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Learn the facts about pertussis, how to prevent it, and what to do if someone in your program has it.

This resource includes tips and information for Head Start staff and other early childhood program staff to care for a child with sickle cell disease.

Explore these resources to find information and tools that staff can use to reduce the risk of infection for children, families, and staff in Head Start programs.

Influenza, or “the flu," is a contagious disease that infects the nose, throat, and sometimes lungs. Learn more about the symptoms, how Head Start programs can address influenza, and proper hand-washing techniques.

Learn about strategies to reduce the spread of infectious diseases in Head Start and child care programs.

Learn the facts about Shigella, how to prevent it and what to do if someone in your program has it.

Learn the facts about Enterovirus, how to prevent it and what to do if someone in your program has it.

Learn the facts about tuberculosis (TB), how to prevent it, and what to do if someone in your program has it.

Learn the facts about the measles, how to prevent it, and what to do if someone in your program has it.

Check out the infographic below to learn why the best way to protect against mumps is to get the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Doctors recommend that all children get the MMR vaccine to be protected from these three potentially serious diseases.