Anne Colahan

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Maternal and Child Health Service- Resources
Anne Colahan Manager, Maternal and Child Health
Service Department of Education and Early
Childhood Development
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MCH Resources
Training MCH Centre Parents
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Resources

• Given to MCH Nurses at training
• Forwarded directly to councils
• Ongoing supply

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Resources Received at Training

• FRAMEWORK
• FRAMEWORK - Service Activity framework, Health
  Information Handouts, Key Ages and Stage packs,
  MCH Practice Guidelines, Child Health Record with
  updates, PEDS Booklet, Safe Sleeping Checklist,
  QUIT Referral form
• DEVELOPMENT
• PEDS- information pack training notes,
  response, score sheets and interpretation sheets,
  PEDS booklet
• BRIGANCE -training notes, MCH Brigance workbook
  tip sheets

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Resources Received at Training
SUDI QUIT FAMILY VIOLENCE SLEEP
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Resources for MCH Centre

• Framework Health Information
• MCH Practice Guidelines
• ENGEL- Pediatric Assessment
• PEDS response score sheets, PEDS booklet,
  laminated interpretation form
• BRIGANCE kits
• QUIT referral
• Parent information card
• Safe Sleeping Checklists
• Key Ages and Stages packs/ envelopes

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Brigance Kits
MCH Coordinator Kit
MCH Standard Kit
Screens Data sheets Box of materials Technical
Report CD scoring Tip sheets
Screens Data sheets Box of materials Tip sheets
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Additional Resources

• Hips DVD
• BMI CD
• Reflective practice CD
• Dental- flip charts
• MIST Kit

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Parents

• 9 KAS packs
• Information sheet/card
• Stickers for Child Health Record
• Child Health Information - your guide

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Resources - Health PromotionIn Key Ages Stages
Packs(pre packed delivered)

• NAPCAN
• DEECD
• Early Years Programs
• SIDS and KIDS
• Vic Roads
• Kidsafe
• Raising Children Network
• Victorian Continence Resource Centre
• Beyond Blue
• Go For Your Life
• Victorian Playgrouping Association
• Cancer Council Victoria
• Dental Health Services Victoria

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Resources - Logistics

• Each Key Age and Stage Visit has an envelope
• Each envelope is labeled with KAS visit and is
  pre packed with appropriate handouts
• Monthly delivery to each council of all packs
• Orders reflect Key Age and Stage visits completed
  in each council
• Orders monitored by DEECD

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Sample - Monthly Orders of KAS packs
Council HV 2w 4w 8w
4m 8m 12m 18m 2y 3.5y
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Ordering

• DEECD
• New MCH office
• Replacements
• Additional resources

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Delivery

• Delivery addresses
• Local Government area
• Outsourced agencies

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Monitoring Use

• Coordinator role
• Implementation

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Thank you!

• For more information
• Tel [phone]
• Email mch_at_dhs.vic.gov.au
• or visit
• http//www.education.vic.gov.au/ocecd/maternal-chi
  ld-health.html