Medical Home
Child Developmental Screening
Child Food Insecurity
ACTION STRATEGY
ECAS TEAM 3 is working to ensure all children, especially those at-risk, are provided appropriate referrals and access to services to support their health and development.
“Only half of all children (0-5) in Hawaiʻi have a medical home.”
ACTION STRATEGY
ECAS Team 3: Establish a feedback loop for the screening-referral-utilization of services within the medical home model
“One third of children 9-35 months received a developmental screening in the past 12 months.”
ACTION STRATEGY
ECAS Team 3: Implement health and wellness guidelines in early childhood settings
Medicaid and well-child visits
In 2019, 72% of children 0-15 months of age enrolled in Medicaid in Hawaii received six or more well-child visits. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends nine visits during in this age span.
In 2019, 70.8% of children 3-6 years of age enrolled in Medicaid in Hawaii received one or more well-child visits. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends one visit each year.
ACTION STRATEGY
ECAS Team 3: Pilot a project to promote the social and emotional health of infants, toddlers and preschool age children
“18% of children live in households that experienced food insecurity at some point during the year. The U.S. rate is 15%.”
9% of adults report their households sometimes or often did not have enough to eat in the last seven days.
37% of adults report that it has been somewhat or very difficult to pay for usual household expenses during the coronavirus pandemic.
HI 09/2020; US Census, Household Pulse Survey
“The coronavirus pandemic emphasized the problem of food insecrurity.”
