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Enhancing Developmentally Oriented Primary Care (EDOPC) Program Overview Program Overview This is a 3 year project funded that began in 2005. Multiple private agencies are supporting EDOPC activities. The Michael Reese Health Trust funded a planning phase and has committed multi-year support. The Aetna Foundation, the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation, the Irving B. Harris Foundation, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the W. Clement and Jesse V. Stone Foundation, and the Chicago Community Trust are also supporting EDOPC. Program Goals We hope to accomplish these goals by offering educational programs, including office-based presentations and teleconferences for primary care providers, allied health care professionals, and their office staff. We also will be holding biannual meetings for the faculty of the state’s pediatric and family practice residency programs, and working closely with a few individual medical residency and nurse practitioner and physician assistant training programs. In addition, we offer on-going technical assistance, which supports practices in carrying out the above goals. This will be offered through consultation – both by phone (1-888-270-0558) and in person – as well as through the project's Web site: www.edopc.org. You may also contact us for more information at info@edopc.org. Finally, we will be working with state systems like Early Intervention and Medicaid as well as community level services, insurers and others to change policies to better support developmentally-oriented primary care. Trainings Available In addition to Developmental and Social/Emotional, and Maternal Depression Screening, trainings on the following developmental issues are also available: The curricula for all of these programs were developed by advisory teams of experts in the fields, including developmental pediatricians, as well as pediatricians and family physicians currently in practice. CME credits will be available for many of the EDOPC presentations. Please contact Juanona Brewster, ICAAP project director, at jbrewster@illinoisaap.com or 312-733-1026, ext 203 for more information. Request an EDOPC Program at Your Practice/Clinic! To schedule a presentation at your site, please contact Juanona Brewster, ICAAP project director, at jbrewster@illinoisaap.com or 312-733-1026, ext 203. Have a question? Need additional help? Developmental Screening Resources and Web Sites For more information about developmental screening tools, including links to comparisons of commonly used tools and ordering information, please visit Developmental
Screening Resources Child and Family Connections Offices - Child and Family Connections (CFC) is the entry point for Early Intervention services (for children ages 0-3) in Illinois. This link lists the 25 CFC offices in Illinois with their corresponding county/zip codes of the population for which they serve. You may also call 1-800-323-4769 to find the CFC nearest to a child's home address. Children With Special Health Care Needs - Download brochures and review resources for providers and parents of children with special needs. Through the Eyes of a Baby Letter - Download this letter to give to tired, concerned parents of babies who do not yet sleep through the night. Child Development Web Sites and Resources The
Illinois Early Learning Project's (IEL) Web site includes useful tip
sheets, frequently asked questions, a conference calendar with information
on workshops, exhibits, and presentations for parents and caregivers,
and early learning Web links. The site provides most information in English
and Spanish. The Ounce of Prevention Fund invests in the healthy development of infants, children, adolescents and families. This site provides a link to the latest advocacy news and alerts, and information about the Birth to Five Project. The goal of the Birth to Five Project is to maximize existing investments in early childhood, reduce duplication in programs and services at the local level, and ensure all Illinois children are safe, healthy, eager to learn and ready to succeed by the time they enter school. Brazelton Touchpoints Center (BTC) is a training organization at the Child Development Unit, Children's Hospital, Boston. BTC offers training based on the work of Dr. T. Berry Brazelton which combines relationship building and child development into a framework that professionals can use to enhance their work with families. Visit the Web site to learn more about Touchpoints and training opportunities for professionals from a variety of disciplines and settings who incorporate the model into their individual practice and/or community. Voices for Illinois Children is a non-profit, non-partisan, statewide group of child advocates who examine conditions facing children, proposes thoughtful solutions and rallies support for public policies that benefit children in Illinois. The Commonwealth Fund has a mission is to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. This is carried out through support of independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy. Healthy Steps for Young Children is a national initiative aimed at enhancing the quality of preventive health care for young children. Healthy Steps emphasizes a close relationship between health care professionals and parents in addressing the physical, emotional, and intellectual growth and development of children from birth to age 3. Free handouts are available for downloading through the Commonwealth Fund's Web site. Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online is a resource for professionals interested in child development and behavior, especially in the medical setting. Major funding is provided by the Commonwealth Fund. The site is closely connected with the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and has a multidisciplinary Professional Advisory Committee. Utah Collaborative Medical Home Project offers physicians (and others) useful, reliable, relevant information, tools, and resources to aid in the care of children with chronic and complex conditions. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, a nonprofit volunteer organization, is the nation's educational library serving people who cannot effectively read standard print because of visual impairment, dyslexia, or other physical disability. Its mission is to create opportunities for individual success by providing and promoting the effective use of accessible educational materials.
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