Missed Opportunities

CLASH recommends finding children where they are at a time that is convenient for parents and children  

Ohio Health Providers are striving to test children at well baby check ups and increasingly aware of the need to test children coming to urgent care, emergency and other provider settings. Still we're missing a lot of children who are not having formal medical system contacts. These are the missed opportunities!

Health provider need to be cognizant of the stresses on families living in the poorest metropolitan area in the US. Families most at risk have the fewest resources to reach out for services.

Community Events

Every weekend from April thru October, there's a community event that attracts families. Many of these events are suitable for on site testing by the City of Cleveland's Mobile Health Van. In fact the van present at many events, but there's no one on the van who is testing for lead. CLASH recommends: Bring the City of Cleveland Health Van to community events and provide child lead testing. 

Baby Showers sponsored by Black Child Development Institute -- Ohio are a powerful example of bringing families and babies to events where they could receive lead testing as well as medical and self-care information. 

Tangible benefits like gift cards and home and health products are ways to bring families out to participate in community events. If families are sharing information with institutions, they should be compensated for their time and insights.

Child Care Centers

Foster Care 

WIC

CMSD Registration