by WHSA | Jan 20, 2011
Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin released a Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding on January 20, 2011 which outlines steps that can be taken to remove some obstacles faced by women who want to breastfeed their babies. The Call to Action identifies ways that...
by WHSA | Jan 20, 2011
Below you will find the 2011 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) poverty guidelines as published in the Federal Register on January 20, 2011. The guidelines and related information may also be accessed at ASPE.hhs.gov.
by WHSA | Jan 19, 2011
Businessman, lawyer, and public servant Robert Sargent “Sarge” Shriver, Jr. died Tuesday, January 19, 2011 at age 95 after several days of hospitalization. Shriver was best known for his roles as the first director of the Peace Corps during the Kennedy...
by WHSA | Jan 18, 2011
The Office of Head Start (OHS) recently published a revision to the Child Outcomes Framework for Head Start originally released in 2000. The revision, renamed The Head Start Child Development and Learning Framework: Promoting Positive Outcomes in Early Childhood...
by WHSA | Jan 4, 2011
WHAT: 16th Annual Statewide Conference for Parent Educators & Home Visitors, Fulfilling the Promise: Supporting and Educating Parents SPONSORS: UW-Extension Family Living Programs, Child Abuse Prevent (CAP) Fund, Dept. of Health Services’ Div. of Public...
by WHSA | Dec 28, 2010
WHAT: Update on Maternal, Infant, and Child Home Visitation Webcast SPONSOR: Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) WHEN: Thursday, January 6 at 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Via the web. Please use this link to access the webcast. DESCRIPTION: The Federal Health Care...
by WHSA | Dec 22, 2010
Yesterday, in a 79-16 vote the Senate passed HR 3082, a short-term continuing resolution (CR) for FY 2011 appropriations which authorizes continued government operations through March 4, 2011. This CR replaces the previous CR which expired on December 21. The House...
by WHSA | Dec 21, 2010
Late last week Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the FY 2011 Consolidated Appropriations Act from the Senate floor, eliminating any chance for the passage of an omnibus spending bill in this 111th Congress. The omnibus contained much needed funding for Head...
by WHSA | Dec 20, 2010
Register for the 9th Annual Wisconsin Head Start Association (WHSA) Training Conference, Head Start: Paving Our Way to Excellence, February 14-16, 2011 at the Kalahari Waterpark Resort & Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells.
