Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014
1 – 2 p.m. EST

Join the Head Start National Center on Health (NCH) for a webinar that brings together health care and Head Start experts. Learn to address the challenges that can arise when multiple systems are caring for children and families. The webinar will highlight the differing requirements for each system. It will also explore ways that communities have worked through them to provide the best support to children.

• How the Head Start Program Performance Standards and pediatric preventive services guidelines intersect
• Examples of communities overcoming the challenges of collaboration
• Key Head Start and health care systems staff who can help coordinate a collaborative approach to overcoming system challenges

This webinar will benefit an array of audiences, including: Head Start health managers and staff, center directors, and education managers; regional program managers; pediatricians and members of the medical home team; health care system leaders; and American Academy of Pediatrics chapter members and staff.

Participation is free. Select this link to register:
https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1045815

After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. This presentation will be recorded and archived in the NCH portal on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) for later viewing.

Participants will receive a certificate of participation upon completion of an online evaluation. A link will be available when the webinar closes. Participants must complete the online evaluation in order to receive a certificate. Only participants in the live presentation will be eligible.

For more information, contact NCH at nchinfo@aap.org or 1-888-227-5125.