BY PAUL H. DWORKIN The recent publication of an article, “Evidence-Informed Milestones for Developmental Surveillance Tools,” in the journal, Pediatrics, has attracted considerable attention from pediatricians, early care and education providers, and parents. I am hopeful that the interest in...
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BY DR. PAUL DWORKIN & KIMBERLY MARTINI-CARVELL A 1997 pilot study in Hartford, CT showed promising results. Other states took notice, a National Center was born, and communities across the country began implementing the HMG Model. Twenty years later, a...
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BY LYNN PULLANO On December 11, 2020 a novel funding opportunity was issued by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that piqued the interest of Help Me Grow (HMG) affiliates: the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Health Integration Prenatal-to-Three...
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We did not need a global pandemic, devastated economy, exhausted public health and human service infrastructure, and a spate of concurrent racist murders across the country to make us face reality. BY KIMBERLY MARTINI-CARVELL In the recent publication Child Health...
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BY DR. PAUL DWORKIN With great sadness, I share my reflections on the passing of our dear friend and beloved colleague, Joanna Bogin. As many of you know, Joanna was the first manager of the Help Me Grow (HMG) National...
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BY KIMBERLY MARTINI-CARVELL While acknowledging the successful development of the HMG National Network and its support in proliferating efficient, effective, comprehensive early childhood systems across the country, there is both significant need and opportunity to hasten the growth of an...
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BY DR. PAUL DWORKIN I have long characterized our work over many decades as the relentless pursuit of the answer to the question, “How do we best transform child health services to strengthen families to promote children’s optimal health, development,...
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By Jacquelyn M. Rose, MPH and Kimberly Martini-Carvell, MA While all four Core Components of the Help Me Grow Model are integral to its implementation and ultimate success within a community, the Centralized Access Point (CAP) is perhaps the most...
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BY: ERIN CORNELL AND PAUL H. DWORKIN Child Health Provider Outreach is a Core Component of the Help Me Grow (HMG) Model, however we understand that engaging the health care community can be difficult for HMG affiliates for a number...
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BY ERIN CORNELL At the Help Me Grow (HMG) National Center, we are so encouraged by the growth of our National Affiliate Network each year, expanding to new states and communities, engaging more and more partners, and most importantly, serving...