Category: Distribution Channel Used
Using Deputy Ambassadors to Expand Reach
Who is involved: A state or territory’s Act Early Ambassador, the Act Early COVID-19 Response Team, and Deputy Ambassadors worked collaboratively to expand the reach of LTSAE. Each Deputy Ambassador represents a different region in the state, as well as a different type of early childhood program. Collectively, the Deputy Ambassadors support cross-sector and state-wide Read More >
Individualized Partner Work Plans
Who is involved: Each state/territory Act Early COVID-19 Response Team has a leadership team for the Act Early Response to COVID-19 Project, comprised of state and local early childhood program/systems administrators representing multiple sectors of the early childhood system, including childcare, child welfare, home visiting, early intervention, and pediatric healthcare. How it is implemented: The Read More >
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 >
Engage Maternal and Child Health Block Grantees with Interest in Developmental Screening
Engage Maternal and Child Health Block grantees and offer LTSAE as a complement to their developmental screening efforts Example Partner with health departments and their local partners to present “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” as a complement to their activities to address performance measures that focus on early child developmental screening. Project lead: Gail Chodron, 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 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 >
Incorporate Materials into Training of Family Medicine Residents
Incorporating “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” materials into training of family medicine residents Example Nebraska’s Act Early state team used a training for family medicine residents to expose them to “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” materials and educate them on the importance of developmental monitoring and screening. Project lead: Jennifer Burt, Ph.D., Pediatric Psychologist and Read More >
Integrate “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Materials into Early Intervention Systems
Integrating materials into Child Find (Part C of IDEA) activities to help identify children who need early intervention services, train early intervention staff, and support families with children who are ineligible for early intervention services. Example Local Interagency Coordinating Councils and Part C coordinators across Kansas integrated the Milestone Moments booklets and Amazing Me: It’s 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 >