Involving Fathers in Head Start: A Framework for Public Policy and Program Development

1993 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Levine
Keyword(s):  
Parent Involvement ◽  
Head Start ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Health And Human Services ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Successful Program

Twenty-five years after the founding of Head Start, the nation's most politically successful program for young children has discovered men. The Department of Health and Human Services is using Head Start as the center' piece of its “male initiative” to increase the involvement of fathers and other males in the lives of young children. This review, synthesizing relevant literature on child development, parent involvement, and service delivery, offers a set of guidelines that policymakers can use to increase the likelihood that male initiatives at the national or local level will be politically as well as programmatically successful.

The Search for Sustainability

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-46
Author(s):  
R. Ann Abercrombie ◽  
Roshni Devchand ◽  
Cecily Naron ◽  
Elizabeth Osborn ◽  
Darcy Sawatzki
Keyword(s):  
Women's Health ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Program Sustainability ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Health And Human Services ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The U.S

Sustainability has long been considered an important component of program development, and varying approaches to sustainability exist. When tight budgets get even tighter—or are cut altogether—program sustainability can become a significant challenge. Creative thinking may be required by social marketers who wish to keep their programs running effectively. Best Bones Forever!, a campaign developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH) and its contractor Hager Sharp, confronted this exact problem. This article reviews key factors in ensuring sustainability and documents the process and methods OWH and Hager Sharp took to allow the campaign to live on.

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