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Making the Case: Background on Developmental Screening in Primary Care
Engaging Leaders: Establishing and Effectively Using a Stakeholder Committee
Improving Quality in Office Practice: Provider Education and Training
Identifying Children and Families at Risk: Surveillance and Screening
Identifying and Addressing Needs: Follow-Up Services
Improving Policy: State Approaches to Early Childhood Development
Gauging Success: Measurement and Evaluation
Paying for Improvements: Early Childhood Services Costs, Financing, and Return on Investment
Testing Models: Pilot Selection and Support
Spreading Results: Dissemination Strategies

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FAST FACTS..
>>State Medicaid programs
serve 1/3 of all U.S. infants and 29% of children 1-5.

>>From birth to age 5, children develop at a rapid pace, forming the foundation for their subsequent physical, social, cognitive, and emotional development.

>>Early child health and development programs can improve both the prospects and the long-term quality of life of many children who are considered at risk of cognitive, social, physical, or emotional impairment

Source:Building State Medicaid Capacity to Provide Child Development Services:Early Findings from the ABCD Consortium (NASHP, 2002)

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