Headstart Consulting Services

Health, Growth, and Development!

  Proper nutrition is essential for the growth and development of children. 
  Providing nutrition services is a regulatory component of Head Start.  We
  are a nutrition consulting firm with nutrition services for Head Start Programs
  in Ohio.  We have many experienced consulting dietitians that can help on a
  part time or prn basis.  We have been in business for over 20 years and
  can help to make your job easier!  
 
 We can provide the following services:

Nutritional Services:
* Complete nutrition assessments of children who are high risk 
   (overweight, underweight, low hgb/hct, high lead levels, food allergies, 
   other pertinent nutrition related health problems) for Head Start, 
   Early Head Start, Home Based, and School Collaberatives
* Site visits, parent and teacher consults
* Development, review and approval of menus

Education:
* Develop nutrition education materials and provide for parents 
   and teachers regarding high risk children
* Presentations at annual parent meetings as requested
* Conduct inservices to appropriate staff and parents

Regulations:
* Key participant in the Health Services Advisory Committee
* Work closely with the consultant nurse on health issues and needs assessment of the students
* Implement and follow policies and procedures based upon Performance Standards
* School site monitoring for compliance of USDA regulations of menus, sanitation, meal service, etc.

If you are interested in these services, please contact Tammy@beckydorner.com or call 1-800-342-0285.

Snack and Recipe Ideas 

 www.noodlesoup.com
 www.nationaldairycouncil.org
 http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/index.html
 http://dmoz.org/Home/Cooking/For_Children/
 http://nutrition.about.com/od/snacksforchildren/
 http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/kids/feature/famf19snack/
 http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/snacks.html
 

Additional Resources
American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
American Academy of Family Physicians
www.aafp.org
Department of Agriculture:

	Team Nutrition www.fns.usda.gov/tn
	Food and Nutrition Information Center www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/topics/weight/childhoodobesity.html Childcare www.nal.usda.gov/childcare

Kidnetic - Interactive Nutrition and Fitness Site for Kids
www.kidnetic.com
Kids Nutriton
http://www.kidsnutrition.org/
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/
Maternal and Child Health Library
http://www.mchlibrary.info/
National Child Care Information Center
http://www.nccic.org/poptopics/infant-nutrition.html