First 1,000 Days Suncoast

On Wednesday Chelsea Arnold, DNP, APRN, FNP-bc and Mary O'Connor were proud to represent Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and First 1,000 Days Suncoast by speaking at the Breakthroughs: A Premier Inc. Conference Experience. Highlights included: - the power of collective impact including the vision of Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation and many other foundational leaders in spearheading the initiative and having Sarasota Memorial Health Care System as the backbone organization - the initiative's 3 key components, the activities and interventions within each of them, as well as their outcomes - the value of Unite Us as our technological infrastructure, creating a more seamless referral process as well as providing informative data to address inequities, fill gaps in services and barriers to care - our gratitude to Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation for supporting our fundraising efforts as well as the contributions from many other local foundations and individual donors - the importance of having parent leaders as co-creators when building sustainable and effective strategies and programs

What a great Navigator meeting in DeSoto County this week with 29 in attendance! Great conversations, and strong connections as we impact the lives of families. Thanks to Links2Success for their partnership in making it happen! #First1000DaysSuncoast #FamilyResources #Links2Success

Today, Links2Success in partnership with First 1,000 Days Suncoast held our quarterly DeSoto County Navigator Workgroup meeting at Goodwill Manasota. We were thrilled to share updates about our program expansion. The Navigator Workgroup is a space to network, learn more about community resources and support fellow navigators working to connect individuals to community resources. A special thanks to the many DeSoto Navigators who attended. If you work with DeSoto families, please consider joining us for the next meeting. Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Kelly Romanoff John Annis Janice Houchins Chelsea Arnold, DNP, APRN, FNP-bc Carrie Fuller

Great turnout yesterday for the #CenterPlaceHealth Back To School event! We had fun distributing #First1000Days fliers, books, bubbles, coloring pages/crayons and bags.

Less than a month away until First 1,000 Days Suncoast is in California at the ZERO TO THREE conference sharing about the Perinatal Mental Health Hub. Can't wait to attend one of the best conferences and share about the impactful work of our community partners! 🥳

We are thrilled that the work of First 1,000 Days Suncoast's Family Navigation program will be shared at the AcademyHealth Annual Research meeting. Thank you to Amanda Terry, PhD, MPH, MA, Zackery White, PhD MPH, and Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo, PhD, MPH for partnering with us to share our impact. 🥳

These past few months, we have listened to the needs of parents, launched projects to better support them, expanded our navigator workgroups, and conducted a landscape survey of community barriers and existing services. Read our newsletter with the latest and greatest about our work!

On May 20th, 218 parents and professionals gathered to discuss three of First 1,000 Days Suncoast's long term indicators: prenatal care, severe maternal morbidity, and infant mortality. Breakout sessions by county shed light on the barriers families face in our community, explored existing successful programs, and identified opportunities to improve our system of care in Sarasota, Manatee, and DeSoto counties. From this discussion a matrix will be developed and opportunities will be prioritized which will build our strategic plan. We are so grateful for the many partners that contributed to this very successful webinar! A huge shout out of appreciation to Kelly Romanoff, with Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation and steering co-chair of First 1,000 Days, for kicking us off and sharing the history of our work and energizing us on the "why" this is so important. https://lnkd.in/eYYWP39W

Join us next week when we will speak with Dr. Chelsea Arnold, First 1,000 Days Suncoast Manager at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. She will present on the three key components of a tri-county initiative in Southwest Florida: Care Coordination, Parent Empowerment, and Targeted Interventions. She will share how these align in supporting mental health and children learning and thriving from birth. She will also discuss the concrete ways their local navigation program is providing better information, resources and support for families. Register at the link below! 🌐: bit.ly/thefuturecall #TheChildrensMovement #EarlyLearning #EarlyChildhood #TheFutureCall

Check out the opinion piece written by Initiative Manager, Dr. Chelsea Arnold, on how First 1,000 Days at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is focusing on health equity. "Tonika’s experience is a testament that by reducing undue social stress and connecting families with resources, we can not only improve birth outcomes and enhance child health and development, but also support parents as advocates within their own communities. This is where we start, and this is where we can rebuild a better community that provides safe and equitable care for marginalized families. Together, with parents leading the way, I know we can make a difference for families for generations to come."