www.healthyfuturesva.com – Information on well child care and child development in an easy-to-use format for parents, grandparents, and other caregivers. Based on the Bright Futures Guidelines.
American Academy of Pediatrics - Resources for health care providers updates to the Guide, materials for families and information about children's health and health promotion in communities across the country.
This site is designed to be used by both health professionals and families. The Guidelines, 4 Practice Guides, Pocket Guides and Encounter Forms are available online or for purchase.
Bright Futures for Families is an integral component of Bright Futures. Family Voices is creating a variety of materials developed by families for families to complement Bright Futures materials used by professionals.
Bright Futures is a national health promotion initiative dedicated to promoting and improving the health and well-being of infants, children, and adolescents in the context of family and community. These high quality, Bright Futures based educational programs have been created with these same goals in mind. This site is an umbrella for the following 3 sites:
The Bright Futures Center for Collaborative Education in Pediatrics & Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. This site was developed to foster an alliance between pediatric and psychiatric trainees to care for the mental health needs of children in the 21st century. It describes the technique of case-based discussions to encourage problem-based learning in the psychosocial developmental aspects of child health.
Pediatrics in Practice is a faculty development health promotion curriculum based on the principles of Bright Futures. This site is designed to teach child health educators how to effectively convey health promotion content to their learners utilizing core teaching strategies. Through the resources presented on this site, child health educators will prepare their learners with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to communicate effectively, partner with and educate children and families as their advocate to promote health and prevent illness.
The Bright Futures Center for Pediatric Education in Growth and Development, Behavior and Adolescent Health. This site contains more than 30 self-contained educational modules, covering important topics in child growth, development, behavior, and adolescent health. The materials have been written and edited by faculty from Children's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School. They have been reviewed by nationally recognized experts, and pilot-tested and evaluated in pediatric residency programs across the U.S. These materials are freely available to help healthcare educators worldwide.
Contact Us:
Catherine Bodkin, LCSW, MSHA - Resource Mothers Program Manager
Division of Women's and Infants' Health
109 Governor Street, 825C
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 864-7768 Fax: (804) 864-7771
