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Equity, HMG National Forum 2021, Policy
Collaboration, Education, Consolidation & Legislation: How Delaware is Increasing Positive Outcomes for Young Children & Their Families
10/5/21

Session Description Collaboration: The Governor’s Office, State Departments, state councils, advocacy groups, families, public and non-profit programs, and the General Assembly are collaborating to review state data, problem-solve, and develop actionable plans to restructure or create new state systems to...

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Equity, HMG National Forum 2021
Community Collaboration and Design of the Hand in Hand Framework
10/5/21

Session Description: Over the course of 2020, the leaders of four national early childhood models came together to develop the Hand in Hand framework. This discussion highlighted those four models and the development of guidelines designed to foster community collaboration...

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Equity, HMG National Forum 2021
Keynote Address: Dr. David Williams
10/5/21

Session Description: The author of over 500 scientific papers, Dr. Williams’ research has addressed how race, stress, socioeconomic status, racism, health behavior, and religious involvement can affect health. He has been ranked as the Most Cited Black Scholar in the...

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Equity, HMG National Forum 2021, Policy
Strengthening Early Childhood Policy, Programs, and Advocacy Using a Child Rights-Based Approach
10/1/21

Session Description: The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is an exceptionally valuable tool for guiding, coordinating, and aligning advocacy, policy-making, program development, and equitable allocation of resources. Using adult-learning methods, this session will lay...

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Building Infrastructure, Equity, Policy
Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development: Introducing the Issue
2/10/19

How can society best support parents, beginning early in their children’s lives? That’s the most basic question we ask in this issue of Future of Children. The articles that follow describe several ways that local communities have tried to provide...

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Equity, Family & Community Outreach, HMG National Forum 2018, Partnerships, Screening & Surveillance
A Community Approach to Implementation of Developmental Screening and the Impact on Early Intervention – Breakout Session 4.6
4/25/18

This session will cover a community-based approach to the implementation of universal developmental screening (UDS) and the subsequent impact of these efforts on the early intervention program. The community is located in central Washington, which is largely rural, hispanic, and...

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Equity, Funding, HMG National Forum 2018, Partnerships
HMG Inland Empire: A Service Solution for the Largest Counties in the Nation – Breakout Session 4.3
4/25/18

The “Inland Empire” counties cover 27,400 square miles with a population of 4 million of which many rural and remote communities left under-served. HMG Inland Empire identifies those communities and addresses the needs of young children via collaboration between First...

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