Act Early Region II Summit

Thursday, March 26, 2009- Friday, March 27, 2009
Location: Bronx, NY

 

State Materials

New Jersey NJ State of the State Presentation [,38KB] NJ State Plan Presentation [,51KB] NJ State Plan [,21KB]     New York NY State of the State Presentation [,96KB] NY State Plan Presentation [,55KB] NY State Plan [,43KB]

Puerto Rico PR State of the Territory Presentation [,308KB] PR Territory Plan Presentation [,74KB] PR Territory Plan [,28KB]     Virgin Islands VI State of the Territory Presentation [,490KB] VI Territory Plan Presentation [,55KB] VI Territory Plan [,31KB]

Event Materials

Keynote

Implementing Community-Based Systems of Care for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders [,817KB]
Speaker: Paul S. Carbone, MD, FAAP

Speaker Presentations

The Commonwealth Fund's Efforts to Improve Developmental Services [,337KB]
Speaker: Edward L. Schor, MD

Early Intervention Services (including ARRA projected impact) [,29KB]
Speaker: Ron Benham

The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders: Promoting Early Identification of ASD [,714KB]
Speaker: Linda Tuchman, PhD

National Conference on State Legislatures [,218KB]
Speaker: Martha King, MSW

Overview of CDC Autism Initiatives and the Learn The Signs. Act Early. Campaign [,2,228KB]
Speaker: Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsop, MD, MPH & Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH

Overview of Combating Autism Act Initiative (CAAI) [,150KB]
Speaker: Robyn Schulhof, MA

State Public Health Coordinating Center for Autism [,161KB]
Speaker: Brynn Rubinstein

Federal Legislative Updates [,82KB]
Speaker: Samantha Marsh, MT

 

 

Hosts

 Rose F. Kennedy Center, Yeshiva University/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

• Westchester Institute for Human Development, School of Public Health, New York Medical College
• Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Rochester

 

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