NACOG Head Start's Health Initiative

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NACOG Head Start's Health Initiative
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Studies conducted at the UCLA Anderson School of
Management suggest that many Head Start Parents
are oftentimes unaware of some fundamental
aspects of the childrens health and possess
little time and means to become better educated
about the health care needs of their children.
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Major Benefits of the Health Care Institute

• Increased parental awareness of health warning
  signs
• Quicker response to early signs of illness before
  medical problems escalate
• Use of the book as a reference tool in the home
• Better understanding of common childhood
  illnesses
• Fewer school absences and faster return to school
  following illness
• Decrease in emergency room visits

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150 Parents will be trained this fall 2 primary
training days 3-4 hours each 3 Months of one on
one follow-up and data collection Final
Graduation in Spring 2006
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Introducing the 2005-2006 HCI Sites
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• Springerville Head Start
• Team Leader Margie Tapia
• Parent Coaches
• Diana Arnold
• Mary Ellen Otero
• Loretta McLauglin
• Mary Hammond
• Melissa Webb
• Cindy Morris

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• Pinetop Head Start
• Team Leader Sheri Hamm
• Parent Coaches
• Pam Griswold
• Yun Sil Kean

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• Holbrook Head Start
• Team Leader Cindy Tafoya
• Parent Coaches
• Pam Turley
• Vicki Smith
• Carla Dalton
• Ruth Terry
• Carol Yazzie
• Judy Pritchard

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• Federated Head Start
• Team Leader Maureen Christensen
• Parent Coaches
• Jayne Wittman
• Jean Steagall
• Pam Gallagher Guadalupe Cordoza

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• Camp Verde Head Start
• Team Leader Sokie Chagolla
• Parent Coaches
• Tina Plain Bull
• Rosalie Lienhart
• Sonia Platt
• Sally Vollmar
• Diana Stanley
• Nancy Girard

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• Prescott Valley Head Start
• Team Leader Annie Vallejo
• Parent Coaches
• Michelle Jones
• Jennifer Donithan
• Sharon Beauvais
• Rosalba Garcia
• Kathy Pettit
• Pam Roepke
• Cindy McArthur