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- FDA Announces Action Levels for Lead in Categories of Processed Baby Foods, On January 24, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced draft guidance for industry on action levels for lead in processed foods that are intended for babies and children under two years of age, to help reduce potential health effects in this vulnerable population from dietary exposure to lead.
- Introduction to Evidence-based Hearing Screening and Evaluation Practices for Children Ages 0–5: Useful Facts and Practical Tools Thursday, February 09, 2023, @ 2:00 PM ET. Join The Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) for their webinar on improving the quality of hearing screenings and evaluation practices for children ages birth to 5 in Head Start, Early Head Start, and other early care and education programs.
- A Head Start program is a great avenue to support the development of healthy drinking habits from an early age. Rev your Bev developed this Lesson Plan to help encourage children to drink more water. Rev your Bev is part of the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth’s initiative to increase water consumption. The lesson plan is offered in multiple languages.
Please visit our WYNTK resource webpage, which is updated regularly, and the FHSA events list for more information. If there is something else you need guidance on, let us know - we will continue to work with state agencies and partners to answer your questions.
Sincerely,
Wanda Minick
Executive Director
FHSA
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