Alaska Forget-me-not	Jane Atuk, Part C Coordinator Maternal and Child Health State Department of Health and Social Services 1231 Gambell Street Anchorage, AK 99501-4627 (907) 269-3419 Fax: (907) 269-3465 E-mail: jane_atuk@health.state.ak.us
Overview of Part C Services	The Lead Agency is Health and Human Services, who then provide grants to local or regional agencies to deliver services.  Alaska has 17 regional agencies, two of which are in Anchorage.  Services are mostly home based and are supplemented with playgroups and community activities.
Public Awareness and Child Find Activities	Local Agencies do their own public awareness activities, including the printing and publication of materials Statewide Brochure Coordinating Task Force with Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Booklet with the protocol for referring children to EI Services or other appropriate services
Public Awareness and Child Find Activities believed to be most effective	Previously Alaska ran a media campaign and at the same time printed information on milk cartons. Face-to-face contact
Concerns regarding finding more children	Limited resources Recruitment Transportation Issues Weather Concerns
Resources received from the State	Brochures - Variety of Infant Learning/Early Intervention brochures from different agencies Alaska Transition Training Alternative - Making it a breeze for 3's Can Your Baby Hear? - Alaska Early Intervention Hearing Resource Annual Report - Alaska's Early Intervention/Infant Learning Program Newsletter - Transition: Hospital to Community Services Program Policies - Section on Public Awareness

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