medications?
This form is needed if a child has special dietary needs such as lactose free milk or soy milk.
What is a special diet modification form?
Learning about this development at different trimesters is a required topic for expectant moms.
What is fetal development?
Developmental, hearing, and vision screenings must be done in this time frame and results must be followed up and reported to the families.
What is the 45 day mandate?
A child or pregnant mom should have visits every 6 months to this office.
What is a dental home?
This form is needed to apply sunscreen, diaper cream, and/or bug repellant.
What is a basic care items topical form?
This form is needed if a child has a food allergy.
What is an allergy action plan?
Learning about this mandatory topic in the last trimester prior to giving birth is essential
What are the stages of labor?
These polices that require rapid response on the part of the associates or immediate medical attention must be shared with parents.
What are health or mental health emergencies?
This should be changed when a child is sick or when the bristles are no longer upright or mashed down or it has been 3 months
When to change a toothbrush?
These are kept inaccessible to children, but accessible to those that need to administer them.
What are medications?
An area must be designated at every center so that a Mom can be able to do this activity (if needed)
What is a designated breastfeeding area?