Topic: Care Coordination and Linkage

  • Early Childhood Caries in Indigenous Communities

    This policy statement offers recommendations for primary health care practitioners to provide preventive and clinical oral health care to Indigenous infants, toddlers, children, and pregnant women.

  • Nutrition and Food Security

    This webpage includes information for pediatricians about how to discuss nutrition with parents, identify concerns, and provide resources to help families meet their nutritional needs.

  • Maternal Health and Well-being

    This webpage includes the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations and resources for supporting birthing people during the prenatal and postnatal periods.

  • Incorporating Recognition and Management of Perinatal Depression Into Pediatric Practice

    This policy statement and technical report focus on the role of the pediatric primary care physician in identifying postpartum depression and referring the mother-infant dyad for treatment.

  • Early Relational Health

    This webpage includes information about early relational health and resources for supporting the framework in pediatric practice.

  • The Pediatrician’s Role in Optimizing School Readiness

    This policy statement outlines the role of the pediatrician in promoting school readiness.

  • Early Childhood Home Visiting

    This policy statement includes home visiting recommendations for community pediatricians and outlines national priorities to improve the health and safety of children, families, and communities.

  • School Readiness

    This technical report highlights the importance of social-emotional development for children’s readiness for kindergarten and how pediatricians can promote community supports.

  • HealthySteps Specialist Competencies

    ZERO TO THREE’s HealthySteps National Office developed this guide to clearly define key knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for responsive, culturally attuned clinical best practices specific to the HealthySteps Specialist role.

  • Recommendations on Developmental Screening Follow-up Practices and Policies for Federal, State, and Community Level Stakeholders

    This brief explores challenges of the early childhood service delivery system and offers recommendations for federal, state, and community-level policy and systems change to ensure children and families receive help when developmental delays are present.

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