King County Navigation Bar (text navigation at bottom)
Public Health - Seattle & King County
Site Directory

Public Health Webpage Directory

Clinic & Office Locations

For Care Providers

Care Providers Homepage

For Educators

Health Educators Toolbox

About Us

History & Profile

Jobs & Internships

Employee Directory

Contact Us

Public Health
Seattle & King County
401 5th Ave., Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-296-4600
TTY: 206-296-4931

Click here to email us

Subscribe to Free Email Alerts!

Click here to learn more

Home » King County Health Action Plan » Kids Get Care » Training

Kids Get Care
Trainings for providers, CBOs and community advocates

Kids Get Care (KGC) has staff available to train staff of Community Based Organizations (CBOs), and community advocates on the importance of preventive health care for children and how to screen for major health indicators within physical, oral and developmental domains. The goal of these trainings is to help participants become more aware of "red-flags" in the infants and children with whom they work. This allows for early detection and intervention for any problems identified. These children are then connected to a health care home for the provision of ongoing preventive and treatment services.

Trainings are free and range from 30 to 120 minutes. Please schedule sessions well in advance of your event to ensure availability of a Health Educator. Preference is given to larger groups.

Typical training agenda focusing on children’s health

Childen’s Preventive Health – why should healthy kids go to a Doctor?

  • Normal Infant and Child Development -Identifying "Red Flags"
  • Immunizations and a Child's Wellness
  • Oral Health for young children – Identifying "Red Flags" & raising cavity free kids
  • Resources for connecting kids to a source of regular care

Typical training agenda focusing on maternal-child health

  • What is Maternal/post partum depression and how to help
  • The short and long term effects of Maternal/post partum depression on babies and children
  • Maternal oral health – how pregnant women can take care of their mouths to protect themselves and their babies
  • Steps for new mothers to take to keep their babies cavity free

Additional Developmental Training Topics

  • Autism - What Is It and How to Recognize the First Signs
  • Recognizing and Managing Temperament
  • The Value of Screening Tools- ASQ-SE, Denver II, PEDS, and ELM-2
  • Immunizations and a Child's Wellness

Additional Oral Health Training Topics

  • Oral Health in the Primary Care Setting - Screening , Assessment, and Fluoride varnishes
  • Dental Development and Pathology
  • Talking About Teeth - The Dental Office Experience for Interpreters
  • Community Oral Health Promotion and Practices

Additional topics can be arranged. Please feel free to discuss your specific training needs with our Health Educators.

For presentations focusing on children in King County please contact:

Cam Do Wong , Community Educator
206-205-8048 or camdo.wong@kingcounty.gov

For presentations focusing maternal/child health in King County please contact:

Carol Allen, Community Educator
206-296-0959 or carol.allen@kingcounty.gov

Updated: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 09:25 AM

All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate professional advice. For more information please call 206-296-4600 (voice) or 206-296-4631 (TTY Relay service). Mailing address: ATTN: Communications Team, Public Health - Seattle & King County, 401 5th Ave., Suite 1300, Seattle, WA 98104 or click here to email us.

King County | Public Health | News | Services | Comments | Search

Links to external sites do not constitute endorsements by King County.
By visiting this and other King County web pages, you expressly agree to be bound by terms
and conditions of the site. The details.