Enhanced ABCD
| Activity |
Enhanced Assuring Better Child Health and Development |
| Direct Service Provider |
Craven Smart Start, Inc. |
| Year Activity Started |
2009 |
| Contact Person |
Megan Foradori or Marla Smith
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| Phone Number |
(252) 514-4770 ext. 240 |
| Email |
Megan Foradori - megan@cravensmartstart.org
Marla Smith - msmith@cravensmartstart.org |
The Enhanced Assuring Better Child Health and Development (Enhanced ABCD) Project is a regional initiative that includes both a basic and an enhanced component. The basic component strives to improve the quality of child development services in primary health care practices by integrating ongoing developmental screening and referral for children ages 0-5 in the context of the medical home. The enhanced portion of the project seeks to establish new ABCD regional site(s) in eastern North Carolina. The project will provide training and on-site technical assistance to primary health care practice sites to facilitate the identification of children who may benefit from early intervention services. Services will be provided to physicians and their staff at various times to support the integration of standardized, validated developmental screening and referral into designated well-child visits, the provision of information and education to families regarding their child's development, and collaboration with community partners to ensure follow-up to the practices regarding referral and treatment plans. The project will also develop and disseminate appropriate materials to participating practices including a community resources directory or referral handouts. In addition, project staff may provide participating medical practices with a set of developmental screening tools. The ABCD Coordinator will primarily provide the basic services and the ABCD Specialist will primarily provide the enhanced services. The partnership will administer additional funds that support this project
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