Healthy Start

Healthy Start Fact Sheet
Healthy Start was established in 1991 through Senate Bill 620, the Healthy Start Support Services for Children Act, to improve student learning and support families.

Funding
Requests for applications and award notifications for Healthy Start. Currently there is no new funding for Healthy Start.

Healthy Start Annual Sustainability Report (New Jun-2009; DOC; 91KB; 8pp.)
The Healthy Start Annual Sustainability Report provides guidelines and requirements to reflect a standardized date for submission.

Healthy Start Field Office (Outside Source)
Provides training and technical assistance services to the more than 1,000 public schools in California receiving SB 620 Healthy Start planning or operational grants.

LEA Medi-Cal Billing Option
This Local Educational Agency (LEA) program provides the federal share of reimbursement for health assessment and treatment for Medi-Cal eligible children and family members within the school environment.

Contacts
Contacts for Healthy Start, Coordinated School Health, HIV/STD Prevention Program, Health Services, and School Nursing.