06.01.23
Participant ideas and solutions were captured by Sara O’Keeffe, CPPR, and Diego Perez, Orange Sparkle Ball, through visual graphic recordings. Please view the collective graphic recordings in English and Spanish.
Develpmental Health Parent-driven Actionable Solutions (PDF)
Desarrollo de la Salud Lideradas par Padres Soluciones Accionables
In Fall 2022, as part of the All in for Kansas Kids strategic plan implementation efforts, the University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships and Research (CPPR) conducted a survey to learn how Kansans understood the topic of early childhood developmental health, developmental screening processes, individual experiences with developmental milestones, and what local resources were available.
Results of the survey were collected as a first step to create improvements to existing outreach efforts and prioritize new initiatives and education. Nearly 1,500 families and providers across the state participated in the survey. Three themes emerged from feedback: gaps in awareness of developmental health, milestones, and screenings; family overwhelm in trying to navigate and access timely developmental health information about their child(ren); and, identifying who to trust for culturally responsive sources of information and supports.
Information gathered from that survey supported the next step of CPPR hosting six virtual family engagement sessions in Spring 2023, focusing on developmental health – the overall growth and development of a child, birth through five years old, including physical, cognitive, and social-emotional growth patterns. The Developmental Health Family Engagement Sessions included five sessions facilitated in English and one session in Spanish, with a total of 93 parent and caregiver participants. In each session, parents and caregivers were asked to generate ideas of small, actionable solutions to improve developmental health experiences for all families in Kansas.
Some of their solutions included:
Featuring developmental health in community family engagement opportunities such as:
• Play groups
• Parent groups
• Health and education fairs
• Learning sessions with providers
Increasing home-based supports such as:
• Family resource kits with developmentally appropriate items
• Technology-based tools/supports from birth through 5
* Text options; Email options; Pamphlets
* QR code key fob for developmental health resources
Ensuring developmental health information is available through a centralized resource hub
• FAQ section
• Educational resources and learning opportunities
• Conversation scripts to help talk with providers about concerns
• Local screening events and opportunities
Elevating family voice through:
• Family/Provider partnerships/leaderships/councils
• Family engagement in local and state systems
• Social networking opportunities
Increasing community awareness of developmental health screenings and resources for families with partners such as:
• Local health care providers
• Early childhood professionals
• Community-based organizations
• Faith communities
If your community or organization would like to learn more or is interested in implementing the ideas developed through these sessions, please contact Rachel Gardner at rachelgardner@ku.edu.
06.01.23
Develpmental Health Parent-driven Actionable Solutions (PDF)
Desarrollo de la Salud Lideradas par Padres Soluciones Accionables
In Fall 2022, as part of the All in for Kansas Kids strategic plan implementation efforts, the University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships and Research (CPPR) conducted a survey to learn how Kansans understood the topic of early childhood developmental health, developmental screening processes, individual experiences with developmental milestones, and what local resources were available.
Results of the survey were collected as a first step to create improvements to existing outreach efforts and prioritize new initiatives and education. Nearly 1,500 families and providers across the state participated in the survey. Three themes emerged from feedback: gaps in awareness of developmental health, milestones, and screenings; family overwhelm in trying to navigate and access timely developmental health information about their child(ren); and, identifying who to trust for culturally responsive sources of information and supports.
Information gathered from that survey supported the next step of CPPR hosting six virtual family engagement sessions in Spring 2023, focusing on developmental health – the overall growth and development of a child, birth through five years old, including physical, cognitive, and social-emotional growth patterns. The Developmental Health Family Engagement Sessions included five sessions facilitated in English and one session in Spanish, with a total of 93 parent and caregiver participants. In each session, parents and caregivers were asked to generate ideas of small, actionable solutions to improve developmental health experiences for all families in Kansas.
Some of their solutions included:
Featuring developmental health in community family engagement opportunities such as:
• Play groups
• Parent groups
• Health and education fairs
• Learning sessions with providers
Increasing home-based supports such as:
• Family resource kits with developmentally appropriate items
• Technology-based tools/supports from birth through 5
* Text options; Email options; Pamphlets
* QR code key fob for developmental health resources
Ensuring developmental health information is available through a centralized resource hub
• FAQ section
• Educational resources and learning opportunities
• Conversation scripts to help talk with providers about concerns
• Local screening events and opportunities
Elevating family voice through:
• Family/Provider partnerships/leaderships/councils
• Family engagement in local and state systems
• Social networking opportunities
Increasing community awareness of developmental health screenings and resources for families with partners such as:
• Local health care providers
• Early childhood professionals
• Community-based organizations
• Faith communities
If your community or organization would like to learn more or is interested in implementing the ideas developed through these sessions, please contact Rachel Gardner at rachelgardner@ku.edu.