# Help Me Grow / Public Health Coordinator

## Role in developmental screening

Leads developmental screening across a community access point (Help Me Grow, 2-1-1, United Way) often co-located with or contracted to a county or state public health agency. Connects parents and providers to screening, manages Child Find efforts under IDEA, supports training for community partners, and reports population-level outcomes to state and federal funders.

**Ages served:** Children ages 0-5 reached through community access points and county or state public health programs.

## Role in social-emotional screening

Receives parent and provider inquiries about social-emotional concerns through a Help Me Grow line, 2-1-1, or community access point co-located with or partnered to a public health agency. Offers SE screening as a first step, connects families to community mental health and early intervention resources, and leads infant and early childhood mental health screening initiatives at the county or state level.

**Ages served:** Children ages 0-5 reached through community access points and county or state public health programs.