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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the pediatricians, 
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family physicians, nurse practitioners, staff, volunteers, and 
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supporters of the Enhancing Developmentally Oriented Primary 
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Care (EDOPC) project on the occasion of being the recipients of 
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the 2008 Summit Award from the American Society of Association 
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Executives (ASAE) and the Associations Advance America (AAA) 
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Committee of the Center for Association Leadership; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The EDOPC project is a collaborative partnership 
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between the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of 
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Pediatrics (ICAAP), the Advocate Health System's Healthy Steps 
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for Young Children Program, the Illinois Academy of Family 
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Physicians (IAFP), the Ounce of Prevention Fund, the Illinois 
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Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and multiple 
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private foundations  to improve the health and development of 
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Illinois children; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The EDOPC project has sought to increase primary 
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care providers' use of validated tools for developmental 
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screening, socioemotional screening, and maternal depression 
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screening; the project also seeks to raise awareness of 
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symptoms of autism during pediatric visits with children under 
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the age of 3 and has recently added promotion of screening for 
 


 






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domestic violence, another family risk factor that impacts 
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child development; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Such developmental screening by means of a 
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validated developmental screening tool has been demonstrated 
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to appropriately address the social and emotional needs of 
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families and improve rates of identification of developmental 
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delay and referrals to the early intervention program, 
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providing critical notice of development problems before it is 
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too late; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The EDOPC project has had a profoundly positive 
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impact on pediatric primary care providers, enabling these 
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providers to have greater knowledge of key developmental 
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topics, have greater confidence during the identification 
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process, overcome barriers to the implementation of routine 
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screening, and increase the frequency of screening tool use and 
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subsequent referrals; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The EDOPC project has initiated another 
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three-year phase, taking place from 2008 to 2010, that will 
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provide for outreach to additional pediatric and family 
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practice providers in the State and further address barriers to 
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care coordination and entry into services; this phase will 
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foster more "medical homeness" and patient-centered care; 
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therefore, be it

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the pediatricians, family physicians, nurse 
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practitioners, staff, volunteers, and supporters of the 
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Enhancing Developmentally Oriented Primary Care project on the 
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occasion of being the recipients of the 2008 Summit Award and 
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wish them continued success in the future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the lead organizations of the EDOPC project as a 
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symbol of our esteem and respect.