HELP ME GROW NATIONAL CENTER SECURES GENEROUS INVESTMENT TO MITIGATE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Help Me Grow National Center, a program of Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health, will further its support of vulnerable children...
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Help Me Grow News January 2019 National Center News and Resources ACF Seeks Input Around Engagement with Tribal Communities The Administration for Children and Families is seeking input through the Help Me Grow National Center about authentic engagement with tribal...
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FROM THE FIELD The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is pleased to announce the CDC’s Milestone Tracker – a free app for tracking every child’s development in a fun and easy way—is now available in Spanish! This updated...
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FROM THE FIELD HRSA’S Home Visiting Program: Supporting Families Impacted by Opioid Use HRSA has released a new resource for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program awardees and their state partners in early childhood, public health, and substance...
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FROM THE FIELD 2017 National Survey of Children’s Health Data Release The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that data from the 2017 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) is now available. A brief overview of the 2017...
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FROM THE FIELD High Baby and Toddler Poverty Rate a Wake-Up Call for America According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, 2.3 million infants and toddlers were living in poverty in 2017 – that’s one out of five. While the...
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FROM THE FIELD Medicaid is Not Just for Doctor’s Visits: Innovative Early Childhood Funding Strategies A new blog post from the Center for Health Care Strategies presents five key strategies for connecting Medicaid and early childhood system supports: Shift...
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FROM THE FIELD Want to Help Young Children? Expand Medicaid. A new blog from the Center for Children & Families of the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute presents the Early Childhood Workforce Index 2018, a report assessing states on...
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FROM THE FIELD Developmental Surveillance: What, Why, and How A new video from the American Academy of Pediatrics highlights important developmental surveillance steps that clinicians should take during each health supervision visit. Pediatrician Dr. Shelly Flais discusses recommendations, tips, and resources...
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FROM THE FIELD 2018 Health Equity Chat In observance of National Minority Health Month, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities hosted a Twitter #HealthEquityChat on April 18th. Participants discussed how partnerships enable organizations to reach...
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FROM THE FIELD Advancing Funders’ Openness Practices: Lessons for the Field from the Collective Impact Funder Action Learning Lab In this new report, the Collective Impact Forum shares key findings and feedback from eight grant making organizations that participated...
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Join us for the 9th Annual Help Me Grow National Forum! April 4-6, 2018 With record-breaking registration of HMG affiliates across the country, the 2018 Forum will feature three days of content delivered through affiliate-driven breakout sessions, Washington host...
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Together at the Table is a HMG Blog series that highlights the crucial role of conversations that bring partners together to advance our collective work. Regardless of what organization, program, or initiative we each represent, we can all agree: there...
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Together at the Table is a HMG Blog series that highlights the crucial role of conversations that bring partners together to advance our collective work. Regardless of what organization, program, or initiative we each represent, we can all agree: there...
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I now realize that I have long subscribed to the notion of “a good-enough childhood,” both in my personal life and my work as a developmental-behavioral pediatrician. My underlying belief is that most children who experience a nurturing, warm, motivating...
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I regularly find myself looking to balance what could be if I dreamed big and bold enough, and what is. I’ve come to recognize there are many external circumstances at any given time influencing whether or not I am actively...
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I’ve used and seen the phrase “silver bullet” enough to know the general meaning of the term: a simple, effective solution to a complex problem. Come to find out, there’s some folklore that goes along with it, as a silver...
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Whenever I witness the birth of a new baby among family or friends, a small part of my mind jumps to all the research we know about the importance of the early years in shaping subsequent outcomes, including, of course,...