Early Childhood Developmental Health Systems
Bringing families and local systems together
With partnership and support from ZERO TO THREE, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), and the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), we are strengthening and expanding local early childhood systems so families can more easily get the care and resources they need to create a lasting impact on early childhood development.
We've started this focus in the San Luis Valley, a rural region in southwestern Colorado with plentiful, but disconnected, early childhood resources. We are improving how local services work together in three different ways:
Families in the San Luis Valley, a rural region in Southwest Colorado, often face obstacles accessing early childhood services. See how families, communities, and state agencies are working together with us to create more connected services that empower families and give young children the opportunity to grow and thrive.
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Co-Design How-To Guides
Are you interested in bringing co-design to your community, or just curious what co-design is and how it looks? Our How-To Guides were developed from interviews with families, health systems, and community partners involved in a co-design project in Alamosa, CO. Using their stories and personal experiences, three guides full of suggestions, tips, and examples were created to support other communities interested in improving their local healthcare experience.
Links Coming Soon!
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Thank you to our partners!
This project is awarded by the Early Childhood Developmental Health Systems (ECDHS): Evidence to Impact Center (the Center), a technical assistance partnership led by ZERO TO THREE and funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration at the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services.
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