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More About the National Center for Family / Professional Partnerships (NCFPP)

GOALS

The National Center for Family / Professional Partnerships has three goals:

1. To increase leadership capacity and promote family-centered care through the expansion and implementation of Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) and communities of learners;
2. To promote knowledge about and opportunities for family/youth/professional partnerships in health care policies and practices; and
3. To contribute to the understanding and measurement of family-centered, culturally competent care, family/professional partnerships and other outcomes.

ACTIVITIES

Family Voices undertakes a variety of activities to accomplish the goals of the NCFPP:

• Providing technical assistance and training to staff at Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs),
• Providing mechanisms and linkages for F2F HICs around the country to learn and support one another.
• Developing materials and other resources for families, family leaders, and professionals about such topics as developing parent and youth leadership, building partnerships, cultural diversity, etc.
• Partnering with organizations and agencies to promote, solicit, and facilitate opportunities for family / professional partnerships.
• Providing tools and guidance to family leaders in building an evidence base for family-centered care and by working with them to compile such information into a national perspective.
• Promoting specific activities to develop youth leadership.

PROJECT MATERIALS

1. Project Abstract – (doc)



2. Overview – (pdf)
   A 1-pager that describes the NCFPP.



3. Family to Family Health Information Centers Brochure – (pdf)
   A brochure describing the work and funding of F2F HICs with contact information (as of September 2007)



4. Guide to Technical Assistance – (pdf)
   A brochure describing the direct and indirect TA services provided by Family Voices; includes contact information for specific TA.



5. Family Partnerships for CSHCN – (ppt)
   A presentation that outlines the principles and components of family partnerships.



6. Partnerships between Families and Professionals: Looking Back and Looking Forward – (ppt)
   A presentation that reviews the history of family / professional partnerships and provides examples of partnership activity and the perspective of those involved.



7. Definition and Principles of Family-Centered Care (rtf)
   A 3-page handout from MCHB that defines family-centered care, outlines the principles of family-centered care, and includes the role of cultural competency in family-centered care.

PROJECT DIRECTORS

Nora Wells is the Directors of the NCFPP.  Please contact her with any questions you may have.