Early care and education (ECE) providers play an important role in establishing lifelong health. To help, the Arizona Department of Health Services collaborates across state programs such as Empower, First Things First, and the AZ Health Zone. The AZ Health Zone’s ECE Systems strategy includes eight policy, systems and environment (PSE) activities.
AZ Health Zone Activities for Early Care & Education Systems
- Empower Policy
- Learning Collaboratives
- Staff Development
- ECE-Based Agriculture
- Nutrition & Feeding Practices
- Physical Activity Environment
- Community Coordination
- Community Engagement
Evaluation of Early Care & Education Systems
SEEDS. Every year, LIAs report their ECE Systems activities using the SNAP-Ed Electronic Data System (SEEDS). This helps us to understand what LIAs do to support ECE Systems.
SARN. LIAs also complete Semi-Annual Report Narrative (SARN) each year, describing their work using words and images. This helps us to understand how and why LIAs’ ECE Systems programs work the way they do.
Go NAPSACC. After LIA staff become certified Go NAPSACC Technical Assistance Consultants, they invite partner ECEs to join Go NAPSACC. Go NAPSACC is a six-step improvement process that encourages ECE providers to make positive PSE changes. Together, Consultants and ECE providers decide which Go NAPSACC topics they would like address. Each topic includes an assessment. A “pre” assessment is completed during Go NAPSACC’s Step 1, and a “post” assessment is completed during Go NAPSACC’s Step 5. However, Go NAPSACC doesn’t stop at assessment. LIAs use Go NAPSACC resources to provide comprehensive support to move through a cycle of change: They report the support they provide in both the Go NAPSACC and SEEDS systems.
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