Safety
NT Health and safety programs
   Occupational health and safety
RT Accident prevention
   Accidents
   Injury prevention
   Natural disasters
   Safety education

Safety awareness
 USE Safety education

Safety councils
SN National organizations include the Children's Safety Network, Program for Playground Safety, Consumer Product Safety Commission, the American Academy of Pediatrics, Safe Kids Coalitions and the National Highway Transportation Safety Association.

Safety education
UF Safety awareness
BT Education
RT Accident prevention
   Accidents
   Safety

Safety inspection report (SIR)
RT Accountability
   Safety
   Standards

Safety inspections
SN Inspections to ensure that facilities' space, light, ventilation, heat and other physical arrangements are consistent with the health, safety and developmental needs of children, that are performed at least annually.
BT Inspections
RT Accident prevention
   Injury prevention

Sanitary procedures
NT Diapering
RT Food safety and sanitation
   Universal precautions

Schizophrenia
SN Any of a group of psychotic disorders usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, and. accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances.
BT Psychosis
RT Autism
   Emotional disturbances
   Mental disorders

School boards
 USE Boards of education

School districts
UF School systems
SN Local administrative units that operate schools or contract for school services in specific geographic areas.
RT Local education agencies

School-parent relationship
 USE Parent-school relationship

School psychologists
BT Psychologists
RT Health care professionals
   Mental health professionals
   Nurses
   Social workers

School readiness
SN Cognitive, physical and psychosocial maturity prerequisite to learning in a school setting.
BT Readiness
RT Cognitive development
   Emotional development
   Physical development

School security
 USE Facilities security

School systems
 USE School districts

Schools
SN Educational institutions at all levels.
BT Educational institutions
RT Elementary schools Nursery schools

Screening
NT Health care screening
RT Assessment
   Diagnostic tests
   Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
   Evaluation

Screening tests
 USE Health care screening

Seasonal farm workers
 USE Farm workers

Selection
SN The process of choosing from among a number of alternatives, usually on the basis of fitness, excellence or other criteria.
RT Evaluation criteria
   Recruitment
   Staff management

Self assessment
BT Assessment

Self-awareness
BT Personality traits
RT Self esteem

Self-confidence
 USE Self-esteem

Self-control
UF Self-discipline
BT Behavior management
   Personality traits

Self-discipline
 USE Self-control.

Self-esteem
SN Individuals' value judgments of themselves.
BT Emotional development
   Personality traits
RT Independence
   Self-awareness

Self expression
RT Art therapy
   Creative expression
   Dance therapy
   Movement education
   Music therapy

Self help skills
 USE Life skills

Self inspections
 USE Inspections

Self sufficiency
RT Independence
   Life skills
   Socialization

Sensory development
UF Perceptual development
   Sensory learning
SN Stages or growth in organizing and understanding sensory impressions, i.e. the process of recognizing, identifying or becoming aware of objects, qualities or relations.

Sensory disorders
UF Perceptual disorders
SN Impairments in the ability to recognize and interpret information that is received through the senses.
RT Dyslexia
   Hyperactivity
   Language disorders
   Learning disabilities
   Neurological impairments
   Sensory motor coordination
   Sensory motor learning

Sensory learning
 USE Sensory development

Sensory motor coordination
UF Perceptual motor coordination

Sensory motor learning
UF Perceptual motor learning
SN Learning that involves sensory processing or nonverbal stimuli.
RT Motor development
   Multisensory learning
   Psychomotor skills
   Sensory development
   Sensory disorders
   Sensory motor coordination

Sensory screening
RT Behavior screening
   Developmental screening
   Diagnostic tests
   Screening tests

Sensory training
UF Perceptual training
BT Training
RT Multisensory learning

Separation anxiety
SN Fear or distress occasioned by the threat or actuality of separation from significant persons or familiar surroundings, most frequently observed among young children when removed from a parent or parent substitute.
BT Anxiety
RT Attachment
   Child behavior

Service areas
RT Delegate agencies
   Grantees
   Underserved areas
   Unserved areas

Sexual abuse
SN Physical sexual advances or contact by force or without legally recognized consent.
BT Antisocial behavior
RT Child abuse
   Family violence

Shared decision-making
BT Decision-making
RT Governing bodies

Short term illnesses
NT Chicken pox
   Measles
   Mumps
   Pertussis
   Rubella
   Strep throat
RT Contagious diseases
   Exclusion

Sickle cell anemia
SN A chronic, usually fatal inherited condition, chiefly among black people, in which the red blood cells have an abnormal or crescent shape characterized by episodic pain in the joints, fever, leg ulcers, and jaundice.
BT Community health problems
RT Physical health

Sign language
NT Standard American sign language
RT Hearing impairment

Single parent families
BT Families
RT Early parenthood
   Family structure
   Home environment
   Parent-child relationship

Sleep disorders

Smoking
BT Behavior
RT Cancer
   Health education
   Physical health
   Prenatal influences
   Preventive health services
   Substance abuse
   Wellness

Social behavior
UF Social norms
SN Behavior influenced or controlled by other persons or by organized society.
BT Behavior
NT Antisocial behavior
RT Advocacy
   Behavior development
   Child behavior
   Compliance (psychological)
   Socialization

Social class
BT Groups
NT Lower class
   Middle class
   Upper class
RT Socioeconomic status

Social competence
BT Competence
RT Life skills
   Maturity
   Social development
   Socialization

Social development
SN Pattern or process of change exhibited by individuals resulting from their interactions with other individuals, social institutions, social customs, etc.
BT Individual development
RT Developmental delays
   Emotional development
   Moral development
   Social competence
   Socialization

Social influences
SN Social factors or circumstances that affect or alter some condition or situation.
BT Influences
RT Life skills
   Moral development
   Self-sufficiency
   Social development

Social networks
SN Series of communication linkages relating groups, organizations or persons in social situations. They can be interpersonal, economic, political action-based or role-based links.
RT Communications
   Social behavior

Social norms
 USE Social behavior

Social Security Act Title IV
SN Signed in 1935, it established the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program.

Social service agencies
UF Welfare agencies
SN Organizations that provide assistance to those members of society that need them.
RT Community agencies
   Public agencies
   Social workers
   State agencies

Social services
UF Welfare services
SN Organized assistance provided by public or private agencies and organizations to the members of a society.
BT Human services
RT Community information services
   Community services
   Eligibility
   Long term care

Social workers
SN Professionals trained to provide assistance to help improve social conditions for individuals, families and communities.
RT Caregivers
   Mental health professionals
   Psychologists

Socialization
SN The process of converting or adapting to society and of taking part in activities.
RT Compliance (psychological)
   Learning activities
   Social competence
   Social development

Socioeconomic influences
BT Influences
RT Socioeconomic status

Socioeconomic status
BT Status
RT Income
   Low-income children
   Low-income families
   Poverty
   Public housing
   Socioeconomic influences

South Carolina

South Dakota

Sovereignty
NT Tribal sovereignty
RT Federal government
   Federal-Indian relationship
   Tribal government

Space requirements
RT Facilities requirements
   Federal regulations
   Local laws
   State regulations
   Tribal laws

Space utilization
RT Building design
   Facilities guidelines
   Facilities planning

Spanish language materials
BT Publications
RT Bilingual materials
   Multicultural education
   Parent materials
   Resource materials

Spanish-speaking Americans
 USE Hispanic Americans

Special diets
RT Children with disabilities
   Nutrition standards
   Special needs students

Special education
SN Educational programs and services for disabled and/or gifted individuals who have intellectually, physically, emotionally, or socially deficient characteristics, from those who can be taught through normal methods or materials.
BT Education
RT Compensatory education programs
   Developmental delays
   Diagnostic teaching
   Disabilities
   Early intervention
   Gifted
   Individualized education plans (IEP)
   Intervention
   Life skills
   Mainstreaming
   Special needs students

Special education agencies
SN Agencies that provide educational programs and services for disabled and/or gifted individuals.
BT Agencies

Special health problems
SN Category in federal legislation referring to conditions that interfere with learning and development but are not classified under physical, visual, hearing, mental, or learning disabilities - usually involve limited strength, vitality or alertness.
BT Disabilities
RT Allergies
   Asthma
   Cancer
   Chronic illness
   Disease
   Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
   Lead poisoning
   Learning disabilities
   Learning problems
   Mental retardation
   Physical disabilities
   Physical health
   Special diets

Special needs students
SN Broad legislative category referring to all students identified as needing special assistance to achieve educational equity, e.g. the disabled, the disadvantaged, those seeking nontraditional careers, limited English speakers, etc.
RT Developmental delays
   Disabilities
   Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
   Early intervention
   Economically disadvantaged
   Education needs
   Educationally disadvantaged
   Inclusion
   Individualized education plans (IEP)

Special populations
SN Refers to groups such as American Indians, refugees, Alaskans, etc.
RT Ethnic groups
   Minority groups

Speech disorders
 USE Speech impairment

Speech impairment
UF Speech disorders
SN Defects and disturbances that interfere with oral communication.
BT Disabilities
RT Communication disorders
   Hearing impairment
   Language impairment

Staff
UF Personnel
SN Paid adults who have responsibilities related to children and their families who are enrolled in Early Head Start or Head Start programs.

Staff-child ratio
UF Teacher-child ratio
RT Class size

Staff-child relationship
UF Child-staff relationship
RT Staff-parent relationship

Staff development
SN Employer-sponsored activities or provisions such as release time and tuition grants through which existing personnel renew or acquire skills, knowledge and attitudes related to job or personal development.
RT Continuing education
   Professional development

Staff-directed activities
 USE Adult directed activities

Staff emergencies
BT Emergencies

Staff evaluation
UF Personnel evaluation
SN Judging employee value, competence, productivity, work quality, etc. using previously established objectives, standards or promotion, merit salary increases, etc.
BT Evaluation
RT Staff qualifications

Staff-family communications
 USE Staff-parent relationship

Staff-family relationship
 USE Staff-parent relationship

Staff health screening
UF Personnel health screening
   Screening
SN Each staff members must have an initial health examination that includes screening for tuberculosis and periodical re-examination to assure that they do not pose a significant risk to the health and safety of others in the program.

Staff management
UF Personnel management
SN Recruitment, selection, development, supervision, dismissal, etc. of employees.
NT Staff evaluation
   Staff performance appraisals
   Staff policies

Staff-parent conferences
UF Parent-staff conferences
SN Meetings at which parents can discuss their child's development, progress and education with teachers and other caregivers.
BT Conferences
RT Parent involvement
   Parenting education
   Staff-parent relationship

Staff-parent relationship
UF Family-school relationship
   Staff-family communications
   Staff-family relationship

Staff performance appraisals
UF Performance appraisals
SN Annual performance reviews used to identify staff training and development needs and assist each staff member in improving his or her skills and professional competency.
BT Staff management

Staff policies
UF Personnel policies
SN Governing principles concerning employees including issues such as recruitment, selection arid termination; standards of conduct; training opportunities; and performance appraisals.
BT Staff management

Staff qualifications
UF Management staff qualifications
   Staff requirements
SN The knowledge, skills and experience necessary to perform assigned functions responsibly.
BT Qualifications

Staff requirements
 USE Staff qualifications

Staff training
UF Personnel training
SN Pertains to orientation for all new staff, consultants and volunteers that includes, the goals and underlying philosophy of Early Head Start or Head Start and continuing education opportunities.
BT Training
RT Continuing education
   Staff development

Staffing patterns
RT Class size
   Staff-child ratio

Stages of development
 USE Developmental stages

Standards
SN Rules, principles or criteria by which levels or degrees of adequacy, acceptability, quantity, quality or value are measured or judged.
NT Standards of conduct
RT Achievement
   Certification
   Eligibility
   Evaluation
   Inspection
   Quality control
   Values

Standards of conduct
SN Standards that specify staff, consultants and volunteers will follow program confidentiality policies concerning child and family information; leave no child alone or unsupervised while in their care; use positive methods of child guidance and not use corporal punishment, emotional or physical abuse or humiliation; and will not employ methods of discipline that involve isolation, the use of food as punishment or reward, or denial of basic needs.
BT Standards
RT Probationary period
   Staff policies

State agencies
SN The State agency responsible for administering child welfare services, including Tribal organizations.
BT Public agencies
RT State government
   State programs
   Welfare agencies

State aid
UF State financial assistance
RT Federal aid

State Children With Special Health Care Services
 USE Children With Special Health Care services (state)

State collaboration projects
SN Projects that support the development of significant, multi agency and public-private partnerships to work on policies, initiatives and decisions affecting low income children and their families.

State data sources

State education agencies
SN Organizations composed of the chief state school officer and
staff, that carry out work delegated to them by laws.
BT Boards of education
RT State agencies

State financial assistance
 USE State aid

State government
RT Federal government
   Tribal government

State Head Start associations

State health departments
RT Local health departments
   Tribal health departments

State laws
UF State legislation
RT Federal laws
   State government
   State regulations

State legislation
 USE State laws

State licensing boards
SN Agencies that authorize the practice of a profession or operation of a business in a state after determining that established standards and requirements have been met.
BT State agencies
RT Certification
   Licensing

State local agreements
BT Collaborative partnerships

State Maternal and Child Health Services
 USE Maternal and Child Health Services (state)

State police
UF Enforcement agencies
RT Local police departments

State programs
SN Programs sponsored by the state government.
BT Programs
RT Educational assessment
   Federal programs
   State agencies
   State departments of education
   State government

State regulations
SN State government control or influence based on the legislation.
BT Governance
RT Compliance (legal)
   Federal regulations
   Federal-State relationship
   State aid
   State government

State staff

Statistical analysis
SN Application of statistical processes and theory to the compilation, presentation, discussion and interpretation of numerical data.
BT Data analysis
RT Research
   Trend analysis

Statistics
RT Recordkeeping

Stories Keep Us Connected
SN A collection of materials which encourages parents to support their children's growth and learning through shared stories and experiences. Designed to increase the storytelling skills of staff and parents.
RT Storytelling

Storytelling
BT Recreational activities
RT Dramatic play
   Emergent Literacy Initiative
   Literacy

Strategic planning
SN The process of continuous planning or change, which assesses an organization's or program's internal and external environment, analyzes the implications of relevant trends, and identifies effective strategies for achieving a desired future state.
BT Planning
RT Education planning
   Program administration

Strep throat
BT Short term illnesses
RT Chicken pox
   Contagious diseases
   Measles
   Mumps
   Pertussis
   Rubella

Stress
SN A mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition resulting in response to adverse external influence and capable of affecting physical health.

Studies
SN The results of inquiry, investigation and reflection about a subject or object.
BT Research
NT Case studies
   Field studies
   Longitudinal studies
RT Data analysis
   Surveys

Substance abuse
SN Excessive use or misuse of drugs or other chemical and organic substances, often impairing physiological and/or psychological functions.
BT Behavior
NT Alcohol abuse
   Drug abuse
   Smoking
RT Physical health
   Prenatal influences

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
SN A fatal syndrome that affects sleeping infants less than a year old, characterized by the sudden cessation of breathing and thought to be caused by a defect in the central nervous system.
BT Infant mortality
RT Infants and toddlers

Supplemental Nutrition Program
BT Women Infants and Children Program (WIC)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SN Financial benefit provided by the federal Social Security Administration to qualified individuals, including some children enrolled in Head Start programs.

Support groups
UF Peer support groups

Surveys
SN Detailed inspections or investigations
BT Evaluation methods
RT Educational assessment
   Needs assessment
   Studies

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Teacher-child ratio
 USE Staff-child ratio

Teacher-parent conferences
 USE Staff-parent conferences

Teacher qualifications
SN One's education, experience and physical, social and mental characteristics that determine fitness for a teaching position.
BT Staff qualifications

Teachers
UF Classroom staff
SN Adults who have direct responsibility for the care and development of children from birth to five years ot age in a center-based setting.
BT Education professionals

Teaching methods
SN Ways of presenting instructional materials or conducting instructional activities. Includes Head Start curriculum content, materials, teaching techniques, program content, structure and planned variation studies.
NT Diagnostic teaching
   Individualized education plans (IEP)
RT Dramatic play
   Education professionals
   Instructional films
   Multimedia training materials

Technical assistance
SN Technical, scientific or economic assistance given by government, institutions or private organizations to assist in the development of human and material resources.
RT Community development
   Consultants
   Federal aid
   Financial support

Technical assistance materials
RT Reference materials
   Resource materials

Technical assistance providers
BT Technical assistance

Technical assistance support centers (TASCs)
 USE Quality improvement centers

Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Acot of 1988

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program

Tennessee

Testing
SN Gathering and processing information about individuals' ability, skill, understanding or knowledge under controlled conditions.
NT Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
RT Counseling
   Disabilities
   Health care services
   Intervention
   Screening
   Special education

Texas

Therapy
 USE Treatment

Time frame
SN A period during which something takes place or is projected to occur.

Toddlers
SN Children approximately 1 to 3 years of age.
BT Infants and toddlers
RT Infants
   Preschool children

Toilet training
SN The process of teaching a child to use a toilet defecation or urination.
BT Child rearing
RT Individual development
   Social development

Toothbrushing
BT Dental hygiene

Toxins
 USE Environmental hazards and pollutants

Toys
SN Objects for children to play with.
RT Child behavior
   Games
   Indoor active play
   Outdoor active play
   Play
   Recreational activities

Training
SN Instructional programs aimed at the acquisition off defined skills relating to particular functions or activities.
NT Staff training
RT Continuing education
   Skills development

Training and development
BT Training

Training and technical assistance (T/TA)
SN Efforts to ensure that Head Start staff have the critical skills and training needed to serve low income children and their families.
RT Technical assistance

Training and technical assistance providers

Training curriculum

BT Curriculum

Training manuals
BT Resource materials
   Training

Training methods
SN Standard procedures or approaches designed to help individuals or groups acquire the skills needed for specific activities or functions.
BT Education methods
RT Adult learning
   Multimedia training materials
   Training manuals
   Training plan

Training plan
BT Training
RT Continuing education
   Staff development
   Training methods
   Training programs

Training programs
BT Training
RT Continuing education
   Staff development
   Training plan

Transition activities
BT Activities

Transition coordination
SN Refers to the management of activities that facilitate a child's transition from Head Start programs to elementary school.
RT Transition planning
   Transition programs

Transition planning
UF Individual transition plan
SN A process undertaken for each child and family at least six months prior to the child's third birthday. The process takes into account the child's health status and developmental level, progress made by the child and family while in the program, current and changing family circumstances, and the availability of child care services in the community.
RT Transition programs

Transition programs
SN Procedures to support successful transitions for enrolled children and families from previous child care programs into Early Head Start or Head Start programs and from Head Start into elementary school or other child care settings.
BT Programs
RT Compensatory education
   Educationally disadvantaged
   Mainstreaming
   Transition coordination

Transition-related training
RT Staff training
   Training methods
   Volunteer training

Transition services
SN Procedures to support successful transitions for enrolled children and families from previous child care programs into Early Head Start or Head Start programs and from Head Start into elementary school, or other child care settings.
RT Transition planning process
   Transition programs

Transition Steering Committee
SN Developed to support projects and activities relating to the transition of Head Start children to elementary school.
BT Administration for Children, Youth and Family

Transitional Child Care Program

Transitional housing
 USE Transitional living

Transitional living
 USE Transitional housing

Transportation
SN The act of instance of transporting, in this case, children in Head Start programs.
RT Bus drivers
   Transportation safety

Transportation safety
SN Refers to issues such as the ratio of monitors to children, driver training requirements and child restraint devices.
BT Transportation
NT Child restraint devices
RT Child health and safety
   Injury prevention

Traumatic brain injury
 USE Brain injuries

Treatment
UF Therapy
SN Administration of application of remedies to a patient for a disease or an injury.
RT Art therapy
   Physical therapy
   Psychotherapy
   Rehabilitation

Trend analysis
SN Use of a series of measurements of a variable, taken over a period of time, to determine a direction of change.
BT Data analysis
RT Longitudinal studies
   Surveys

Trends

Tribal agencies
BT Agencies

Tribal councils
 USE Tribal government

Tribal elders
 USE Tribal government

Tribal government
UF Tribal councils
   Tribal elders
SN Includes the modern governments of American Indian tribes.
BT Government
RT Federal government
   Federal-Indian relationship
   State government
   Tribal agencies
   Tribal councils
   Tribal laws
   Tribal sovereignty

Tribal health departments
UF Tribal sanitation departments

Tribal laws
BT Laws
RT Tribal government

Tribal sanitation departments
 USE Tribal health departments

Tribal sovereignty
SN The authority or right of tribal entities to exercise decision-making power and choice regarding their political, social and cultural patterns.
RT Federal-Indian relationship
   Governance
   Tribal government
   Tribally-controlled education

Tribal staff

Tribally-controlled education
SN Educational ideologies, philosophies, theories and practices specific by native tribal governments or other forms off native sovereignty as well as educational institutions managed by such authorities.
RT Federal-Indian relationship
   Tribal government
   Tribal sovereignty

Truk
BT Pacific insular areas

Tuberculosis
SN An infectious disease characterized by coughing, fever, weight loss and chest pain.
BT Contagious diseases
RT Immunization programs
   Public health

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Underserved areas
RT Demographics
   Service areas
   Unserved areas

Unemployment
SN The state of being without a job.
RT Economically disadvantaged

Universal precautions
RT Disease control
   Food safety and sanitation
   Gloves
   Health and safety
   Hygiene

Universities
SN Degree granting institutions of higher education.

University partnerships SN Grants awarded to universities to conduct research in local Head Start programs in partnerships with Head Start agencies and to graduate students to conduct research in Head Start programs.
BT Partnerships

Unserved areas
RT Demographics
   Service areas
   Underserved areas

Upper class
BT Social class

Utah

[V]

Vaccine for Children Program
BT Immunization programs

Values
SN Principles and standards that determine the degree or worth or merit or an object or act.
NT Moral values
   Social values
RT Moral development

Vehicle requirements
RT State regulations
   Federal regulations

Verbal development
SN Growth in the ability to use and' comprehend words in either oral or written form.
BT Cognitive development
RT Language development
   Learning disabilities
   Speech impairment

Vermont

Videotape recordings
SN Information stored on open reels, cassettes or cartridges.
BT Audiovisual aids
RT Instructional films
   Multimedia training materials

Violations
SN Instances where an agreement, the law, regulations, etc. are broken or disregarded.
RT Compliance (legal)
   Deficiencies
   Federal regulations
   Standards
   State regulations

Violence
SN Physical force exerted' for the purpose of violating, damaging or abusing another individual.
BT Antisocial behavior
NT Family violence
RT Child abuse

Virgin Islands

Virginia

Vision tests
SN Tests designed to assess ability to see.
BT Tests
RT Auditory tests
   Diagnostic tests
   Hearing impairments
   Physical examinations
   Screening tests

Visual arts
NT Children's art
RT Art education
   Art therapy
   Museums

Visual impairment
UF Visually handicapped
SN Visual losses that interfere with normal functioning and performance, and range from mild to total.
BT Disabilities

Visually handicapped
 USE Visual impairment

Volunteer coordinators
BT Volunteers
RT Education coordinators
   Health care coordinators
   Program administration
   Volunteer management

Volunteer health
RT Health care screening

Volunteer management
SN Recruitment, selection, development, supervision, dismissal, etc. of volunteers.
RT Staff management
   Volunteer coordinators

Volunteer policies
RT Staff policies
   Volunteer management

Volunteer training
SN The training of volunteers.
BT Training
RT Experiential learning
   Volunteerism

Volunteers
SN Unpaid persons -who are trained to assist in implementing the ongoing program activities on a regular basis under the supervision of a staff person in areas such as health, education, transportation, nutrition and management.
BT Groups
RT Community agencies
   Volunteer training

Volunteers in service to America (VISTA)
RT AmeriCorps
   Foster Grandparents
   Retired Senior Volunteer Program

Volunteerism
SN Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities
RT Volunteers

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Waiver process
SN The process of securing a dispensation from a rule or penalty.
RT Waivers

Waivers
SN Dispensations from rules or penalties.
RT Certification
   Qualifications

Wake Island
BT Pacific insular areas

War on Poverty
SN The effort to eliminate poverty from America's cities and streets that began in 1964. It provided education and training for employment, community action programs to mobilize the poor to join the effort) and a domestic Peace Corps.

Washington

Water supply
UF Drinking water
RT Disease control
   Environmental hazards and pollutants
   Fluoridation
   Food safety and sanitation
   Public health

Welfare agencies
 USE Social service agencies

Welfare services
 USE Social services

Well child care
RT Immunizations
   Preventive health services
   Wellness

Wellness
UF Health promotion
SN Good physical and mental health, especially when maintained by proper diet, exercise and habits.
RT Health
   Mental wellness
   Well child care

Whites
UF Caucasians

Whooping cough
 USE Pertussis

Wisconsin

Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)
SN A special federal supplemental food program for women, infants and children.

Work
SN Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something.
RT Employment

Workplace
SN A place, such as an office or factory, where people are employed.

Wyoming

[Y]

Yap
BT Pacific insular areas

Young children
 USE Early childhood

Youth agencies
SN Agencies that deal specifically with issues concerning young adults.
BT Agencies
RT Community agencies
   Nonprofit agencies
   Organizations

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