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Benefits of HealthySteps
Parents and caregivers’ confidence and competence in their parenting skills are increased when a HealthySteps Specialist is there to help guide them.
HealthySteps improves child health and supports families by promoting timely and continued care.
As a result of HealthySteps, babies and families experience:
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Increased breastfeeding rates
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Increased vaccination rates
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A decrease in depressive symptoms among mothers
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Healthy birth spacing
Busy physicians report a number of benefits from participating in HealthySteps, including:
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Enhancing their ability to meet the comprehensive needs of children and families through an evidence-based, team-based approach to care
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Improved patient experience and an increase in the number of satisfied parents who remain with the practice
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An increase in the number of children who receive timely well-child visits, screenings and vaccinations
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A positive impact on provider satisfaction, practice quality and efficiency
Learn more about the evidence behind HealthySteps.
Baby Carlie was having trouble eating enough and breathing in her first few weeks of life. Hear how a Fort Morgan medical team helped Carlie avoid the hospital and get on a path to healthy development. Read the story.
HealthySteps benefits have been identified in 10 key outcome areas:
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Screening and Connection to Services
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Breastfeeding & Age-Appropriate Early Nutrition
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Social-Emotional Development
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Timely and Continued Care and Vaccinations
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Maternal Depression
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Knowledge of Infant Development
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Early Literacy & School Readiness
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Early Relational Health
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Child Safety Practices
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Parent & Physician Satisfaction
Learn more about the benefits of HealthySteps from child development experts. Listen
Publications about HealthySteps
November 9, 2023
National Public Radio
HealthySteps helps families cultivate a healthy environment for their children in the earliest and most developmentally...
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Spring 2019
The Future of Children
In this article, Trenna Valado, Jennifer Tracey, Jonathan Goldfinger, and Rahil Briggs highlight the potential to expand the promise of pediatric care to encompass the full...
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July 17, 2023
ZERO TO THREE Journal
HealthySteps (HS) is an evidence-based integrated model designed to provide enhanced primary care services to young children and families. This article describes the strategies HS specialists...
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June 2018
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
The practice of early childhood behavioral health (ECBH) integration in primary care settings...
September 9, 2021
Race, Equity, Bias, and Early Childhood: Examining the Research
ZERO TO THREE Journal
his article is adapted from a presentation for ZERO TO THREE’s Scientific Meeting held on April 27, 2021. The topic for this year’s...
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