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1 <br /> The Child Service Coordination (CSC ) Program focuses on the <br /> organization of services and resources to respond to the needs of <br /> children and their families . The goal of CSC is to collaborate <br /> and cooperate with families of children birth to 5 years old to <br /> assure early identification of and access to preventive , <br /> specialized and support services . A subset of the CSC Program <br /> includes children qualifying for PL 99-457 ( IDEA - Individuals <br /> with Disabilities Education Act ) services . North Carolina has <br /> been a forerunner in -the United States in implementing this law <br /> with its emphasis on prevention and early detection of and - <br /> intervention in disabilities . To promote the well-being of <br /> children, orange County Health Department ' s Public Health Nurses <br /> (PHN) and Social Workers ( SW) provided CSC services to 234 <br /> children in fiscal year 91-92 , 272 in 92--93 and 258 in the first <br /> halt of 93-94 . This was done through the provision of 650 home <br /> visits in 91--92 , 806 in 92-93 and 588 in the first 6 months of 93-- <br /> 940 <br /> Due to the increase in staff to serve these - children, it is <br /> necessary to purchase additional basic developmental and hearing <br /> screening kits and scales to be available to staff for home <br /> visits . These items will augment supplies currently available to- <br /> staff . on occasion, OCHD PHNISW and PACT (OPC - Mental Health) <br /> staff share cases that require frequent weights . This <br /> necessatates sharing of equipment between PACT and CCHD. An <br /> additional scale would facilitate timely, coordinated, and <br /> unduplicated care . <br /> Additional materials are needed to enhance parenting <br /> education during routine CSC visits . Presently the Kiwanis Club <br /> of Hillsborough supports CSC by providing gift packs with <br /> developmental information, a toy and a book to new clients . The <br /> Health Department provides information that is written for 3-month <br /> increments of development ( i . e . ,, "Birth to Three Months" ) while <br /> many families would benefit more from month-by-month growth and <br /> development literature ( i . e . , "Parent Express" newsletter) that <br /> has previously been prohibitive to purchase in volume due to cost . <br /> Other areas of educational needs such as information on <br /> prematurity and nutrition will continue to be provided by CCHD <br /> resources . <br /> Routine developmental screenings have shown that common areas <br /> of concern or delay are fine motor and speech/language . Several <br /> parents are unable to read to their children due to mental <br /> retardation or lack of education; availability of simple , colorful <br /> books and talking toys and books would increase parent/child <br /> interaction with books as a focus . A lending library of <br /> developmental toys/materials would provide the supplies necessary <br /> for staff to demonstrate to parents specific , age--appropriate <br /> stimulation, thereby preventing delays . <br /> #1 BH ScHrKits <br />