Healthy Start EPIC Center
Increase the proportion of HS grantees with a fully implemented Community Action Network (CAN) to 100%.
A Community Action Network, or CAN, is a formally organized partnership, advisory board or coalition of organizations and individuals. The CAN represents consumers and appropriate agencies that unite in an effort to collectively apply their resources to the implementation of one or more commons strategies to achieve a common goal within their service area.
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Father/Partner Involvement Program evaluation Shared Measurement
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Breastfeeding Case Management/Care Coordination Program evaluation Quality Improvement Social Determinants of Health
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Father/Partner Involvement Participant Recruitment and Retention Quality Improvement
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Common Agenda Father/Partner Involvement Participant Recruitment and Retention Socio-emotional Development for Children
Medical‐legal partnership (MLP) is an approach to health that integrates the work of healthcare, public health, and civil legal aid to more effectively identify, treat, and prevent health‐harming legal needs for patients, clinics, and populations. MLP addresses legal needs in the areas of income supports and insurance; housing and utilities; employment and education; legal status; and personal and family stability. MLP:
Case Management/Care Coordination Insurance Coverage Other Risk Assessment
Beyond Access: Inequalities in the generation, manipulation, and distribution of health information and the capacity to act on health information among social and cultural groups in the United States is discussed in an audio presentation by Dr. Kasiomayajula Viswanath. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. His research focuses on how inequalities in communication are associated with health disparities.
Communication Community and Organizational Partnerships Cultural Competence Group Processes/Facilitation Health Equity Health Literacy Leadership Social Determinants of Health Strategic Planning
In this module, nationally recognized family leader and speaker, Ms. Eileen Forlenza addresses four critical strategies for increasing meaningful partnerships between Families and MCH Professionals. Anyone interested in issues around Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) will find this 30-minute leadership lesson incredibly insightful and helpful.
Learning Objectives:
Community and Organizational Partnerships Group Processes/Facilitation
This course will cover the fundamental concepts of collaborative leadership and clarify the multiple layers of influence that impact health. Participants will receive an introduction to the knowledge and skills needed to effectively guide diverse groups of people to find solutions to complex problems that affect them all. Collaborative leadership is an evidence-based field that has proven particularly effective in public health planning where multiple stakeholders have an interest. Course topics include the nature of successful collaboration, characteristics of a collaborative leader and a discussion of the collaborative leadership practices. An overview of a multiple-sector approach to public health provides a context for the collaborative leadership discussions.
Learning Objectives:
Community and Organizational Partnerships Group Processes/Facilitation Leadership
This downloadable file is intended as an introduction to CBPR for people who are in the early stages of using or considering using CBPR.
The Maternal and Child Health Leadership Skills Development Series brings leadership concepts to life in an MCH context, allowing you to conduct your own training sessions, within your own time frames and in your own settings.
The Maternal and Child Health Leadership Skills Development Series is a set of training modules designed for use in small groups. Each module offers a mix of presentation and exploration in different learning formats:
• Video “mini-lecture”
• Interactive group discussion questions and exercises
• Case study with discussion prompts and hands-on exercises
• Video clips from interviews with MCH leaders
• Individual self-reflection exercises
• Individual leadership development planning worksheet
Communication Community and Organizational Partnerships Cultural Competence Group Processes/Facilitation Health Equity Health Literacy Leadership Social Determinants of Health Strategic Planning