Topic: Family Engagement and Leadership
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Partnering to Strengthen Early Childhood Services: A Colorado Video Story
Families in the San Luis Valley, a rural region in southwestern Colorado, often face obstacles accessing early childhood services. In this video, state, community, and family partners share how they are working together to improve care coordination, expand HealthySteps, build the workforce, and ensure family co-design. Their efforts are helping create more connected services that…
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Strengthening Early Childhood Systems: Applied Strategies From the Water of Systems Change Framework
Grounded in The Water of Systems Change framework, this resource series outlines strategies for six interconnected conditions to drive meaningful and lasting early childhood systems change: policies, practices, resource flows, relationships and connections, power dynamics, and mental models. Each resource offers research- and expert-informed strategies, along with practical actions, that state and local health systems…
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Expanding Local Early Childhood Systems: Impact of Three Implementation Sites
Through intensive technical assistance from the ECDHS: Evidence to Impact Center, three teams – known as Implementation Sites – are connecting families to developmental services through local early childhood systems change, collaboration, and family-centered approaches. The following impact fact sheets highlight accomplishments in Colorado, Maui County, and Washington. Success in Action: Creating Lasting Impact on…
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Connecting Families to Services: A Maui Video Story
Across Maui County, community partners are working together to strengthen early childhood systems and help families get the support they need to thrive. This video highlights a community collaborative at the heart of the team’s work, a new developmental screening kiosk, and the importance of family leadership. Our name is Kākou for Keiki. That means…
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Strengthening Families and Communities: Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood Impact
The Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood (TPEC) program enhances how pediatric practice settings deliver development care – helping families access services that support healthy growht, school readiness, and long-term well-being. How TPEC Resource Hubs Transform Care TPEC Resource Hubs partner with local pediatric practices to embed innovative, sustainable solutions that expand access to developmental care…
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Change Package for Community Health Centers Part 4: Early Childhood Development Early Intervention
Part 4 focuses on early childhood development early intervention, providing six actionable change ideas for health centers and pediatric practices. Click on the links below to get started. Access all parts of the Change Package for Community Health Centers: Integrating the Early Childhood Development Continuum of Care here. Early Intervention Change Ideas Each change idea…
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Change Package for Community Health Centers Part 2: Early Childhood Development Surveillance and Screening
Part 2 focuses on early childhood development surveillance and screening, providing 10 actionable change ideas for health centers and pediatric practices. Click on the links below to get started. Access all parts of the Change Package for Community Health Centers: Integrating the Early Childhood Development Continuum of Care here. Surveillance and Screening Change Ideas Each…
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Change Package for Community Health Centers Part 3: Early Childhood Development Care Coordination and Linkage
Part 3 focuses on early childhood development care coordination and linkage, providing nine actionable change ideas for health centers and pediatric practices. Click on the links below to get started. Access all parts of the Change Package for Community Health Centers: Integrating the Early Childhood Development Continuum of Care here. Care Coordination and Linkage Change…
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Change Package for Community Health Centers: Integrating the Early Childhood Development Continuum of Care in Clinical Practice
Early childhood development (ECD) lays the foundation of lifelong health, learning, well-being, and success. The earliest years of life are a critical window for supporting healthy brain development, strong relationships, and positive health outcomes. Community health centers play an essential role in helping children and families thrive. By providing comprehensive, family-centered care, health centers support…
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