Agenda
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Discussion
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Follow-up
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Welcome
& Introductions
BB
Literacy Event PowerPoint Presentation – Laurinda
Partnerships
– Univ. of Colorado, First Born, and March of Dimes
LANL
Foundation – Ana and Gayle
Folic
Acid Campaign - Laurinda
Partnerships
– EC Group
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The
group meeting started at 10:10am and David welcomed participants; reminded
participants to sign-in and pick up handouts (agenda, powerpoint presentation,
and “blog” home page).
David
Florez, Teen Zone (Youth) Program, Farmington Public Library. Shared “Blended Zine” Magazine –
publication for teens by teens. Local
students submit art work, articles, information on different topics; youth
from/in San Juan County. Magazine
distributed at local high schools: Farmington, Kirtland, Shiprock, Career
Prep, and Newcomb.
Laurinda
Warren Draper, Director of GRADS/Childcare Center, Career Prep High School –
started working with program in 1995.
Career Prep HS serves teen parents (students who are pregnant or have
children); teens want to continue their education, school provides childcare
services for their children. School
program also serves student parents from Shiprock, Kirtland, and Newcomb
area.
Carmen
George, Director of Oral Health Project, University of Colorado - “Happy
Healthy Teeth Project” is an four-year project; works with 52 Navajo Head
Start center-base programs, preschool-age children from 3 to 5 years. Education, screening, prevention on
Oral/Dental Health to children and parents.
UCD completed first two-years; recruited children, conducted education
to children and parents, and provided screening.
Victoria
Mason, Alchini Nizhoni Childcare Center, NNDOSS CCDF (asked to attend meeting
by Malinda Notah, Supervisor). The center
opened in mid-March and located at Dine College in Shiprock, NM. CCDF uses curriculum to promote Navajo
Language and Culture (children learned numbers, animals in Navajo). Serve families with children from six
months to age 13 (after school program).
Center has two classrooms.
Ana
Strand and Gayle Bost, Home Visitors, NM New Mexico First Born Program, Los
Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation.
First Born is a home-visiting program for women pregnant for the “first-time”
and first-time families and their newborns.
Children are recruited before two-months and followed until age three
or until parents want to stop program.
Provide services to families (Spanish and Navajo speaking).
Gayle
– NW New Mexico First Born Program being managed by LANL Foundation; they received
funding from the Kellogg Foundation.
First Born is not a new program; been around for about 20 years,
program started in Silver City and sites in Rio Arriba County. To date, 16 counties in NM have program;
newest are San Juan and McKinley Counties.
Key is home visits with families/parents of first-born, first-time
child. Serve prenatal/pregnant women
to children up to age 3. Topics
include pregnancy, parenting skills, etc. – goal is for healthy outcomes for
child and mom; family.
Programs
and services “overlap”; similarities among programs. Literacy is very
important, recruit for FPL summer reading program – students or children who
are literate are better students, continue reading throughout summer. Don’t
lose what they learned through school year.
Register children for reading program; read 15 books throughout
summer, get t-shirt at end of program.
Childcare workers read to children regularly; it counts, can count for
reading program.
Literacy
Event held in early April – Illustrator of Navajo Baby Books visited sites in
Shiprock, Newcomb, and Farmington. On
first day, Ms. Blacksheep visited Career Prep HS (AM) and Dine Bi Rural
Library (PM). On second day, she
visited PAT Program at Rocinante High School and Childcare Center at San Juan
College in Farmington, NM.
Marquee
located at entrance of CPHS – “Welcome Beverly Blacksheep”; staff developed
flyer – very nice and colorful. First
hour for children in childcare center and their parents (GRADS
students). Second hour open to local
early childhood programs (PAT, FACE, Head Start, CCDF, Pre-Kindergarten, and
guests). CCDF donated fruit (oranges,
bananas) and water; NNMC Reach Out and Read donated books, FPL/SRBL sold
board books, and OYD/ BGC had table with activities.
Feedback
from Malinda Notah, CCDF Supervisor - CPHS went well; children received free
book and snacks. Suggestions - use
microphone, some people couldn’t hear (microphone was set up but wasn’t used
by guest; Ms. Blacksheep naturally had “soft” voice). Invite other programs, invite public. Promote other programs (immunization,
health). Maybe event or activity could
be a little longer.
Dine
Bi Rural Library – went well, children received free books, space and set-up
was good. Suggestions - schedule event
in morning instead of afternoon; invite other programs, promote to
public. CCDF wants to help with future
event.
Carmen
George – Univ. of CO Denver “Happy Healthy Teeth Project” completed second
year; recruited and worked with 52 Navajo Head Start center-based
programs. Four year project, finished
second year. Intervention to half of
group (children from 26 CB); education on oral/dental health provided by Oral
Health Specialist. They also worked
with parents – education, importance of brushing, regular check-ups,
etc. They held five classroom
activities and 4 parent events throughout the school year promoting oral
health education.
Two
years remaining – plan to follow-up with children, parents, families. Some children left Head Start, now in first
or second grade. Fall 2013, want to do
survey either at Head Start or chapter level.
They hired and worked with Registered Dental Hygienist to screen
children; also working with NIDCR to collect and assess data. UCD wants to target children in other early
childhood programs - newborns to age 3 (infants, and toddlers).
First
Born Program operating throughout state, over 20 years; and program funded
through other agencies. LANLF received
funding from Kellogg Foundation to start program in San Juan and McKinley
County. Target families who become first-time
parents having first children. Start
at prenatal, pregnant women; follow children to age 3, make weekly home
visits with families, promote growth & development, parenting skills, and
use First Born Curriculum – prenatal (1-40 weeks), infant, and toddler. Promote self-sufficiency – want parents,
families to make “own” decision.
Emphasize that communities, families, culture is different – need/important
to recognize and work with families.
Recruit
families through community programs; no income guidelines, no cost to
parents/families. Project would like help from group and programs - knowledgeable
about communities and programs; need help recruiting parents/families.
Laurinda
attended a meeting in ABQ in March 2013, she was asked to serve as San Juan
County Folic Acid Coordinator.
Identify and serve women of childbearing age and educate on the
importance of folic acid. Working with
EFG Graphics to do focus group. Start
with teens on Navajo Nation in San Juan County. Career Prep HS – hosting first meeting next
week (May 23?). Five individuals from DZ
Community School; working with Byron, FACE Program. Want to assess knowledge about importance
of folic acid.
Target
women of childbearing age (could range from 16/18 to 40). Laurinda working with current student
parents at CPHS (GRADS Program); former students who didn’t complete school;
and former students – not sure where they are or what they are doing. Refer last group (parents) to the PAT
Program (Teri Atcitty). Comment:
curriculum used by First Born was also developed by the March of Dimes.
Flo
Trujillo, Youth Services Coordinator, Farmington Public Library – Events,
activities going on in the community, being done by group and programs. “Blog” on FPL Website – posted information
about Early Childhood Group. Flo will
be meeting with Heidi, Viewpoint Learning on Friday; also compiled and
submitted Progress Report – highlighted activities from group.
“Parenting
Shelf” for parents, community – have educational materials, resources on
topics. Could do at chapter houses,
schools. Topics applicable to
prenatal, infant, toddler, preschool, family.
SJC Childcare Center has toy lending library – need some replacement,
needs to be cleaned, time-consuming task to organize.
Resource
Table – programs could set up resource table at chapter meeting. Cudei has chapter meeting in June; want
group to participate (set-up resource table and provide childcare service for
parents, families during meeting). At
today’s meeting, Chapter official commented that “most kids play outside,
don’t have anything for them”. Group
can do activities with children; read
to them, play games, arts and crafts, etc.
FPL
Summer Reading Program – register children, can be from childcare center or
day care centers, preschool or kindergarten classes, families – young
children can be read too, older children can read on their own, need to
encourage children to read throughout the summer, reading very important.
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Matrix
– FPL/SRBL compiled “asset” map (listing of programs); updated
regularly. Can be used by programs and
communities in San Juan County including Shiprock. FPL website has “Blog” on “Shiprock Navajo
Township”, go to http://shiprocknavajotownship.blogspot.com/ and “Like”
it, provide e-mail address, and be able to post/download information. FPL Finger Play Book – updated, includes Nursery
Rhymes in English, Spanish, and Navajo.
“Early Childhood literacy is the first step for a better New Mexico!”
“Mission
of Mercy” – scheduled for September 13 and 14, 2013 at McGee Park in
Bloomfield, NM. They plan to recruit
1,500 volunteers to help with two-day event.
Offer dental health services free of charge; last year event held in
Las Cruces and ABQ, NM.
See
handout -
Molina
Healthcare of New Mexico – helped sponsored event at Newcomb; recommended by
Mrs. Notah, CCDF. They helped with
refreshments, books, door prizes (backpacks, incentives) and set-up
booth. They also want to participate
in future events, activities. In past,
they provided nutrition education and literacy (books) for children at CCDF
centers; CCDF also partnered with Red Rock Dental.
CPHS
invited PAT (500+ families registered); FACE - Atsa Biyaazh attended event;
invited Beclabito, Teec Nos Pos Community School; Navajo Head Start –
Shiprock attended; and Home for Women and Children. Some programs didn’t have
school, some programs didn’t provide transportation – wanted the parents to
bring children to event. Other
programs to invite – WIC, Growing in Beauty.
Event held at public school – limited with space, time, and access;
consider limitations when inviting public.
Prevention
and intervention is needed; parents need to start preventive oral health
practices with children at birth.
Shiprock (San Juan County) serving about 200-250 children. UCD is not enrolling any new children/ families,
they recruited 1,000 families for project.
They provided workshop to parents.
Office is located in Chinle, contact info - phone number is
505-612-9931 and e-mail is Carmen.George@ucdenver,edu. Carmen is from Beclabito, NM; worked with 8
specialists. Staff will end in late
May; some staff may be working through summer to help with enrollment in
fall, can give overview of project (working with Principal Investigator).
Recruit
children after birth, preferably by age two months, follow child, parents,
and families up to age 3. Goal is to
recruit 200 families; Staff includes Program Manager, Home Visitors (2), and
set-up office in June 2013. Staff
going through training (curriculum-prenatal, infant, toddler), start
operation next month, may hire 3 more home visitors (provide service to
Spanish, Navajo speaking families), also hire registered nurse to provide
post-partum service, bilingual speaking staff and services to community. Outcomes – assess programs in San Juan
County,
Follow
child up to age 3, conduct weekly home visits, visits will be about 45
minutes long.
Feels
that some people are passionate about work, group has limited funding. Programs have been providing “in-kind”
support to group efforts. Flo
suggested that future funding go directly to participating site (example:
Career Prep HS or CCDF) and they can host event on behalf of group. Maybe site can host another Capacity
Dialogue session or group activity/event.
Micro
grant – grant used for health; funding used to address suicide (Thoreau).
Survey
about Suicide, see questionnaire.
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