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Where children and families live, work, play, and connect with others impacts their health. This webinar explores how child care health consultants (CCHCs) can apply principles of health equity and cultural competence to address health disparities. Health disparities are the differences in health outcomes caused by inequities between different groups of people. CCHCs address these disparities by collaborating with early childhood education programs to meet the physical health, mental health, and social services needs of the staff, children, and families. They also encourage relationships with and access to community resources for families.

Key Topics
In this webinar, we’re discussing:

• Health equity, health disparities, and social determinants of health
• How personal values, beliefs, assumptions, and experiences affect interactions with staff, children, and families
• Strategies to work with programs to understand how health disparities influence health outcomes
• Opportunities to address social determinants of health and promote health equity

Target Audience
This webinar benefits:

• CCHCs
• Head Start and Early Head Start health services staff and other service area managers
• Child care directors
• School nurses working with pre-K programs
• Child Care Resource and Referral Agency personnel

Related Resources
Explore related resources on the ECLKC to learn more.

• CCHC Competencies
• Reduce Health Disparities by Strengthening Protective Factors
• Partner with a CCHC to Improve Health and Safety: Tips for Early Care and Education Programs

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