E-blasts
The Office of Head Start (OHS) strives for consistency and a reliable user experience. This includes e-blasts disseminated through the Head Start Information and Communications Center (HSICC).
Web Standards
Content for the Office of Head Start (OHS) is created by many organizations and individuals. Decisions made during content development affect our audience’s ability to find, understand, and use it. The Web and Communications Standards ensure consistent use of language, design, and styles across products, regardless of their authorship. Consistency in these matters is key to creating a unified voice for OHS, as well as complying with federal regulations. These choices are kept current using research into best practice and input from OHS and the National Training and Technical Assistance Centers Communications Workgroup, as well as evolving federal standards.
Copy Editing and Formatting
Follow the editorial style and formatting conventions described below when developing content on behalf of the Office of Head Start. For items not listed here, refer to the AP Stylebook.
Head Start Names
Find the names and titles of key people associated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and the Office of Head Start (OHS).
Hyperlinking
Links are used in a variety of Head Start content, including webpages, video nodes, e-blasts, PDFs, file downloads, and buttons.
Editorial Guidelines
Here you'll find the essential information for creating titles and other elements of your products.
Dynamic Collections and Taxonomy Fields
Taxonomy fields, a resource tagging system, allows users to explore information collections by applying multiple filters. Each resource is tagged or classified with relevant taxonomy that it shares with similar content.