Resources
- COVID-19 Resources
- CQI Resources
- Home Visiting Resources
- Recorded Webinars
COVID-19 Resources
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services COVID-19 Hotline: 877-435-8411
- Academy of Pediatrics: Advice to Parents during COVID-19
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American Academy of Pediatrics Advises Parents Experiencing Stress over COVID-19
- Comcast Internet Statement on Internet Essentials
- Coping in a Crisis from the New York Times: The Science of Helping Out
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information for Children’s Health Advocates
- COVID-19 Pregnancy, Child, and Breastfeeding Resources
- COVID-19 Resources from Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN)
- COVID-19 Resources from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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COVID-19 Resources for Home Visiting from Rapid Response Home Virtual Home Visiting
- COVID-19 Resources from Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
- COVID-19 Resources from Missouri Department of Mental Health
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COVID-19 Resources from Missouri Department of Social Services
- COVID-19 Resources from the World Health Organization
- Important Home Visiting Information during COVID-19
- Links to Frequently Updated COVID-19 Information from The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM)
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Mental Health and COVID-19 Information and Resources from Mental Health America
- Multisystem Infammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
- Resilience in the Face of COVID-19: What the Data Shows
- Seven Strategies for Conducting Services Virtually
- Show-Me Hope Missouri (12/18/20 Weekly Update)
- Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus Crisis
- The Science of Helping Out
- Transitioning to PCI in a Difficult Situation - Tip Sheet
- Up-to-Date Fingerprinting Location Information
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Ways to Promote Children’s Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- What is Social Distancing from Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
CQI Resources
- 9 Tips on Moving From One PDSA Cycle to the Next
- 5 Tips for Testing to Optimize Your Next PDSA
- Continuous Quality Improvement Toolkit: A Resource for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Awardees (Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation)
- Module 1: Introduction to CQI
- Module 2: Using Data to Drive CQI and Identify Topics
- Module 3: Creating the CQI Culture and Forming a Team
- Module 4: Creating SMART Aims
- Module 5: Understanding the PDSA Process and Measurement
- Module 6: Process Maps
- Module 7: Root Cause Analysis Tools
- Module 8: Key Driver Diagrams
- Module 9: Reliability Concepts and Sustaining Gains
- CQI for Public Health (Ohio State University)
- Enhancing Family Engagement through Quality Improvement
- How to Avoid the Most Common Pitfalls in Planning PDSA Cycles
- IHI: How to Improve
- IHI: Improvement Tracker
- Mastering the Planning Stages of PDSA Cycles
- Quality Improvement 101
- Quality Improvement 102
- Use Evaluation to Guide PDSAs Rather Than Derail Them
Home Visiting Resources
- Building Resilience in Troubled Times: A Guide for Parents
- Community Conversations SAMHSA Toolkit
- Developing Your Self-Care Plan
- DHHS - Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE)
- DHHS - Lessons Learned from the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness Review (report- 12/19)
- DHSS - Publications Order Form
- Effectiveness of Home Visiting in Improving Child Health and Reducing Child Maltreatment (article)
- E-Learning Course on Alcohol and Drug Exposed Pregnancies
- First Call - How to Cope Curriculum (12/04/20 Weekly Update)
- Harvard research: Impact of poverty begins in the womb, but it doesn't have to
- Home Visiting Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (HV CoIIN)
- How Co-Created Goals Supports Social Emotional Development
- HRSA - Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting
- Kangaroo Care (10/30/20 Weekly Update)
- National Health Care for the Homeless Council
- NCITF - Zero to Three Home Visiting Community Planning Tool
- Office on Women's Health (12/18/20 Weekly Update)
- Positivity Pyramid eBooklet - Dr. Dave Schramm
- Resource on Homelessness
- Seven Strategies for Conducting Services Virtually (01/22/21 Weekly Update)
- Staff Development Resources from the Alcohol and Substance-Exposed Pregnancy Initiative
- Strong Parents, Stable Children Training
- The Science of Happiness
Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding is Best (11/13/20 Weekly Update)
- Breastfeeding Takes a Village, and Too Often Black Women Don't Have One (12/06/20 Weekly Update)
- Bringing Breastfeeding Support to More Moms and Caregivers (10/02/20 Weekly Update)
- Missouri DHSS - Breastfeeding
- National Breastfeeding Month Social Media Toolkit
- Preterm birth, early death curbed with WIC program
- WIC Breastfeeding Support
Child Development
- Boston Basics
- CDC - Child Development
- Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University
- Centers for Disease Control, Learn the Signs, Act Early Campaign
- Center for Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
- Five Ways Pediatrics Can Support Social Emotional Development
- From Think Equal: Free Books and Activities for Kids
- Head Start
- Missouri Coordinating Board for Early Childhood
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- ParentLink
- PBS Parents
- Project LAUNCH
- Strengthening the Developmental Screening Process
- Talking is Teaching
- United for Children
- WIC Developmental Milestones Program
Child Injury & Prevention
- ACPM Childhood Injury Risk Assessment Project
- Child Advocacy Day
- Child Passenger Safety
- Children's Environmental Health Network
- Children's Trust Fund
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Crisis Care Help for Families
- DHSS - Environmental Factor
- Kids Win Missouri
- Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline
- Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Mandated Reporter Training – KidsFirst
- Prevent Child Abuse
- Prevent Child Injury
Domestic Violence
- Comtrea
- DHHS- Women's Health
- Hope House
- Missouri Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Remote Home Visitation: Supporting Clients Experiencing IPV in the Time of COVID-19
- Safe Connections
- Safe Horizon
- Safe Passage - Moberly
- St. Louis Ending Violence Against Women Network
Family Engagement Focus
- Building Parent Leadership
- Confidentiality Agreement
- Engaging Parents, Developing Leaders
- Engaging Parents in Education
- Enhancing Family Engagement through Quality Improvement
- Family Engagement and Leadership Resources
- Father Facts
- Making Fathers Visible in Maternal and Child Health
- National Fatherhood Initiative
- Parent Leadership
- Parent Leadership is About Democracy
- Principles for Engaging with Families
Home Safety
- DHSS - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- DHSS - Radon Free Test Kits
- FDA Warning About the Danges of Hand Sanitizers with Methanol
- Heatstroke in Cars
- Lead Exposure and Children's Health Social Media Toolkit
- National Safety Council
- Severe Weather PreParedness
- Severe Winter Weather
Inter-Birth Intervals
Inter-Conception Care
Maternal & Child Health Insurance
- Cover Missouri
- Health Care
- Home State Health Brochure
- Home State Health Incentives
- Home State Transportation
- HRSA - MCH Title V
- Missouri Care Transportation
- Missouricare Additional Benefits
- United Healthcare Additional Benefits
- UnitedHealthcare Handbook
Maternal Depression
- 5 Things to Know About Parental Depression
- 2020 Mom
- California Department of Health - Symptoms of Depression During and After Pregnancy
- Maternal Depression - News Brief
- Mental Health Brochures
- Missouri DHSS - Perinatal & Postpartum Depression
Oral Health
- ADA - Mouth Healthy
- Missouri Coalition for Oral Health
- Missouri Dental Association (MDA)
- National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Opioid
- CDC - Opioids Portal
- HRSA
- Missouri DHSS
- National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW)
Parental Use of Tobacco
- CDC - Smoking & Tobacco Use
- Missouri DHSS - Tobacco Use
- Resources for Preventing Poisonings Among Children and Youth From Electronic Cigarettes
Prenatal Care
- CDC - Pregnancy
- Count the Kicks
- DHHS - Women's Health
- Hear Her Campaign
- March of Dimes
- Pregnancy and Children
Safe Sleep
- Applying an Equity Lens to Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Efforts (10/09/20 Weekly Update)
- Bedsharing, Breastfeeding and Babies Dying
- Building Agency and Self-Efficacy: A Vital Opportunity to Reduce Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
- Children's Trust Fund
- Choking Myth Poster
- Closing the Gaps In Safe Sleep Education in Underserved Populations
- Conversations Can Stop Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
- CSN Blog Post on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SUID)
- DSS Safe Sleep Training, Part 1 (10/22/20 Weekly Update)
- Eliminating Sleep-Related Infant Deaths Starts by Identifying What Causes Them
- Helping Babies Sleep Safely)
- How Do We Address Safe Sleep Disparities? Start by Building Trust
- How Safe Sleep Savvy Are You?
- Ignoring Safe Sleep Progress Risks Increasing Safe Sleep Deaths
- Improving Infant Safe Sleep Conversations: Strategies for Helping Families Adopt Safe Sleep Habits
- Interactive E-Handout for Safe Sleep Conversations
- It's Past Time to Prevent SIDS and Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
- Missouri's ABCs of safe sleep (01/29/21 Weekly Update)
- Missouri Safe Sleep Strategic Plan (12/11/20 Weekly Update)
- National Action Teams Promote Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Across the Country
- Newborn SUID prevalence remains high, study finds
- Safe Sleep Practices
- Study Finds Safe Infant Sleep Practices Need Improvement
- Sudden Unexpected Infant Death in the United States
- Vital Signs: Safe Sleep for Babies
- What Does a Safe Sleep Environment Look Like?
Well Child Visits
- #CallYourPediatrician
- Birth to Five Watch me Thrive
- HRSA - Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Program
- Missouri DHSS - Well Child Exams
- Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
- Well Child Visits Are an Important Avenue to Improve Child Well-Being
Recorded Webinars
- Depression in Mothers: More than the Blues - Toolkit
- From Awareness to Action: Strategies for Combating Racism in Health Systems
- Keeping Kids and Families Safe Throughout the Holidays
- Opioid Crisis
- Rapid Response Webinars
- Reducing Preterm Birth: States Share Interventions, Policy Efforts & Emerging Issues (10/30/20 Weekly Update)
- Using ASQ-3 in a Virtual Environment