AAP Policy Statement on Screening and Surveillance
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/118/1/405.full.pdf
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/118/1/405.full.pdf
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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...
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...
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