PROGRAM INFORMATION

PLANNING PROJECT FOR TOUCHPOINTS AND HEALTHY STEPS
JULY 2007 - MAY 2008

RESIDENT EVALUATION DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL ROTATION 2006-2008

Healthy Steps Evaluation at Age 5 1/2

The distinguished journal Pediatrics has published in its September 2007 issue a follow-up of the Healthy Steps National Evaluation cohort to age 5 ½ years, prepared by the Johns Hopkins University evaluation team.  The key findings from this study show that important benefits of Healthy Steps shown at age 30 months in the National Evaluation (JAMA, 12/17/03) persist.  These include: greater satisfaction among parents with their child’s health care, greater odds that parent’s will report a child’s serious behavioral issue to the pediatrician, greater likelihood that the child  will receive anticipatory guidance, and greater odds of children reading books. Parents were less likely to use severe discipline such as spanking with an object or slapping in the face.  They are also more likely to remain the same pediatric practice.  These findings show what the pediatric providers around the nation that provide Healthy Steps know from their daily interaction with patients—Healthy Steps improves the quality of care and the satisfaction of those receiving and providing it. For more information, open “Healthy Steps Hopkins Press Release” document.

 

Healthy Steps


Fresno, California

Healthy Steps (www.healthysteps.org) is an innovative, team-based approach to primary health care for young children. Healthy Steps Fresno provides critical developmental and behavioral education to primary care residents in pediatrics and family practice. At the center of the Healthy Steps approach is the Healthy Steps Specialist, a child development educator who pairs with the resident in their well-child visits. The key to good developmental surveillance is “training your eyes to see” the behavior of the child as it unfolds and taking advantage of “teachable moments” to lead and guide parents as their child grows. Healthy Steps identifies children who need additional help and together with the child’s resident primary care doctor, assures that those needs are met.

For more information about Healthy Steps, please view the information below and contact:

Amy Parks, LCSW
Coordinator of Developmental and
Behavioral Pediatrics and Community Medicine
Healthy Steps Pediatrics Program Director

UCSF Fresno Pediatrics
155 North Fresno Street, Suite 219
Fresno, CA 93701
Office: (559) 499-6567
Fax: (559) 499-6561

Email:aparks@fresno.ucsf.edu

The 2006 Healthy Steps Institute was a success. Over 70 persons attended some part of the Institute and 16 completed the majority of the sessions. Evaluation results were 88% “very good” to “excellent.” For more information click on the evaluation report documents below:

Healthy Steps Institute 2006 Evaluation Report
Healthy Steps Institute 2006 Evaluation Summary Data

Family and Community Medicine is off to a good start with Healthy Steps.

Stay tuned for more developments.

Click here to see photos of the INSTITUTE


PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS

2006

EVALUATION

2006

AGES AND STAGES QUESTIONNAIRE TRAINING [PowerPoint PDF]

EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE [PDF]

DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL CARDS AND TOOLS

RESOURCE GUIDE AND HANDOUTS

http://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/pediatrics/resources.htm

 


supported by a grant from First 5 Fresno

 

 

 


 

 


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