New Mexico Yucca	Andy Gomm Long Term Services Division Department of Health 1190 St. Francis Drive, PO Box 26110 Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
Overview of Part C Services	Lead Agency is Department of Health, Family Infant/Toddler Program.  Mostly contract with community non-profit programs to provide the full array of early intervention services.   Programs are responsible for providing or arranging services for the 16 services listed in IDEA.
Public Awareness and Child Find Activites	We do public awareness and child find on two levels, do state level and contract with community programs for the local level.  Funnel Part C money to community programs for public awareness.
Public Awareness and Child Find Activites believed to be most effective	Translate all materials into Spanish. Also are planning to translate some materials into Navajo on audio tape since most of the Native American languages are oral languages. Brochures, developmental wheels, any items that can be disseminated at local referral sources
Concerns regarding finding more children	Cost-effectiveness, it is hard to measure what strategies bring in most referrals. Manpower is always a concern.
Resources recieved from the State	Brochures - Pueblo of Laguna Interagency Coordinating Council Annual Report - 1999 Child Find Summary Report 1999 Calendar - Pueblo of Laguna Interagency Coordinating Council for Young Children Child Find Poster Child Find Screening Form Booklet - The Most Precious Gift - Traditions of the Laguna People

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