This resource highlights strategies that states, Tribes, and communities use to operationalize and finance the Early Childhood Development Continuum of Care, which includes services related to promotion and prevention, surveillance and screening, care coordination and linkage, and intervention. Drawing on examples from across the country, this resource examines how programs have structured, funded, and scaled…
This toolkit offers a range of tools (e.g., workflows, billing guidance, strategies for community relationship-building) to help pediatric practices operationalize the Early Childhood Development Continuum of Care, which includes services related to developmental promotion and prevention, surveillance and screening, care coordination and linkage, and early intervention (learn more). The toolkit can be used by pediatric…
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…
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…
The Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood (TPEC) program enhances how pediatric practice settings deliver development care – helping families access services that support healthy growth, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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