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2015 Healthy Start Convention

On November 16-18, 2015, all Healthy Start grantees attended the 2015 Healthy Start Convention: Achieving Measurable Outcomes that Make a Difference for Women, Families, and Communities in Washington, DC.

The purpose of the Convention was to convene the Healthy Start grantee community to build momentum, garner synergy, and propel the Healthy Start initiative towards greater success in improving perinatal health outcomes by sharing best practices, building skills, and increasing knowledge for providing high-quality services to women and their families.

Materials from the Convention are available below.

Plenary Sessions

Convention Welcome | Opening Slides
Data for Decision Making and Healthy Start | Science of Healthy Start Slides
Implementing Healthy Start: National Perspectives
Keynote Plenary: Marketing & Communication Strategies that Work | Slides

Breakout Session I: Collective Impact Peer Learning Network (PLN)

Slides

Breakout Session II: Quality Improvement to Strengthen Service Delivery

Making Sense of Your Data | Slides | PME Steps Handout | Presentation References
Introduction to Building an Organizational Culture of Quality Improvement | Slides | Session Notes
Enhancing a Culture of Quality (Advanced) | Slides
Linking Health Start Benchmarks, PDSA Cycles, and Measuring Impact | Slides | Flow Chart | Benchmark Statistics | PRAMS Handout
Evaluating Collective Impact | Slides | Handout
When to Adopt, Adapt, or Abandon in the PDSA Process | Slides | Cox Slides
From Complex to Concrete: Teaching PDSA to Your Direct Service Staff (Train-the-Trainer) | Slides | Handout

Breakout Session III: Enhancing Quality Service Delivery (Resources, Training, and Information)

The Reproductive Life Plan: From Concept to Practice | Slides
Literacy from 0-24 Months & Well Child Visits | Slides
Using the Empowerment Model for Referral and Follow-up
Motivational Interviewing: Conversations that Promote Smoking Cessation | Open-Ended Questions Handout | Observer Handout | Web Resources
Implementing Evidence-Based Programs | Session Notes
Breastfeeding Support and Safe Sleep | Daniels Slides | Bronheim Slides

Breakout Session IV: Strengthening Communication/Marketing Strategies

Launching Evaluation Results – What Next? (Dissemination Plans) | Beasley Slides | Bragg Slides
Publishing Basics: Effectively Expressing What the Data Says and What People Say About Your Services | Kogan Slides | Berry Slides
Developing Your Elevator Speech | Slides
Using Presentation Software to Resonate | Slides
Writing for Your Audience | Slides | NIH Plain Language Checklist | HRSA Plain Language Checklist
Getting Started with Social Media | Slides | HIV Prevention Goes Social: Using Social to Create, Connect, and Come Together | HIV Prevention Goes Social Part II: Social Media Strategy, Policy & Monitoring Workbook
Innovative Marketing Strategies for Special Populations | Presentation

Project Management 101

Project Management: A Healthy Start | Slides | Project Director Panel Transcript | Project Director Panel Main Points

Breastfeeding Communication Program evaluation Quality Improvement Reproductive Life Planning/Family Planning

Ask the Expert: Quality Improvement 101 for Healthy Start Grantees

Are there work processes that frustrate you or the people you work with? Are you interested in a systematic approach to increasing effectiveness and efficiency of processes that will result in improved services for Healthy Start participants? If so, you may be interested in quality improvement (QI). As a team-based activity, QI is about making changes to improve outcomes. It is not about working harder, it is about working differently. This introductory webinar introduces an approach to improvement. It will include a brief presentation outlining basic principles of QI and why it is important to Healthy Start grantees now. QI resources will be provided. There will be time for questions and discussion after the presentation.

Target Audience: Healthy Start Program Directors and their staff who are new to quality improvement, as well as those already engaged in quality improvement activities, are encouraged to participate on this webinar.

After this webinar, participants will be able to:

Describe the basic principles of quality improvement
Recognize how QI can improve Healthy Start services
Access resources to learn more about QI and support QI activites

Webinar Materials:

Quality Improvement

Healthy Start Regional Meeting (AZ, CA, NM, TX)

Meeting Materials:

BCFS Healthy Start Laredo | Slides
Recruitment Strategies | Slides
Addressing Healthy Start TA Areas of Interest | Slides
Effective Fatherhood Programs Q/A and Open Discussion | Slides
Healthy Start CoIIN Overview | Slides
Collective Impact – Peer Learning Networks | Slides
Building the Healthy Start Community | Slides
Healthy Start Regional Meeting: Techniques, Tools, and Treasures | Slides
Overview of Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement | Slides

Case Management/Care Coordination Community Engagement Program evaluation Quality Improvement

Healthy Start Regional Meeting (CO, MN, NV, OR, SD, WI)

Meeting Materials:

Regional Meeting Agenda
MCH Title V Block Grant handout
EPIC Center Services
Healthy Start Initiatives: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health | Slides
Healthy Start and Collective Impact: Building the Common Agenda | Slides
Creating a Communication Plan to Grow Your Healthy Start Program | Slides | Communications Plan Examples | Communications Plan Brief

Communication Community Engagement Quality Improvement

Ask the Expert: Quality Family Planning Recommendations and Healthy Start

It is valuable for Healthy Start grantees to understand the newest recommendations for Quality Family Planning Services published by federal agencies including the CDC and Office of Population Affairs. These recommendations include how to provide family planning services so that individuals can achieve their desired number and spacing of children, increase the chances that a baby will be born healthy, and improve their health even if they choose to not have children. This webinar will review the recommendations and describe their relevance to Healthy Start grantees.

Webinar Materials:

Quality Improvement Reproductive Life Planning/Family Planning

Healthy Start Grantee Orientation and Welcome Webinar

This orientation webinar introduces new grantees to the MCHB Healthy Start Initiative staff; provides an overview of the Healthy Start program; describes available technical assistance resources; and shares upcoming technical assistance opportunities.

Webinar Recording
Webinar Slides (PDF)
Webinar Transcript (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Healthy Start Grantee Profile Form (PDF)
JSI Contact Information (PDF)

Program evaluation Quality Improvement

Engaging and Expanding Healthy Start Leadership Webinar

The learning session discusses the expanded role of the Level 3 Healthy Start grantees in implementing the Federal Healthy Start Initiative, and also includes an overview of roles and responsibilities, core competencies, and planned involvement in the Healthy Start CoIIN & Learning Collaborative.

Quality Improvement

Healthy Start EPIC Fall Convention – A New Era of Healthy Start: Emphasizing Quality and Planning for Success

The purpose of the convention was to learn about training and technical assistance available for you to effectively plan and implement the new Healthy Start model that aims to maximize the impact of Healthy Start on the reduction of infant mortality through the integration of current and emerging evidenced-based approaches. The Convention featured presentations on the four components of the Healthy Start EPIC model which are: 1) Evaluate need and impact; 2) Partner for collective impact; 3) Implement evidence-based practice and; 4) Consider the client’s context.

Convention Program
Welcome and Opening Remarks | Lu Slides
Introduction to the Healthy Start Model | Friedrich Slides
Evaluate Need and Impact | Corle Slides | Guidry Slides
Maximizing Impact | Cheuy Slides |Kaigler-Crawlle Slides
Implement Evidence-based Practices| Shepherd Slides | Berry Slides
Consider Participants Context | McAfee Slides | Redmond Slides
2014 Healthy Start Convention Videos

Other Resources

Community Engagement Community Needs Assessment Health Equity Program evaluation Quality Improvement Social Determinants of Health

Engaging and Expanding Healthy Start Leadership and Quality Improvement Institute

The Leadership and Quality Improvement Institute provided a forum for launching the collaborative work between the Healthy Start EPIC Center Team and the Healthy Start Leadership and Mentoring Grantees. The purpose of the Institute was to enhance the Healthy Start program by creating an environment that fosters participation and engagement, and establishes the Healthy Start Leadership and Mentoring Grantees as a cohort.