Presentations

These PowerPoint presentations are intended for use in part or whole by doctors making advocacy presentations to a variety of audiences. In order to view the presentation along with the speaker's notes, click on the link below and save the document as a PowerPoint file. If you plan to use these presentations, please feel free to do so. However we do request that you e-mail us at dft@docsfortots.org to let us know, so we can keep track of how our resources are being used.

Policies and Programs that Impact Infant and Toddler Health & Development *NEW
Pre-Kindergarten [PPT, 1,129KB]
Healthy and Ready for School: The Importance of Quality Early Education [PPT, 1139KB]*NEW
Changing Poor Children’s Poor Outcomes: The Impact of Poverty on Children’s Development [PPT, 466KB]
All Children are Special and Some Have Special Needs [PPT, 222KB]
Food For Thought: How Social Policy Impacts Child Nutrition [PPT, 658KB]
The Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning and School Readiness [PPT, 179KB]
An Unfair Shot at a Good Start - Disparities in Early Childhood Health and Development [PDF, 182KB]

Audio Resources

Advocacy for Early Learning: How Pediatricians Can Collaborate with Public and Private Partners: Resources for the February 13th Docs For Tots Washington State Audio Conference.

Department of Early Learning PowerPoint: A Passion for Helping Kids Be Healthy, Safe, and Ready to Learn [PPT, 688KB]

Thrive by Five PowerPoint: Connecting Public and Private Efforts to Make Quantum Leaps for Early Learning [PPT, 6.86MB]

QRIS Issues Brief

Washington State Early Learning Efforts

Docs For Tots Pediatrician Poll

Prescription for Early Learning

10 Ways to Advocate for Young Children in Washington State

Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Disparities among Young Children: Resources for the December 14th Docs For Tots Audio Conference.
Home Disparities PowerPoint [PPT, 1.59MB]

Policy Threats to Disparities Reduction [PPT, 363KB]

"Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Early Childhood Health and Healthcare" [PDF, 369KB]

"Does Disadvantage Start at Home?" [PDF, 104 KB]

Transcript of "Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Disparities..." conference call
QRS: Advocating for Quality Rating Systems: A State and National Perspective Audio Conference: Resources on Quality Rating Systems for the Docs For Tots December 8th conference call.

QRS Maps [PDF, 1.2KB]

STARS Support System [PDF, 235KB]

Kentucky's Initiative Summary [PDF, 163 KB]

Transcript of "Advocating for Quality Rating Systems..." conference call
Transcript of conference call on "Partnering Doctors and Child Advocacy Organizations" [PDF, 111KB]
Promoting Quality Pre-K: Insights from the Health and Early Childhood Fields Audio Conference: Resources on early childhood education and health relating to the Docs For Tots March 17 conference call.
Update on Infant and Toddler Policy Isuses: PowerPoint presentation for the Docs For Tots conference call on Tuesday, November 8th, 2005 [PPT, 392KB]
Dental Facts for the Frontline [PPT, 469KB]

Reports

Docs For Tots strives to provide doctors with educational opportunities and information about the social issues affecting children's health. Visit "State of the World's Mothers" for the latest educational piece.