These resources summarize takeaways and best practices from a six-month learning network series held with community health center grantees focused on improving developmental outcomes for children ages 0-5. Each learning network session focused on a key topic related to implementing early childhood developmental services. Community health centers and pediatric care teams can use these summary…
Family connection is at the heart of pediatric care. Supporting the early relationships between children and their caregivers is foundational to lifelong health, well-being, and flourishing. Fostering early relational health and engaging families as partners in care are critical to setting children on a path toward healthy development and can ultimately drive larger systems change.…
In November 2023, the ECDHS: Evidence to Impact Center disseminated a needs assessment survey with 151 community health centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration to enhance early childhood developmental (ECD) screenings, follow-up services, and integrated ECD care team expertise. In support of this ECD grant, we provide technical assistance to help the…
On September 10, 2024, the Early Childhood Developmental Health Systems (ECDHS): Evidence to Impact Center hosted a webinar focused on the family-engaged Well Visit Planner. In this webinar, presenters shared how to leverage existing system strengths and implement the Cycle of Engagement Well Visit Planner approach, which is designed to advance “through any door” health…
This webinar highlighted how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s free “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” resources can help health centers and other professionals engage families in early childhood developmental monitoring.
Promoting the healthy development and flourishing of young children by fostering early relational health is critical for comprehensive well-child services. Despite long-standing recommendations for comprehensive early developmental promotion and prevention services, gaps in access and quality are significant. Join the Early Childhood Developmental Health Systems (ECDHS): Evidence to Impact Center on Tuesday, September 10, 2024,…
This webinar will highlight how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s free “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” resources can help health centers engage families in early childhood developmental monitoring.
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