1st Five
What is 1st Five?
The UDMO 1st Five program is a public-private partnership bridging primary care and public health services in Iowa. The 1st Five model supports health providers in the earlier detection of social-emotional and developmental delays and family risk-related factors in children birth to 5 and coordinates referrals, interventions and follow-up.
What are the Benefits of 1st Five?
1st Five supports the healthy cognitive, social and emotional development of Iowa children from birth through five years.
The four-part service model assures a comprehensive approach to child health and well-being.
Practitioners receive ongoing education and support to integrate developmental screening into child health appointments.
1st Five Site Coordinators and Developmental Support Specialists (DSS) work closely with referred children and their caregivers to connect them to early intervention services and other resources.
The DSS provides updates to referring Providers on the status of the service children received and the referral outcomes.
How Does 1st Five Work?
The clinic screens how the child speaks, learns, acts, and plays.
The primary care provider performs surveillance and standardized screening for development, social/emotional development, and family stress.
A referral is made if help is needed.
If a concern is identified, child is referred to their local 1st Five agency through a one-step referral process.
1st Five contacts the family and connects child to needed services.
The 1st Five Developmental Support Specialist contacts the parent/caregiver to link them to appropriate intervention services. They remain in contact until services are established.
1st Five follows up with the clinic to share updates.
The 1st Five Developmental Support Specialist follows up with the primary care provider by sharing updates on the status of the referral and intervention services.
How Does our Practice Partner with 1st Five?
Call the 1st Five Project Director at (712) 363-8466.
1st Five is Available in the Following Counties:
- Calhoun
- Clay
- Dickinson
- Emmet
- Hardin
- Hamilton
- Humboldt
- O'Brien
- Osceola
- Palo Alto
- Pocahontas
- Webster
- Wright