Preschool Developmental Screening Edmonton and Area Why developmental screening? Innovative Developmental Screening
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children with delayed development to allow for earliest possible intervention
An Alberta Initiative
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10% to 15% children demonstrate developmental delays,
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<50% of children access early intervention programs)
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parent and community awareness about the importance of healthy early childhood development •Develop
parent and community capacity to support healthy early childhood development
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Preschool Developmental Screening Edmonton and Area
Preschool Developmental Screening Edmonton and Area
Provincial Request for Proposal •
Alberta Health and Wellness • RFP to regional health Authorities in November 2006, awarded April 2007
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Criteria • collaboration, Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), innovation, service integration, comprehensive (screening to intervention)
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Budget • $7.9 million over 3 years (to Dec. 2009) • across Alberta
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East Central Health
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David Thompson Health
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Chinook Health
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Capital Health
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Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)
Provincial Evaluation • Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research • Change in access to screen/service • Impact on the workforce • Developmental outcomes for children Local Evaluation • Early Childhood Measurement and Evaluation Resource Centre (ECMERC) • Concurrent study of ASQ Validity with cultural groups
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Preschool Developmental Screening Edmonton and Area
Evaluation
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Four projects funded:
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ASQ is a parent completed questionnaire
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Available in two month intervals from 2 to 24 months, three month intervals from 24 to 36 months, 6 month intervals from 36 to 60 months
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Areas addressed: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, personal-social
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76% to 91% concurrent validity, 72% overall sensitivity, 86% overall specificity
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