Off to a Good Start: Framing Policy for Early Childhood Health Systems Integration

Thursday, October 27, 2005
8:00 am - 4:15 pm
Sheraton Iowa City Hotel
210 S. Dubuque Street
Iowa City, IA 52242

This event will provide an in-depth examination of the health component of Iowa's Early Childhood Strategic Plan developed by the Early Childhood Iowa Stakeholders over the course of the past three years. This road map will lead to a comprehensive, systemic response to the health care needs of Iowa's youngest citizens ages birth to five, guided by the vision of "every child, beginning at birth, will be healthy and successful."

Conference Invitation (pdf)

Conference Brochure and Registration Information (pdf)

Program Overview Materials

ECI Strategic Plan (pdf)
ECI Healthy Children result area (pdf)
ABCD II (pdf)
Bureau of Oral Health (pdf)
Community Empowerment (pdf)
Covering Kids & Families (pdf)
Early ACCESS (pdf)
Early Childhood Iowa (pdf)
Healthy Child Care Iowa (pdf)
HOPES (pdf)
Iowa Head Start Association (pdf)
Iowa Medical Home Initiative (pdf)

Early Childhood Data and Related Articles

Summary of Early Childhood Related Legislation - 2005 Legislative Session (pdf)

Medicaid, Prevention and Public Health: Invest Today for a Healthier Tomorrow (pdf)

The Role of States in Improving Health and Health Care for Young Children (pdf)

Children's Health, the Nation's Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health (pdf)

Quality of Preventive Health Care for Young Children: Strategies for Improvement (pdf)

The Future of Children Article - "Closing Achievement Gaps":
http://www.futureofchildren.org/usr_doc/Policy_Brief__SPRING_2005pdf.pdf

The Iowa Medicaid & Hawk-I Programs Preliminary Report by the Child & Family Policy Center:
http://www.everychildcountsiowa.org

Health Disparities and Gaps in School Readiness:
http://www.futureofchildren.org/information2826/information_show.htm?doc_id=255988

Kids Count Data:
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/