Technical Assistance

1. Technical Assistance David Keller Bipin Patel Mark Deis The speakers in this session have no relevant financial relationships with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider of commercial services discussed in this CME activity. The speakers will not discuss or demonstrate pharmaceuticals and/or medical devices that are not approved by the FDA and/or medical or surgical procedures that involve an unapproved or "off-label" use of an approved device or pharmaceutical.

2. A CATCH Grant is…. • A funding program • A learning experience • A means to an end • All of the above • None of the above

3. A CATCH Grant is…. • A funding program • A learning experience • A means to an end • All of the above • None of the above If we use the review process a means of teaching through technical assistance.

4. CATCH Facilitator • CATCH Facilitators are pediatricians with a special interest in community pediatrics and children’s access to medical homes and other needed services. • CATCH Facilitators are part of the AAP Chapter Leadership. • CATCH Facilitators are part of the Nation wide CATCH Network

5. CATCH Facilitator Assistance • Participation in Technical Assistance Visits • Assist projects in linking to local resources • Assist projects in recruiting pediatricians • Highlight/promote HTPCP projects in your community • Provide technical assistance to potential applicants.

6. Technical Assistance • TA at no-cost • TA visits to project sites • Phone consultation • Annual meeting • Project collaboration • Grants Data-base (www.aap.org/commpeds/grantsdatabase) • CATCH Website (www.aap.org/catch)

7. Technical Assistance Packet • Sample Abstracts from funded projects • Example Successful Applications • FAQs • List of awarded projects • Roster of Chapter CATCH Facilitators • A Pediatrician’s Guide to Proposal Writing • A Pediatrician’s Guide to Local Associations

8. Government Funding • MCH Regional Program Consultants • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • Federal Registry(gov. document announcing the availability and deadlines for federal grants) • Over 300 grants in HHS alone • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (lists specific contacts for information and includes helpful grant writing assistance) • Network with your Public Officials(ie, Department of public health, elected officials, Social Services agencies) • Maintain Communication with the Federal Project Officer(Federal Grant Management)

9. Additional Resources • www.Fdncenter.org • Chronicle of Philanthropy • www.cfda.gov • www.hhs.gov/grantsnet • The Foundation Directory • Local forum or collaboration of donors (ie. IL-the Donor Forum)

10. Technical assistance is support throughout the project • Pre-project • Components of successful project • Ideas for collaborators • Grant-writing • Pre-review and feedback • Suggested revision/ resubmission • Implementation • IRB/Institutional rules • Reports to CATCH • Presentations

11. Technical Assistance • Starts with information => • Can include: • Grants data-base www.aap.org/commpeds/grants • CATCH Website www.aap.org/catch • Workshop at annual meeting • May progress to: • Phone consultation • Visits to project sites • Project collaboration

12. TA Tips • Answer the question that they ask, but… • Help them to ask the right question. • Be constructive in your response.

13. Key Elements to Good Feedback • Know what you are looking for, ie, the criteria • Record positives and areas for improvement • What is seen and what is not seen • Use specific language when possible

14. The Action PlanKey to Changing Behavior Based on your observation: • What does the grant applicant need to know, do, feel? • How can I help them to do this? • When should I check back to see how it is going?

15. Take Home Points • Use specific criteria • Use specific examples from the text. • Attend to the characteristics of good feedback • Use language that encourages change; be a coach. • Suggest an action plan and offer to help

16. Condition- Specific Web Sites to Aid in CATCH Grant Preparation

17. Your best resource is CATCH

18. Technical Assistance Teleconferences Tools Contact Us

19. What is Technical Assistance? • The AAP Division of Community-based Initiatives offers technical assistance (TA) to pediatricians and other child health advocates interested in community-based child health efforts. Examples include: • Linking pediatricians and others with community-based child health programs related to specific topics (eg, school health, immunizations, rural health, etc) • Helping to identify potential funding sources and local, state, and national resources • Assisting with program development, implementation, and evaluation activities

20. Technical Assistance Tools: • A Pediatrician's Guide to Proposal Writing (www.aap.org/commpeds/resources/ProposalWriting.pdf) A Pediatrician’s Guide to Proposal Writing is designed primarily to assist AAP members and other child health advocates in seeking funding from foundations and corporations. The guide also provides a brief overview of government funding. The information should serve as a starting point to help you identify appropriate funding sources, guide you through the solicitation process, and assist you in writing an effective proposal. Also included are samples of cover letters, proposals, budgets, checklists, and other resources.

21. Technical Assistance Tools: • Literacy Promotion Technical Assistance (www.aap.org/commpeds/resources/litpromo.pdf)The Literacy Promotion Technical Assistance Booklet provides a variety of resources for developing your own literacy promotion efforts including current literacy initiatives, literacy-related organizations, volunteer organizations, and sources of low-cost books. The booklet features “Ten Things Every Pediatrician Can Do to Promote Literacy” and the role of the pediatrician in literacy promotion.

22. Technical Assistance Tools: • New Community Tools for Improving Child Health: A Pediatrician's Guide to Local Associations(www.aap.org/commpeds/resources/Peds_Guide_to_Local_Assoc.pdf)The New Community Tools for Improving Child Health: A Pediatrician’s Guide to Local Associations was developed through a partnership between Northwestern University’s Asset-based Community Development Institute (ABCD) and the AAP’s Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program. This documents describes the concept of community associations as conceptualized by the ABCD model and advocates for the use of community associations in the development of a successful community-based programs.

23. Technical Assistance Tools: • Community Ideas for Improving Access (http://www.aap.org/commpeds/schip/comm_idea.html)The Reaching Children: Building Systems of Care Program compiled outreach and enrollment ideas for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) based on the experience of the fourteen grant projects funded by the initiative.This resource, Community Ideas for Improving Access, is intended for pediatricians and others interested in child health to use in developing methods to improve outreach and enrollment in SCHIP and Medicaid.

24. The CATCH Database

25. http://www.aap.org/commpeds/grantsdatabase/grantsdb.cfm

26. The Resource Page

27. And the Statistics

28. Contact Us Please contact the Division of Community-based Initiatives at:American Academy of Pediatrics141 Northwest Point BlvdElk Grove Village, IL 60007Telephone: 847/434-7085Email: docbi@aap.org

29. Condition- Specific Web Sites to Aid in CATCH Grant Preparation

30. Developmental Disabilities Web Sites • Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online • URL: http://www.dbpeds.org/ • First Signs • URL: http://www.firstsigns.org/index.html

33. Developmental Disabilities Web Sites • National Organization for Rare Disorders • URL: www.rarediseases.org • OMIM-Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man • URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=omim

35. Asthma Web Sites • Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin/Wisconsin Asthma Coalition • URL: http://www.chawisconsin.org/wac.htm • Centers for Disease Control • URL: http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/

38. Asthma Web Sites • American Academy Of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology • URL: www.aaaai.org

39. Obesity Web Sites • NIH’s Weight Control Information Network • URL: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/ • The Childhood Obesity Action Network. (From NICHQ) • URL: http://www.nichq.org/NICHQ/Programs/ConferencesAndTraining/ChildhoodObesityActionNetwork.htm

41. Obesity Web Sites • Centers for Disease Control • URL’s http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity http://www.cdc.gov/youthcampaign/ • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute • URL: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/index.htm#obesity

42. Obesity Web Sites • American Obesity Association • URL: http://www.obesity.org/ • Robert Wood Johnson • URL: http://www.rwjf.org/childhoodobesity/