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Project

Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (TNAAP)

Center:

TN-Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2023

Contact Information:

Toni M. Whitaker
[email protected]
901-448-6511

Project Description:

TN Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics supports pediatricians and other clinicians in optimal medical care for children and their families. Emphasis is placed on supporting the "medical home". The Screening Tools and Referral Training (STaRT) program trains and provided supports to a variety of health care professionals as well as other early childhood educators and outreach professionals to promote developmental and behavioral monitoring and screening. A faculty member works with TNAAP to design, promote, and give presentations to meet these goals. The project if funded by the Department of Education, by TN Early Intervention System (TEIS) "child find" efforts. (Description confirmed TW 5.2023)

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Renewal Community, Rural/Remote, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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