Action Team 5
Health Resources for Families
OBJECTIVE
Increase awareness of resources available to support families; with a focus on connecting families with children prenatal to 2 years old to screenings and early interventions.
Team co-chairs
Flor Abarca, AIMHiTN
Shana Watkins, Tennessee Justice Center
Current team
Chartrice Crowley, Raphah Institute, Early Embrace
Jared Elzey, Nurture the Next
Nona Joseph, Tennessee Department of Health
Zacnite Vargas-Avalos, Nashville Metro Public Health Department
Angela Williams, Metro Nashville Public Health Department
Fast facts
Focused age group: 0-2
Timeline: 18 months
DOMAIN FOCUS
Physical Health, Mental Health and Development on Track Beginning at Birth
Healthy Birth Weight
Physical Health
Early Intervention
Social Emotional Health
Oral Health
+ Supports for Families (Supported and Supportive Families and Communities)
Strategy 1
Convene key early childhood service providers, with a focus on home visiting programs, key early childhood educators (preschool, Head Start, licensed/unlicensed child care providers), perinatal health providers, and trusted messengers, to identify gaps and address common needs across providers and target families that are disconnected or underserved.
SUCCESS METRICS:
Number of convenings
Number and type of stakeholders convened
Buy-in from stakeholders to participate in the Health Hub
Strategy 2
Design, and build an Early Childhood Health Hub to share resources and supports with families and providers. Train service providers and families on Health Hub platform.
SUCCESS METRICS:
Creation of Health Hub
Number and type of resources/supports, users on Health Hub
Positive feedback from families and early childhood service providers on the usability of the online platform