ABCD State Resources

Colorado

Colorado participated in the ABCD Screening Academy as a “Setting the Stage for Success” grantee, a project designed to replicate the North Carolina ABCD Project model which integrated structured developmental screening into well-child care visits. Specifically, the ABCD Screening Academy activities in Colorado included: 

  • Incorporating screening requirements into Colorado's Medical Home initiative, and by targeting "improving state policy" as a critical area of attention in the 2009 ABCD team work plan.
  • Completing multiple ABCD community trainings on structured screening in all eight pilot communities, increasing the use of a objective, validated developmental screening tools at well child visits by providers outside of pilot sites, and partnering with Kaiser Permanente and Denver Health to ensure that all of their offices implemented the use of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) by all pediatricians and family practitioners.
  • Sustaining and spreading structured screening by applying for funding to continue to gather groups of providers for informational workshops and trainings on the importance of health care screening during well child care.
Title Description Date publishedsort icon Activity
Developmental Screening Tools: Choices for Practices and Providers Margaret Dunkle (August 2008). California developed a table designed to help select high-quality and practical tools to screen children from birth to 8 years of age for developmental delays or disabilities. All tools listed have at least 70% accuracy – that is, sensitivity and specificity, correctly identifying at least 70% of children with and without disabilities, delays or problems.   December 2008 Identifying Children and Families at Risk
Family panel screening card - Spanish Colorado ABCD Project (2007) Proof copy of informational card promoting developmental screening. Answers three most common questions about screening. Spanish version. December 2007 Family Education
A Gift for Your Child! Give your child the gift of regular checkups. Colorado ABCD Project (2007) Color poster promoting developmental screening to families. English version. December 2007 Family Education
Logic Model for increasing developmental screening in primary care in Colorado Colorado ABCD Project (2007) Logic Model: Increasing developmental screening in primary care in Colorado December 2007 Improving Quality in Practice: Provider Training
Referral, Evaluation, and Release Form Colorado Early Childhood Connections (2007) Parental release form for infants and toddlers - birth through two years of age - who may need early intervention services. December 2007 Addressing Needs
Early Intervention Referral Process for Children Birth to 36 Months Colorado Early Childhood Connections (2007) Flow chart for Early Intervention Referral Process showing responsibilities of health care provider's office, Part C Early Childhood Connections, and where responsibilities overlap. December 2007 Addressing Needs
Colorado Referral Form Colorado Early Childhood Connections (2007) Provider-completed form for recording status and progress of referrals. December 2007 Addressing Needs
An Introduction to Developmental Services for Colorado Health Care Providers Colorado ABCD Project (2007) 3-fold color pamphlet for physicians that promotes developmental screening. December 2007 Making the Case
Family panel screening card - English Colorado ABCD Project (2007) Proof copy of informational card promoting developmental screening. Answers three most common questions about screening. English version. December 2007 Family Education