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Change Package for Community Health Centers Part 2: Early Childhood Development Surveillance and Screening

These change ideas focus on early childhood development surveillance and screening, as part of the Change Package for Community Health Centers: Integrating the Early Childhood Development Continuum of Care.

Part 2 focuses on early childhood development surveillance and screening, providing 10 actionable change ideas for health centers and pediatric practices. Use the dropdowns below to get started.

Access all parts of the change package here or by downloading this compiled PDF.

Surveillance and Screening Change Ideas and Sample Tools

Each change idea link below includes a PDF with step-by-step guidance for pediatric practices. The related sample tools (e.g., checklists, scripts) can be edited and customized.

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1. Incorporate family-engaged developmental surveillance into well-child visits.

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2. Establish a family advisory group to guide developmental surveillance and screening procedures.

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3. Integrate the Online Promoting Healthy Development Survey (PHDS) as a routine family feedback tool to improve developmental screenings.

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4. Establish a family advisory role to inform and co-design developmental surveillance and screening processes.

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Family Advisor Scope of Work

5. Integrate the National CLAS Standards into screening and surveillance processes to ensure responsiveness for all families.

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Baseline Assessment of CLAS Standard 6

6. Embed a workflow to streamline recommended screenings into the electronic health record to support comprehensive care planning and documentation.

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7. Create automated electronic health record reminders that alert staff when screenings are due at specific well-child visits to improve timely completion and follow-up.

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8. Develop a screening compliance process using retrospective chart reviews, real-time electronic health record alerts, and clinical decision support to improve completion of required screenings during well-child visits.

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9. Embed electronic health record pop-up alerts to notify providers and staff of previously missed screenings during well-child visits.

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10. Develop a training protocol for new hires to ensure consistent implementation of early childhood screening and referral workflows.

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More Resources

Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood: Tools for Embedding the Early Childhood Development Continuum of Care in Clinic Operations

Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood: Tools for Elevating Family Engagement, Leadership, and Storytelling in Clinical Practice

Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood: Tools for Developing Sustainable Policy, Financing, and Payment Strategies

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