<P> A reported 52% of Health and Human Services employees were furloughed . </P> <P> The Head Start Program, which provides preschool and other services to young children nationwide, did not provide grant money to 23 programs in 11 states . These programs were scheduled to receive funding on October 1 . Among the Head Start programs that temporarily closed was one serving 900 children in Prentiss, Mississippi . </P> <P> Sub-agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services were also affected: </P> <P> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was not able to conduct "in - depth investigations to identify and link outbreaks that may be occurring simultaneously in multiple states" or provide flu surveillance due to the furloughing of 68% of its employees . </P>

What agencies are closed due to government shutdown