Preliminary Schedule Tuesday, April 27 6:30 7:30 am 7:30-6:00pm 8:30-10:00am 10:00-11:30 am 11:45 – 1:00pm 1:15 – 2:45 pm 3:00 – 4:30 pm 4:30 – 6:00 pm Health Walk Registration and Continental Breakfast Exhibits & Community Resources Opening Session – Keynote: Dr. Linda Carson Workshops & Special Strands Lunch (included) - Facilitated Table Top Discussions Workshops & Special Strands Workshops & Special Strands Networking Reception & Resources Wednesday, April 28 6:30 am 7:30 am 8:30 – 10:00 am 10:15 – 11:45 am 12:00 –2:30 pm Health Walk Continental Breakfast Workshops & Special Strands Workshops & Special Strands Closing Session - Lunch (included) Special Guest: Jan Len. Keynote: Dr. America Bracho

America Bracho - Closing

Dr. Bracho is the founder of Latino Health Access and has previously served as the Director for the AIDS projects for Latino Family Services in Detroit and as a trainer and consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Council of La Raza, University of Michigan, UCLA, John Hopkins University and the National Conference of Community Outreach Workers.

Jan Len - Regional Office Update

Update on the latest federal developments affecting programs.

Tentative Workshops

• Increasing Family and Community Health by Reducing the Barriers to Successful Breastfeeding

• Immunizations: The A to Z of IZs

• Caring for the Caregiver: Promoting the Social & Emotional Health of Caregivers is Critical to Overall Health of the Children

• How to Keep Children and the Environment Safe and Healthy

• Supporting Young Children’s Social and Emotional Development Through DECA Screening Instruments and Curriculum: A case study at a large urban Head Start center.

• Pregnant Women for Early Head Start

• How a Staff Wellness Program Can Benefit Your Agency

• Effectively Managing Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom

• Play, Grow, Learn: Developing Infant/Toddler Skills

• Workplace Wellness for Head Start

• I Am Moving, I Am Learning

• Integrating Routine and Occasional Health Procedures Into the Lesson Plan and Classroom Discussions

• Head Start Programs: Strategies and Opportunities for Advancing Childhood Obesity Prevention

• Nutrition: Key Considerations in Head Start and Early Head Start

• Maternal Depression: What Are the Signs? What are the effects if not treated early for the infant/mommy relationship?

• Health Requirements: Developing Strategies for Tracking and Monitoring

• “What is it with this Kid!?” Understanding temperament for more effective management and discipline.

• Building Constructive Alliances with Insecure, Unhappy or Suspicious Parents

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