Healthy Steps Chronology

CWF Funded
Background
Research*
pediatricians,
parents
ŒModels of
Corporate
Programs for
Parents
Partnership
Development
ŒMEM and CWF
begin outreach to
national and local
philanthropies
ŒNational Advisory
Committee (NAC)
in formation
1996
National Study of the
Changing Work Force
1997
Identifying Projects to
Improve Medicaid
Financing of
Developmental and
Behavioral Services for
Young Children
1998
ŒHEDIS Measures
1999
ŒMedicaid EPSDT as a
for Young Children
ŒPrivate Health
Insurance
Coverage of HS
Services
funding source
ŒQuality Child
Development Services
through Medical MC
Contracts
ŒReview of Home
Visiting Programs
T
T
Newsweek Issue: Your Child
T
Surgeon General's Report on
Children's Mental Health released
T
From Neurons to Neighborhoods (IOM)
National Survey of Early Childhood
Health
T
Olds Study on Home Visiting
T
Newsweek Issue: Your Child
T
Developmental/ Behavioral Pediatric
Training
T
White House Conferences, Brain
Development, Childcare
S-CHIP (Title XXI)
T
T
2000
White House Early Childhood
Education Initiative
1995
ŒFocus groups of
T
First Lady's Summit on Early Childhood
Cognitive Development
1994
National
Survey of
Parents with
Children
Birth-3yrs
T
Healthy Child Care America Campaign
T
Medical Home Concept Evolves
T
1980's and
Early 1990's
ACF Funds Early Head Start
NIH, Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes
Study
T T T
Starting Points
Bright Futures for Children
BEEP
Zero to Three
National Movements and
Initiatives Impacting Child
Health
Figure 16.2. Healthy Steps Chronology
2001
2002
T
T
Medicaid Parents' Experience
with the Health care System
ŒMEM Associates HS
support program
ŒNAC meets twice a
year
ŒLocal Funding network
meets annually
LFN meets with
Grantmakers in Health
Curriculum
Development Model Development
Training
Healthy
Steps
Program for
Young
Children
Established
ABCD Initiative
Developing Quality
Assurance Programs for
Children Birth-3yrs
HS for Young Children in
Childcare
Development of HS
curriculum, training
and parent
2 HS Institutes
materials
Communication
Œ2 publications
Œ7 presentations
Œ1 publication
Œ8 presentations
ŒHS Brochure
ŒHS Newsletter
4 HS Institutes
3 HS Institutes
Œ19 publications
Œ11 presentations
Launched
ŒHS internet services
launched
Œ24 publications
Œ14 presentations
ŒHS Video
ŒMultimedia
Œ2 HS Institutes
Œ4 training manuals
Œ20 publications
Œ17 presentations
2 training manuals
Œ19 publications
Œ13 presentations
ŒSelf Pay,
Substitution, and
marketing models
ŒChild Development
and Pediatric Care
proposal for a new
program
Child Development
Curriculum for
Pediatric Residency
Programs
Œ8 publications
Œ13 presentations
Training Package
Operations and
Management
ICF Consulting
Administers the HS
Program
ŒSite visits to select 15
HS evaluation sites
ŒSite visits to select HS
affiliate sites
q
Evaluation
Evaluation of the
HS Program
Designed
National evaluation
of the HS Program
Implemented
ŒSlide/video
presentation on
implementing HS
ŒMonitoring Site Visit
#1
TA Evaluation and
HDS practice
development at
affiliates
CWF funds sites to sustain,
adapt and replicate HS
ŒSustainabiliy training
workshop
ŒMonitoring Site Visit
#2
ŒEmbedded study
of parent-child
interaction and
child development
ŒEvaluation of
alternative model
sites: Denver,
Evaluation of the affiliate Seattle
sites of the HS Program
Long term follow up of HS
Diffusion
22 sites nationally evolving
"HS type" services
1980's and
Early 1990's
1994
1995
1996
1997
* Selected Set
16-15
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002