Category: Target Audience
Using Social Media Influencers to Engage Parents
Social Media Influencers can have thousands or more followers. Targeting influencers whose brand is focused on parenting and encouraging them to promote “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” is a promising way to increase awareness among parents and connect them to developmental milestone resources. Example Influencer Jillianne Castillo created a blog post that featured the “Learn Read More >
Integrate “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” into Statewide Child Health Quality Improvement Programs
Integrating “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” into statewide child health quality improvement programs through trainings and technical assistance to promote developmental monitoring in early care and education centers. Example “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” materials and messages were integrated into the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP) by Vermont’s Act Early State Team. To ensure Read More >
Partner with the State’s 2-1-1 System to Distribute Customized Materials to Physicians
Partnering with the state’s 2-1-1 system to create customized materials and conduct outreach to physicians about including “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” during well-child visits Example Vermont’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” team partnered with “Help Me Grow Vermont” to connect parents to resources and programs in their local communities as well as teach them Read More >
Face-to-Face Engagement with Pediatricians
Providing face-to-face outreach to pediatric physicians by reaching them at their offices or through professional organizations Example The Tennessee Act Early State Team spoke to physicians face-to-face during their regular work hours or through professional organizations. Approximately 12 offices were visited in-person for everything from brief discussions to larger Q&A sessions. Informational packets were distributed Read More >
Integrate Materials into Statewide Screening Campaigns Targeting Parents through Early Childhood Programs.
Including “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” materials in statewide screening campaigns targeting parents through early childhood programs. Example Rhode Island’s Act Early State Team partnered with the state’s Department of Education to distribute 220 customized “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” materials through its “Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge”, a campaign aimed at educating Read More >
Partner with the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program
The purpose of the LEND program is to train culturally competent, family-centered interdisciplinary leaders who will improve the health of infants, children, and adolescents with or at risk for developmental disabilities. This program has incorporated “Learn the Signs. Act Early”. materials in several ways. Examples The LEND program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Read More >
Engage and Collaborate with Key Stakeholders for Collective Impact
Engage in statewide partnerships to ensure alignment of partners’ efforts, duplication reduction and maximization of impact Example Act Early Ambassador and members of the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), a New Jersey organization whose goal is to empower families to serve as advocates in the improvement of education and health outcomes of children, actively engaged Read More >
Integrate “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” into Library Systems
Integrating materials into an online library database and training staff on the materials. Example An Indiana library system included electronic versions of Milestone Moments booklets and Milestone brochures in the library’s online system so they could be printed, emailed or downloaded. About 130 library staff were trained via webinar and workshops on “Learn the Signs. Read More >
Create a Local Network of “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Delegates
Training community partners to effectively disseminate “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” materials and messages. Example The Minnesota Act Early State Team trained community members from culturally diverse backgrounds as delegates of “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” to aid in the dissemination of campaign messaging and materials. Participants completed webinar trainings and strategic dissemination plans to Read More >
Survey Partners to Inform and Promote Materials Distribution
Using a survey to promote “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” and assess partners’ interest in and need for materials. Read More >