Guest Blogger: – Katie Naman Prince, Help Me Grow Alabama Director
I can not be more excited to be a part of the “perfect storm” that is currently happening within Alabama’s early childhood system of care. Early childhood professionals across all […]
HMG Spotlight: Christi Mayo
Christi joined our team in January 2017 as the Help Me Grow (HMG) Northeast Alabama Regional Care Coordinator at United Way of Etowah County. Christi is a graduate of Auburn […]
Alabama: 46th in Nation for Child Well-being
Mike Cason from AL.com reports, “Alabama’s national ranking on well-being of children fell to 46th in the latest annual report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It was the second […]
Help Me Grow and Strengthening Families
The following comes from the Center for the Study of Social Policy and is available in PDF. Help Me Grow (HMG) connects families with young children to community-based services and support. Through the […]
National Nutrition Month
http://www.eatright.org/resources/national-nutrition-month March is National Nutrition Month, an annual observance that encourages Americans to adopt a healthy eating pattern that includes nutritious and flavorful foods. Nutrition professionals and health and child […]
All Measures Matter
In his most recent blog post Dr. Dworkin reminds us that, “With respect to evaluating our impact on children’s optimal health development, the issue is not a matter of ‘either/or,’ but rather […]
Text4baby
Photo Credit Have you heard about Text4baby? Text4baby is a free mobile health service that provides health information in English and Spanish to women during pregnancy through a child’s first […]
Raising of America
When parents and communities are squeezed, their young children pay the price. How can we do better? The acclaimed new documentary series, The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the […]
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 […]
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, […]