New Jersey Chapter American Academy Of Pediatrics Inc

TRANSFORMING PEDIATRICS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD - ADDRESS: 50 MILLSTONE ROAD, BUILDING 200, SUITE 130, EAST WINDSOR, NJ 08520 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: BRITTANY JOHNSON, MPH CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (609) 631-5665 EMAIL ADDRESS: BJOHNSON@NJAAP.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.NJAAP.ORG TOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED: $1,000,000 PER YEAR NJ SEEDLINGS WILL TRANSFORM HOW PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE IS DELIVERED FOR PRENATAL-TO-FIVE-YEAR-OLD (P-5) POPULATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR NJ FAMILY CARE OR WHO ARE UNINSURED. THIS INITIATIVE WILL BRING TOGETHER EXPERTS IN PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS, PARENTS, AND HEALTHYSTEPS (HS) PRACTICE LEADERS TO IMPROVE EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH, SCHOOL READINESS, FAMILY WELL-BEING, AND HEALTH EQUITY OUTCOMES. OVER THE FOUR-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, THE NJ SEEDLINGS WILL A) IMPROVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO A CONTINUUM OF ECD SERVICES IN PEDIATRIC PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES, AND B) IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF PEDIATRIC PRACTICES AND THE WORKFORCE TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY ECD SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE HOLISTIC NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, THROUGH THE FOLLOWING APPROACH: 1) IMPLEMENT THE HS MODEL AT EIGHT DIVERSE PEDIATRIC PRACTICES. THESE ECD EXPERTS WILL BE TRAINED TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO SERVICES INCLUDING EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION/PREVENTION, SCREENING AND SURVEILLANCE, CARE COORDINATION AND LINKAGE, AND INTERVENTIONS. THEY WILL COLLABORATE WITH PRENATAL PROVIDERS ON ONE PRENATAL VISIT FOR HIGH-RISK PATIENTS TO SHARE PARENTING RESOURCES AND ASSIST WITH REFERRALS. AS PARENTS ARE PARAMOUNT TO THIS WORK, IN EACH PRACTICE, A PARENT WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE WHO IS ALSO A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER WILL SERVE AS A FAMILY RESOURCES SPECIALIST TO ENSURE PARENT-TO-PARENT SUPPORT. 2) PROVIDE TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCES TO PEDIATRIC PRACTICES. AS NEW NJ HS PRACTICE SITES ARE ONBOARDED, PRACTICE TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A 6-MONTH MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC) PART 4 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI) PROJECT ECHO TO STRENGTHEN ECD INTEGRATION THROUGH ROR, A P ROGRAM THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, FURTHERS LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, AND HELPS FAMILIES BUILD MEANINGFUL BONDS; AND THE KOD, WHICH DEMONSTRATES HOW PHYSICIANS CAN PROMOTE CHILDREN’S BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND HELP CREATE NURTURING PARENTING ENVIRONMENTS DURING ROUTINE WELL-CHILD VISITS. 3) LEVERAGE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXPERTISE OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SPACE IN NJ AND ENSURE A UNIFIED, INTEGRATED, AND COORDINATED APPROACH THAT UPLIFTS DIVERSE FAMILY VOICES IN NJ SEEDLINGS ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT NJ THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STEERING COMMITTEE, PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND LEARNING COMMUNITY 4) ADVANCE SOLUTIONS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC BARRIERS TO SUSTAINED AND HOLISTIC ECD SERVICE DELIVERY IN PRIMARY CARE THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A POLICY & SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, SUCH AS POLICY AND FINANCING BARRIERS, ECD WORKFORCE NEEDS, CARE COORDINATION, AND SERVICE GAPS TO REDUCE DISPARITIES AMONG ECD OUTCOMES FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN IN NJ. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, PEDIATRIC CHAMPIONS FROM EXISTING NJ HS SITES WILL MENTOR NEW PRACTICE TEAMS AND ALONG WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THEY WILL FORM A STATEWIDE LEARNING COMMUNITY TO SHARE SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN THEIR JOURNEY. A QI COACH WILL WORK WITH PRACTICES TO SUPPORT TESTS OF CHANGE, IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVEMENTS, AND PROVIDE STRATEGIES FOR THE SPREAD AND SUSTAINABILITY OF PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION. EFFECTIVE AND ONGOING EVALUATION OF THE MODEL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THIS WORK. DATA ANALYSIS WILL FOCUS ON MULTIPLE DATA SETS, INCLUDING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA FROM PEDIATRIC PRACTICE TEAMS, IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS MEASURES, AND PATIENT AND FAMILY DATA. THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EVALUATION WILL COLLECT, AGGREGATE, AND ANALYZE DATA FROM PRACTICES REGARDING KNOWLEDGE CHANGE, EVALUATION OF LEARNING, AND EASE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HS SCREENING PROCESS.

PEDIATRIC ALLIANCE FOR LUPUS (PAL)