Surveys were conducted with two local areas: Jackson County , and Fond du Lac,

Jackson County,
Wisconsin Anita Leis
Jackson County Human Services
P.O. Box 457
Black River Falls, WI 54615
Phone Number (715) 284-4301

Description of effective Public Awareness and Child Find activities implemented in rural areas of your service region.

Received a Collaboration grant for Child Find and meeting with representatives from our Birth to Three Program, Head Start, Public Health Nursing, and Doctors. The number of children referred increased dramatically especially after the first two meetings. The Birth to Three program went from having 20 children a year referred to 37 all at once. This Child Find Task Force has been very effective.

Collaboration with other agencies in implementing public awareness or child find activities.
The representatives of the Child Find Task Force meet once a month.

Process used to plan and implement public awareness and child find activities.

Child Find Task Force meetings

How does information regarding your services reach the most rural areas?

Through the Child Find Task Force meetings and through yearly child find screening in communities throughout their county. These are usually held in the public school of the town. Anita feels that they get very few referrals this way. They get most of their referral from doctors and families that see the pamphlets.

Resources received from Local Agencies

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Diane Fett
Director
Fond du Lac Community Programs
459 East 1st St.
Fond-du-Lac, WI 54935
(920) 929-6891

Description of effective Public Awareness and Child Find activities implemented in rural areas of your service region.

Sponsor Radio advertising during Farm Reports.

Also utilize elected officials such as the county board of supervisors. Each supervisor is sent information, which they then disseminate in their community. They have found this effective because the county supervisor know the best place to distribute the information within the community. The Fond du Lac program keeps track of where the information is disseminated by asking the supervisors to let them know where they distributed the information.

Best source of referral has been local family practitioners and pediatricians. Over half of their referral come from doctors.

Word of Mouth is also a big factor

Collaboration with other agencies in implementing public awareness or child find activities.
March is Healthy Baby Month so all the agencies pitch in a hundred dollars each to run radio and print ads through the Month of March. They also run advertisements throughout the year in local papers and in community flyers. They really try to concentrate on keeping a target month such as March and a target month to send information out to physicians.

Each year a packet of information is sent out to referral sources. They have started to use a Physician Liaison, which has seemed to work very well. They identified the doctor that had the most number of referral and approached her about being a physician liaison. She accepted and it has worked really well. The agency sends the informational packets to her and she sends the information to the doctors. Then if the doctors have questions they call her. Works well because she is a practicing pediatrician with a strong interest in Early Intervention. In addition she knows when a new doctor comes to town and can get the information out to them. She also attends the Birth to Three Early Childhood Network, which is comprised of many agencies that deal with Birth to Five. They meet twice a year at the local hospital. At least 50 people show up for this meeting. The number that attends help everyone become familiar with each other thus enhancing a more collaborative approach. Diane feels that using other doctors is the best avenue to use for reaching other doctors.

Process used to plan and implement public awareness and child find activities.

No information available

How does information regarding your services reach the most rural areas?

WIC has been a tremendous friend they travel into different communities and set up clinics and are able to disseminate information. The Health Department also sends packets to all new moms containing information such as when immunization will be held, Birth to Three brochures, what WIC is, etc.

There is also another program out of The University of Wisconsin out of Madison that produces a month-by-month developmental newsletter that goes out to every new mom for the first year. They are usually 4-6 pages long and the Kiwanis club raises money and sponsors these newsletters. Then volunteers at the hospital put the newsletter together because they are printed in bulk and then mail them out. There are approximately 1000 babies born each year.

Resources received from Local Agencies

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Jackson County, Wisconsin	Anita Leis Jackson County Human Services P.O. Box 457 Black River Falls, WI 54615 Phone Number (715) 284-4301
*Description of effective Public Awareness and Child Find activities implemented in rural areas of your service region.*
Received a Collaboration grant for Child Find and meeting with representatives from our Birth to Three Program, Head Start, Public Health Nursing, and Doctors. The number of children referred increased dramatically especially after the first two meetings. The Birth to Three program went from having 20 children a year referred to 37 all at once. This Child Find Task Force has been very effective.
*Collaboration with other agencies in implementing public awareness or child find activities.*
The representatives of the Child Find Task Force meet once a month.
*Process used to plan and implement public awareness and child find activities.*
Child Find Task Force meetings
*How does information regarding your services reach the most rural areas?*
Through the Child Find Task Force meetings and through yearly child find screening in communities throughout their county. These are usually held in the public school of the town. Anita feels that they get very few referrals this way. They get most of their referral from doctors and families that see the pamphlets.
*Resources received from Local Agencies*

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Diane Fett Director Fond du Lac Community Programs 459 East 1st St. Fond-du-Lac, WI 54935 (920) 929-6891
*Description of effective Public Awareness and Child Find activities implemented in rural areas of your service region.*
Sponsor Radio advertising during Farm Reports. Also utilize elected officials such as the county board of supervisors. Each supervisor is sent information, which they then disseminate in their community. They have found this effective because the county supervisor know the best place to distribute the information within the community. The Fond du Lac program keeps track of where the information is disseminated by asking the supervisors to let them know where they distributed the information. Best source of referral has been local family practitioners and pediatricians. Over half of their referral come from doctors. Word of Mouth is also a big factor
*Collaboration with other agencies in implementing public awareness or child find activities.*
March is Healthy Baby Month so all the agencies pitch in a hundred dollars each to run radio and print ads through the Month of March. They also run advertisements throughout the year in local papers and in community flyers. They really try to concentrate on keeping a target month such as March and a target month to send information out to physicians. Each year a packet of information is sent out to referral sources. They have started to use a Physician Liaison, which has seemed to work very well. They identified the doctor that had the most number of referral and approached her about being a physician liaison. She accepted and it has worked really well. The agency sends the informational packets to her and she sends the information to the doctors. Then if the doctors have questions they call her. Works well because she is a practicing pediatrician with a strong interest in Early Intervention. In addition she knows when a new doctor comes to town and can get the information out to them. She also attends the Birth to Three Early Childhood Network, which is comprised of many agencies that deal with Birth to Five. They meet twice a year at the local hospital. At least 50 people show up for this meeting. The number that attends help everyone become familiar with each other thus enhancing a more collaborative approach. Diane feels that using other doctors is the best avenue to use for reaching other doctors.
*Process used to plan and implement public awareness and child find activities.*
No information available
*How does information regarding your services reach the most rural areas?*
WIC has been a tremendous friend they travel into different communities and set up clinics and are able to disseminate information. The Health Department also sends packets to all new moms containing information such as when immunization will be held, Birth to Three brochures, what WIC is, etc. There is also another program out of The University of Wisconsin out of Madison that produces a month-by-month developmental newsletter that goes out to every new mom for the first year. They are usually 4-6 pages long and the Kiwanis club raises money and sponsors these newsletters. Then volunteers at the hospital put the newsletter together because they are printed in bulk and then mail them out. There are approximately 1000 babies born each year.
*Resources received from Local Agencies*