NO PLACE LIKE HOME
When children are very young, their world revolves around their home and most immediate neighborhood. When children reach school age, much of their world is around their school. Place matters; child policies must recognize and support the child's home and world.
IMPERATIVES FOR PLACE-BASED CHILD STRATEGIES
CHILDREN'S SOCIAL DETERMINANTS ARE THEIR HOME AND COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES A COMMUNITY AND RELATIONAL HEALTH WORKFORCE
CHILDREN'S SOCIAL DETERMINANTS ARE THEIR HOME AND COMMUNITY
Social determinants of health for children largely are about their home, neighborhood, and community. As lawmakers respond to social determinants of health, they must do so both with home/neighborhood and children in mind.
As Dismantling Racism: 10 Compelling Reasons for Investing in a Relational/Community Health Workforce for Young Childr
Social determinants of health for children largely are about their home, neighborhood, and community. As lawmakers respond to social determinants of health, they must do so both with home/neighborhood and children in mind.
As Dismantling Racism: 10 Compelling Reasons for Investing in a Relational/Community Health Workforce for Young Children and Their Families outlines, this is key to both improving child well-being and reducing disparities and inequities for the next generation.
IT'S ALL ABOUT SAFETY, STABILITY, NURTURING, AND RESILIENCE
INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES A COMMUNITY AND RELATIONAL HEALTH WORKFORCE
CHILDREN'S SOCIAL DETERMINANTS ARE THEIR HOME AND COMMUNITY
Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Healthy People 2030 have recognized that the key to young children’s healthy development and a good start in life is a safe, stable, and nurturing home environment. There are a diverse and growing array of evidenced-based programs and practices shown to strengthen parenting and impro
Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Healthy People 2030 have recognized that the key to young children’s healthy development and a good start in life is a safe, stable, and nurturing home environment. There are a diverse and growing array of evidenced-based programs and practices shown to strengthen parenting and improve children’s early development, particularly in terms of bonding and secure attachment, early self-regulation, and resilience.
Young Child Health Transformation: What Practice Tells Us provides a synthesis of both the programmatic research and the underlying attributes of effective practice for achieving success through the health system.
INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES A COMMUNITY AND RELATIONAL HEALTH WORKFORCE
INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES A COMMUNITY AND RELATIONAL HEALTH WORKFORCE
INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES A COMMUNITY AND RELATIONAL HEALTH WORKFORCE
Although they come by many names, key to strengthening families in supporting their children are workers who build relationships of trust and partner with families. This includes primary health practitioners providing guidance and support for parenting, home visiting services, peer support programs, and family support staff within many di
Although they come by many names, key to strengthening families in supporting their children are workers who build relationships of trust and partner with families. This includes primary health practitioners providing guidance and support for parenting, home visiting services, peer support programs, and family support staff within many different community-based organizations, often with lived-experience and deep connections to the communities they serve. Community health workers, relational care coordinators, child development staff within pediatric practices, promotores, doulas, home visitors, family development specialists fulfill these roles, but currently only reach a small share of those who can benefit.
Building A Relational Health Workforce for Young Children: A Framework for Improving Child Well-Being provides the strong and diverse evidence base and need for action in developing a much broader and deeper community and relational health workforce.
PLACE-BASED MEANS NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED
FEDERAL ACTIONS MUST DIRECT FOCUS UPON CHILDREN AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES A COMMUNITY AND RELATIONAL HEALTH WORKFORCE
Children live in neighborhoods and communities which affect their health and development. The Geography of Vulnerability, Opportunity, and Resilience shows why it is imperative to define community below the county level and to make children a priority focus in those communities.
FEDERAL ACTIONS MUST DIRECT FOCUS UPON CHILDREN AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
FEDERAL ACTIONS MUST DIRECT FOCUS UPON CHILDREN AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
FEDERAL ACTIONS MUST DIRECT FOCUS UPON CHILDREN AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
Both the White House and Congress are seeking to "build back better" through building a stronger human services infrastructure. This includes a substantial commitment to a community-based workforce, $6.5 billion annually for 100,000 new community-based workers. Child advocates need to mobilize support for this -- but also advocate for str
Both the White House and Congress are seeking to "build back better" through building a stronger human services infrastructure. This includes a substantial commitment to a community-based workforce, $6.5 billion annually for 100,000 new community-based workers. Child advocates need to mobilize support for this -- but also advocate for strong federal guidance in Congressional authorization and administrative oversight to making children a priority population and ensuring resources go down to a neighborhood (and not just a county or city) level. A Framework for Federal Guidance for A Community-Based Workforce provides guidance on how such language can and should be incorporated.