Early On® Public Awareness
Early On Public Awareness activities have included strengthening outreach through statewide media. The goal is designed to generate and build awareness about Michigan's early intervention system and resources that may be available to families who have concerns about the development of their children.
Early On Public Awareness has used various media outlets, which have included:
- Statewide billboard advertisements
- Statewide radio (commercial and public radio)
- Television public service announcements, including major cable outlets and public access television stations
- Newspaper and/or print advertisements
Additional Outreach Efforts Include:
- Pediatricians and Physicians Outreach
- Outreach to other health care providers: nurses, social workers, practitioners, maternal and perinatal health providers, and hospitals.
- Local Health Department Outreach (includes WIC: Women, Infants, and Children)
- Intermediate School District Outreach (includes outreach to Public School Academies and Charter Schools)
- Outreach to children who are homeless, migrants or highly mobile children, and Native American children.
- Outreach to child care providers and early childhood educators and numerous associations working with those who provide services to families of young children.
Child find is a component of Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), implemented in Michigan as Early On® Michigan, which requires states to identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities, from birth to 3, who are in need of early intervention services.
The Office of Innovative Projects at Clinton County Regional Educational Service Agency(CCRESA) is pleased to offer Early On® Public Awareness (EOPA) to assist Michigan in meeting the child find requirements for Early On.
Early On Public Awareness is responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive public awareness plan, including: the statewide toll-free referral line; outreach to communities; material development and management of dissemination; and the Central Directory.
"I was really beginning to worry that there was something wrong with my 16-month-old daughter. She wasn’t trying to stand up and she would eat only the same few things. She was so different from my other kids. I told our pediatrician how concerned I was and she pointed to the Early On poster on the wall. She said that Early On could help us figure out what was going on with Jamie and get us any assistance we might need if it turned out that Jamie’s development really was delayed.
In our community, you don’t have to wonder where to go if you’re concerned about your baby’s development – lucky for me and my family!" - Fictional parent of a 16-month-old in a community with a rigorous public awareness program
View the Early On Public Awareness brochure.
View Child Find Under Part C of the IDEA 2004 requirements .
If you have suggestions with how we can strengthen our website, contact us!
Victoria Meeder, Marketing/Public Awareness Supervisor
Early On® Michigan and Project Find Michigan
13109 Schavey Road, Suite 4, DeWitt MI 48820
Fax: (517) 668-0446
Early On Referral Line: 1-800-Early On (327-5966)
Project Find Referral Line: 1-800-252-0052
Email: meeder_v@ccresa.org
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