Member Outreach Events

Through outreach events   community fairs, health fairs, parent training groups  

paraprofessionals can conduct developmental screenings for children in their com 

munities. Parent guided questionnaires can be distributed at events and returned via

mail or at an upcoming well visit.  An outreach event also can be used to conduct

on site screenings and enroll children in a longer term screening program.  Member

outreach events also offer an opportunity to distribute anticipatory guidance materi 

als and engage parents as partners in the healthy development of their children.

Lovelace Community Health Plan

Lovelace created Well Child Round Ups to encourage members to schedule preven 

tive care visits as part of its Healthy Trails program to improve well child care.  Well 

Child Round Ups take place one day a month at two clinic pilot sites.  Lovelace's

Healthy Trails mascot, Hank, the Healthy Trails Horse, visits the clinic armed with

health education materials.  Hank entertains children, while parents fill out the

Ages and Stages Questionnaire in preparation for the well visit. Families are also

given Healthy Trails calendars that come with stickers for developmental milestones

and reminders for when well child visits are due.  This new initiative has been very

successful with parents and children.  Typically, 35 to 45 members have their well 

child visits on Well Child Round Up days.

CommunityCARE 

During its annual open enrollment week, the CommunityCARE program hosts a

luncheon for members and providers where early intervention success stories are

shared.  The children featured in the success stories, their families, along with the

providers and their staff, are honored.  Through use of personal testimony, this out 

reach event has been highly successful in increasing awareness of the benefits of

developmental screening and early intervention for both parents and providers.

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