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Search Results: MCH Organizations

This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

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Pathways Awareness (PA)

Annotation: Pathways Awareness is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the benefits of detecting early motor delays and encouraging physical therapy in very young children. It provides a set of standards for tummy time for infants that was developed by a medical round table; online materials for parents on tummy time and infant physical development, including brochures, handouts, and an video; and materials for purchase, including more videos and materials for professionals. Several items are available in Spanish, and the brochure on infant development is available in English, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Bosnian, Chinese, German, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese. It also provides a program Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors, which helps faith communities be welcoming to individuals with disabilities

Keywords: Child development disorders, Developmental disabilities, Infant development, Motor skills
   

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