F6 - Non-Traditional Partnering to Promote Bright Futures: Recommended Preventive Services for Children
Co-Presenter(s):
Cornelia Deagle, PhD, MSPH
Director, Division of Child and Family Health; Title V Director, MCH Director for Virginia, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Barbara Kahler, MD
Immediate Past President, Virginia Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, Lancaster, Virginia
Presenter and Moderator(s):
Judy Shaw, EdD, MPH, RN
Executive Director, National Improvement Partnership Network, Burlington, Vermont
The American Academy of Pediatrics, supported by the federal MCHB and other partners, developed the Bright Futures Guidelines (a set of principles, strategies and tools to improve health and well-being from birth to 21). Presenters will review updates to the Bright Futures Guidelines, discuss changes related to primary care and public health, and highlight the Preventive Services Improvement State Spread (PreSIPS2) quality improvement project. As an example of how Bright Futures can be impl