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Early Childhood, early care and education; health; social/emotional development; parent support

Topic Description   Contact Link
     
Child Care   Guidelines, Outcomes & Strategies   Kim Cardona, 503-378-5159 kimberly.cardona@state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/OCCF/About/apub.shtml
           
Healthy Start   Policies, Procedures & Status Reports   Karren Van Tassell karen.vantassell@state.or.us  503-3785120 http://www.oregon.gov/OCCF/About/apub.shtml
         
Relief Nurseries   Evaluation Reports   Pat.Pitman  pat.pitman@state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/OCCF/About/apub.shtml
         
Children's Budget   Children's Institute of Oregon 2005 Report   www.childinst.org  503-219-9034 http://www.oregon.gov/OCCF/About/apub.shtml
           
Early Care   Child Care for Community Planners     http://egov.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/CCD/
Early Education Oregon Early Childhood Comprehensive System Plan Diane Ponder     971.673.0236 Diane.e.ponder@state.or.us   Http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/phs/ofhs
       
Education Week - State of the States - Cradle to Career - Topics such as early education indicators, early intervention, mitigating disparities in school readiness http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2007/01/04/index.html
 
Health Infant/Child Health Concerns   Diane K. Smith. MA   http://www.ohsu.edu/outreach/cdrc/
    smithdi@ohsu.edu    
    Child Development & Rehabilitation Center
    503.494.3210    
  Access to community and employer resources to support breastfeeding                                            to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates.  http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/bf/policy.shtml and http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/bf/working.shtml  
Community resources and environments that promote physical activity (to prevent or reduce risk of overweight and obesity, etc.).  See Children First for Oregon’s 2005 data book which focuses on obesity www.childrenfirstfororegon.org
Immunizations Oregon ranked 47th – near the bottom of the scale – in the CDC’s 2005 National Immunization Survey.  While improving slowly, Oregon’s rates remain unacceptably low. Counties with rates below 75% are encouraged to identify this significant health gap.  The State Immunization Program can assist counties choosing to address it.  Martha Skiles                 971.673.0304
Oral Health Access to dental health services http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/oralhealth/about_us.shtml 
Social Emotional Development Oregon Early Childhood Comprehensive System Plan Diane Ponder. 971.673.0236 Diane.e.ponder@state.or.us   Http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/phs/ofhs
       
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   Kathy Seubert   http://www.aacap.org/
Practice Parameters: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care in Community Systems of Care   DHS Office of Addictions and Mental Health    
    kathy.k.seubert@state.or.us    
    503.947.5526    
         
Center for Social and Emotional Foundations and Early Learning       http://www.csefel.uiuc.edu/modules.html#intro
         
       
Parent Support  Oregon Early Childhood Comprehensive System Plan Diane Ponder. 971.673.0236 Diane.e.ponder@state.or.us   Http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/phs/ofhs
Parent Education Oregon Early Childhood Comprehensive System Plan Diane Ponder. 971.673.0236 Diane.e.ponder@state.or.us   Http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/phs/ofhs
Early Childhood System Infrastructure Oregon Early Childhood Comprehensive System Plan Diane Ponder. 971.673.0236 Diane.e.ponder@state.or.us   Http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/phs/ofhs
Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Standards for Oregon's Early Childhood System Anita McClanahan 503.378.5124 http://www.oregon.gov/OCCF/Documents/QAfinal.pdf

 
Page updated: August 01, 2007

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