Child Development Screening Initiative
The Child Development Screening Initiative is a three-year endeavor by the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council (FDDC) to convene stakeholders and develop a comprehensive statewide system of developmental screenings for children ages birth to five. FDDC has contracted with Snow Strategies Inc. to carry out the goals of Year 1.
The Initiative will include researching and developing recommendations, criteria and implementation strategies for a coordinated system of screenings that encompass all domains of development and establishes a process of referrals for follow-up assessments and services. The project builds upon the strategic plan of the Florida Cabinet for Children and Youth's goals of establishing mechanisms and strategies to support families in providing for the optimal growth and development of their children and youth.
The goals of Year 1 include:
- researching efforts in other states with higher screening rates than Florida;
- researching Florida's system of developmental screenings;
- identifying screening and assessment tools used in Florida;
- convening a statewide Task Force to review the findings and make recommendations for a comprehensive system; and
- developing a standard menu of screening and assessment tools for use in Florida.
The first meeting of the Task Force was October. 26, 2011 in Tallahassee.
The second meeting of the Task Force was January 9, 2012 via Webinar.
The third meeting of the Task Force was March 23, 2012 in Tallahassee.
March 23, 2012 meeting power point presentations:
Early Childhood Council of Hillsborough
Florida SHOTS
Health Information Exchange - AHCA
Whole Child Leon
Taskforce documents:
Electronic Data Systems Workgroup minutes #2
Follow-Up Services Workgroup minutes #2
System of Care Workgroup minutes #2
Menu of Statewide Developmental Screening Tools
Webinar Power Point Presentation
System of Care Workgroup minutes
Electronic Data Systems Workgroup minutes
Follow-Up Services Workgroup minutes
Florida’s Current System of Developmental Screenings
Developmental Screening: Other States
Screening & Assessment Tools Used in Florida
Child Development Screening Initiative Task Force members:
Andy Behrman, President/CEO
Florida Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.
Lisa Billups, State Advisory Council Director
Florida’s Office of Early Learning
Carol Brady, Executive Director
Healthy Start Coalition of Northeast Florida
Jeanne Boggs
Parent
Dr. Jeffrey P. Brosco
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Miami
Director, Clinical Services, Mailman Center for Child Development
Dr. Sharon Carnahan, Director
Child Development Center, Rollins College
Lilli Copp, Director
Florida Head Start State Collaboration Office
Lynn Marie Firehammer, Director
Early Steps, Florida Department of Health
Dr. Barbara F. Foster
Department of Economic Opportunity
Cynthia Fuller, Program/Policy Coordinator
Office of Insurance Regulation
Michael Garner, President/CEO
Florida Association of Health Plans
Dr. Susan Gold
University of Miami
Mailman Center for Child Development
Dr. Peter Gorski, Chief Health and Child Development Officer
The Children’s Trust
Dr. Mimi Graham, Director
Florida State University
Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy
Karen Hallinan, Program Specialist
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
Florida Department of Education
Dr. Sharon Hennessy, Clinical and Training Supervisor
North Central Early Steps
University of Florida - Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics
Mike Hightower, Vice President of Governmental Relations
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Susan LaJoie
Florida State University College of Medicine
Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health
Parent
Susan Main, Executive Director
Early Learning Coalition of Duval
Amanda Moore, State Inclusion Coordinator
Florida’s Office of Early Learning
Allison Parish
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Dr. Mary Pavan
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Dr. Mercedes Rodriguez
Medical Executive Director
Osceola County Health Department
Dr. Julia Revell St. Petery (Judy)
General Pediatrics, Tallahassee Primary Care Associates
Judy Taylor-Fischer, Program Administrator
Agency for Health Care Administration
Division of Medicaid
Karen Wiggins
Healthy Start Coalition, Tallahassee
The Child Development Screening Initiative is sponsored by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities and the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc.
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc.
124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-2981
Phone (850) 488-4180/(800) 580-7801
Fax (850) 922-6702 • TDD (850 488-0956/(888) 488-8633
www.FDDC.org
