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Health and Disabilities Services in Early Head Start: Are Families Getting Needed Health Care Services?

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EARLY HEAD START EVALUATION REPORTS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

SECTION

1. INTEGRATION OF HEALTH SERVICES INTO EARLY HEAD START
   
2. DATA SOURCES AND METHODS
   
3. OVERVIEW OF CHILD AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS
   
4. OVERALL HEALTH STATUS OF EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN AS INFANTS AND TODDLERS
   
5. SPECIFIC HEALTH PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN
   
6. DISABILITIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AMONG EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN
   
7. HEALTH RISKS FACED BY EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN
   
8. PARENTS’ PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
   
9. PRENATAL CARE AND NEWBORN HEALTH STATUS
   
10. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
    
11. USUAL SOURCE OF HEALTH CARE
    
12. HEALTH CARE SERVICES
    
    
    1. Visits to a Health Professional
    2. Emergency Room Use
    3. Receipt of Mental Health Care
    4. Visits to a Dentist
    5. Preventive Health Care and Safety Practices
       
       
13. HEALTH GOALS AND UNMET HEALTH CARE NEEDS
    
14. VARIATIONS IN CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE AMONG EARLY HEAD START FAMILIES
    
15. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

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