Adult Health

Contents

Features

Health Begins With You

Screening Your Health: A Safe Start

Government Initiatives in Health

The Mind-Body Connection

Preventing Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries

Stress Reduction and Yoga

Diabetes and Obesity Prevention: An Exciting Initiative

Oral Health—It’s Not Just a Kid Thing

Are You Ready For a Healthier Me?

Finally Say Goodbye to Smoking

Articles

Peer Health Educators Teachback to Other Head Start Parents

Play and Stay Healthy: All It Takes is 30 Minutes a Day

Do Your Workout Anytime, Anyplace

Pyramid Power: The Building Blocks of Healthy Eating

Label Lingo: What Does It Mean?

Easy Steps to Feeling Fine

A Mother’s Success Story: Early Head Start Provides Support

Family Support Activities Contribute to the Health of Families of Children with Disabilities

The Best for Your Employees: What an EAP Can Do

Addressing Pesticide Exposure in the MSHS Community

Resources

PULL-OUT: Head Start Self-Change Contract

PULL-OUT: Contracto de Head Start de Cambio Personal

Is the Web a Reliable Source of Information?

A Useful Guide to Health in the Head Start Workplace

Resources and Webliography

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The Head Start Bulletin is published six times a year by the Head Start Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services.

Department of Health and Human Services
Tommy Thompson, Secretary

Administration for Children and Families
Wade F. Horn, Assistant Secretary

Office of Public Affairs
John C. Allen, Director

Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Joan E. Ohl, Commissioner

Head Start Bureau
Windy M. Hill, Associate Commissioner

The Bulletin is a service of the Head Start Bureau’s Training and Technical Assistance Branch. Its purpose is to enhance communication among the Head Start Bureau, Head Start programs, and interested national, regional, and state organizations and agencies.

HEAD START BUREAU
Carmen Bovell-Chester, Division of Program Management
JoAn Knight Herren, Chief, T/TA Branch
Robin Brocato, Guest Editor
Guylaine L. Richard, Guest Editor
Jeff Fredericks, Managing Editor

Head Start Bulletin
The Head Start Bulletin is prepared under Contract No. 233-02-0002 with PaL-Tech, Inc.

Judy David, Co-Editor
Deb Kremer, Co-Editor
Shannon Lewis, Junior Writer
Aisha Mahy, Publications Assistant

Head Start Bulletin
Adult Health
Issue No. 75

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CORRECTION: Judith Jerald’s name was misspelled in the article “Guiding Principles” in the Child Mental Health Bulletin.