Milestone Moments Update Presentation to: Nutrition Services Directors’ Meeting Presented by: Meredith Peirce, RD, LD, IBCLC Date: December 14, 2016
Objectives At the end of this presentation participants will be able to… • Describe the upcoming Georgia DPH awareness referral campaign • Understand WIC’s role in issuing these materials • Implementation date and next steps
Purpose of Milestone Moments Health education campaign to promote awareness of: • Healthy developmental milestones in early childhood- awareness • Importance of tracking each child’s development- parent’s tracking • Importance of acting early if there are concerns- referral to Children 1 st or Pediatrician
Milestone Moments Pamphlet Booklet
Where We Are • Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs has developed draft training • Training will include expectations of WIC staff for participant education • Once training complete, distribution of materials can begin
Who Will Receive Materials? • Districts encouraged to share materials at every infant and child certification • Also to any parent that has concerns about his or her child’s development
WIC CPA Role • Can give brief description to parents on type of information • Will not be educating on any of the information contained in either handout
Children 1 st Referral • The Milestone Moments booklet contains Children 1 st referral information for every district • Parents can contact local Children 1 st Coordinator with more questions • Working to possibly set up automatic referral process
Timeline of Use of Current Materials • Materials only approved for use through end of March 2017 • After March 31 st , 2017 materials need to be disposed of • New updated materials will be sent out to continue distribution
Start Date • Materials will be mailed soon. (Currently in the state warehouse) • Distribution can begin in January after training is completed by staff • Action memo will go out as well
District Responsibilities • Assure all staff complete training when it is available • Assure all clinics have materials • State-wide implementation planned for January
Summary • Milestone Moments materials should be received soon • Training will be finalized and shared statewide • Distribution of current materials can begin after training and will be discarded on March 31, 2017
Questions? Contact Information: Meredith Peirce, RD, LD, IBCLC Nutrition Program Specialist Office: 404-463-2091 Email: Meredith.peirce@dph.ga.gov
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