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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Since I was a little girl, I have cherished the traditions associated with holiday celebrations, especially the time spent together with family and friends around the table, sharing a meal and enjoying each other’s warm company in gratitude. In my...
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By Paul Dworkin, MD There is so much known about the importance of children learning to read proficiently by the 3rd grade. Children who do not meet this milestone are more likely to miss other key developmental milestones, they are...