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18 Nov · Lauren Till · No Comments

Advancing Developmental Promotion, Early Detection & Linkage to Services

The HMG National Center has a new tagline: Advancing Developmental Promotion, Early Detection & Linkage to Services. Dr. Paul Dworkin explains how Help Me Grow is continuously evaluating its approach to helping children at-risk for developmental delays and their families by “viewing early detection as but one critical step in a comprehensive process of developmental promotion, …

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11 Nov · Lauren Till · No Comments

Happy Veterans Day

Photo Credit Today we honor all of the veterans who have and are currently serving our country through military service. Veterans and their families make huge sacrifices for our freedom, and can face unique challenges that other families are not exposed to. The Child Mind Institute is a great online resource that focuses on supporting …

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4 Nov · Lauren Till · No Comments

National Adoption Awareness Month

Graphic Credit November is National Adoption Awareness Month! All adoption-related issues are important, but the particular focus this year is finding loving and permanent homes for foster children who are waiting to be adopted. Promoting awareness can be done through planned events and campaigns, gatherings and celebrations, and simple everyday activities. You can share ideas …

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16 Sep · Lauren Till · No Comments

National Obesity Awareness Month

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control, childhood obesity is a major public health problem and has the potential to lead to lifelong issues. It occurs when a child’s body mass index (BMI) is at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and …

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2 Sep · Lauren Till · No Comments

Are We Asking the Proper Question?

Dr. Dworkin of the Help Me Grow National Network has written a blog post discussing the recent US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) draft of a report, Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children. The draft report states that it cannot presently make a recommendation either in favor of or against autism spectrum disorder …

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19 Aug · Lauren Till · No Comments

Easter Seals: Make The First Five Count

Did you know that the first five years of children’s lives shapes their future health, happiness, growth, and development?  Easter Seals is a leading provider of child development services and they encourage families to Make The First Five Count. Their website has valuable developmental information and services that help guide parents through the early years …

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12 Aug · Lauren Till · No Comments

HMG is a Nonpartisan Issue

With the tumultuous and electrifying partisan politics that surround us, you may wonder where Help Me Grow lines up. Dr. Dworkin, founder of Help Me Grow, has updated his blog with a post which reminds us that, “The mission of Help Me Grow does not fall exclusively within either the liberal or conservative mainstream. Political …

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5 Aug · Lauren Till · No Comments

National Immunization Awareness Month

August is National Immunization Awareness Month! If you’ve ever wondered about the process vaccines go through to become recommended by the CDC, check out this infographic: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/infographics/journey-of-child-vaccine.html

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Help Me Grow Alabama

Help Me Grow Alabama is an affiliate of the Help Me Grow National Network and a program of the Alabama Partnership for Children.

 

Help Me Grow Alabama is funded by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education through the Preschool Development Grant and the Alabama Department of Human Resources.

 

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