AAP Policy Statement on Screening and Surveillance
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Gap Analysis
The gap analysis is a simple tool to help identify the gap between a current situation and the future state that you want to reach, along with the tasks that must be completed to close this gap. Analyze your current situation For each of your objectives, analyze your...
What is Developmental Surveillance
Components of developmental surveillance eliciting and attending to parental concernsdocumenting and maintaining a developmental historyobserving the childidentifying risks and protective factorsmaintaining an accurate record of findings over time, which includes...
The Five Whys Exercise
Objective To identify the root causes of problems and barriers related to early identification and referral in the community. If, after reviewing the Community Readiness Assessment and results of the Scan of Current Screening Practices, the Community Implementation...
SWOT Analysis
A Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT) analysis guides you to identify the positives and negatives inside your organization (S-W) and outside of it, in the external environment (O-T). SWOT is a simple way to identify the issues or problems you intend to...
Questions to Consider for Identifying Outreach Efforts
Where/ who do families reach out to in your community when they have a question or need?What community events are focused on children and families (i.e. back to school fairs, community baby showers, festivals, etc.).Who is coordinating or hosting these events? What...
Physician-to-Physician Outreach – Examples from Kansas
Example 1: Community Connections Lead to Increased Screening One nurse practitioner became interested in participating in opportunities for training and incorporating developmental screening into her practice after the community engagement representative from her...
Physician-to-Physician Outreach – Examples from Connecticut
Example 1One pediatric provider called the Help Me Grow Connecticut office after on-site training had been completed to invite staff to a monthly pediatric community provider meeting at the local hospital. The provider believed that other practices in the community...
Continuing Education and Training
Continuing education and training for physicians and providers are important components of community work. Proper training and regular continuing education ensure that providers are receiving the most up-to-date information regarding scientific advancement, protocol,...
Community Resource Directory
A connected community relies on an extensive directory of community-based resources and programs, and the Community Liaison is responsible for keeping this resource directory up-to-date. The resource directory includes, at minimum, the following supports and...
Community Partner Examples
Identifying community partners should include the widest possible net in order to ensure that everyone who may have interest and/or involvement is invited to attend. This includes educators, mental health providers, medical providers, and more. Engage in conversations...
Bright Futures
Bright Futures is a national health promotion and prevention initiative, led by the American Academy of Pediatrics and supported, in part, by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and...
Community Resources Inventory Overview
This larger inventory of resources can be used to identify service gaps and/or be shared with referring organizations, agencies, and programs.