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As reported by health managers in the Head Start Health Manager Descriptive Study (HSHMDS) (see textbox for more information), one of the major health issues confronting Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) programs is overweight and obesity both for the children they serve, as well as the children's adult family members. Thus, in this brief, our primary objective is to draw on the quantitative and qualitative data collected for the HSHMDS to obtain insights into the ways in which HS/EHS programs are addressing the issues of overweight and obesity for the children and families they serve. In particular, we focus on the following questions: - What is the perceived burden of overweight and obesity on HS/EHS programs? - What health programming (e.g., services, activities, education) and policies are currently in place to address overweight and obesity? - What staffing models are used to address need? How is staff training addressing overweight and obesity? - How are programs leveraging other partners, community resources and the Health Services Advisory Committee (HSAC) to address overweight and obesity? (author abstract)
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United States