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• Assuring the Healthy Development of Young Children:  Opportunities for States
  Peter Budetti, Carolyn Berry, Patricia Butler, et al. (New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund, February 2000). This issue brief examines opportunities for states to enhance the provision of health-related developmental services to children in low-income families. In particular, it emphasizes the importance of preventive developmental service--formal developmental assessments, assessments of family and social risk factors, and enhanced parent education--in primary, pediatric practices. (From Overview)
  http://www.nashp.org/Files/Budetti_assuring_healthy_children_issue_brief.pdf

• Building a Bridge from Birth to School: Improving Developmental and Behavioral Health Services for Young Children
  Neal Halfon, Michael Regalado, and Kathryn Taaffe McLearn. (New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund, May 2003). In this report the authors review existing guidelines for developmental care of young children, from birth to their entry to school. They then assess the evidence for the effectiveness of providing such care in primary care settings. (From web briefing note)
  http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=221307

• Early Child Development in Social Context: A Chartbook
  Brett Brown and Michael Weitzman. (New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund, September 2004). This chartbook reviews more than 30 key indicators of development and health for children up to age 6, as well as social factors in families and communities that affect these outcomes. It also offers practical implications for practitioners and parents.
  http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=237483

• EPSDT Resources
  Kay Johnson. (2007). Powerpoint presentation for ABCD Screening Academy Learning Session, July 2007. This presentation provides an overview and background information about EPSDT, as well as pediatric issues in managed care.
  1a-Johnson_EPSDT_abcdv2handout.pdf

• EPSDT, Well Child Care and Children's Development
  Edward L. Schor. (2007). Powerpoint presentation for ABCD Screening Academy Learning Session, July 2007. This presentation focuses on the role of EPSDT and well child care in children's development.
  1b-Schor ABCD Screening Academy Final.ppt

• Improving the Delivery of Health Care that Supports Young Children’s Healthy Mental Development
  Neva Kaye. (Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, February 2008). This report details the results of the 3-year project, Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD II) Consortium. The five states that participated in the second ABCD project were successful in improving child development services, increasing the rate of identification of children in need of developmental services, and improving the likelihood that those identified with a potential need received appropriate follow-up services.
  http://www.nashp.org/Files/ABCD_II_Report.pdf

• Reasons and Strategies for Strengthening Child Development Services in the Healthcare System
  Karen VanLandeghem, Deborah Curtis, Melinda Abrams. (Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, October 2002). This report summarizes research on early brain development; highlights innovative practices in Washington, Kentucky, North Carolina, and California; and offers concrete steps states can take to strengthen early childhood development services.
  http://www.nashp.org/Files/cw6_for_pdf.pdf

• The Role of States in Improving Health and Health Care for Young Children
  Vernon Smith, (New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund, July 2005). This report highlights how states are uniquely positioned to make significant improvements in the quality of health and heath care for young children, due to their roles as administrators of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, as well as mental health, public health, and education programs. (From Abstract)
  http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=288611

• Why Standardize Screening?
  Laura Sices, Paul Lipkin, and Marian Earls. (2007). Powerpoint presentation for ABCD Screening Academy Learning Session, July 2007. This presentation provides evidence from the North Carolina ABCD experience to establish policies and practices that support standardized screening and provides the tools to convince stakeholders that standardized developmental screening should be adopted.
  2-Earls,Sices & Lipkin Why Standardize Screening - PL Revisi.ppt