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Bright Futures, funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau, is a national initiative to promote and improve the health, education, and well being of all children and their families. In February, 2002, the American Academy of Pediatrics was awarded the Bright Futures cooperative agreements and initiated the Bright Futures Education Center and the Bright Futures Pediatric Implementation Project.

Bright Futures is:

A vision
A philosophy
A set of expert guidelines
A practical developmental approach to providing health supervision

Bright Futures Core Concepts are:

Prevention Works
Families Matter
Health is Everyone's Business

Comments from Colleagues Using Bright Futures Materials

"These (Bright Futures) materials are so helpful in starting conversations with families about development. The parents love the 'encounter forms.' They feel informed before they even go to appointments and know specific questions to ask to advocate for their kids." Head Start provider, WA State

"(The Bright Futures) materials will help me give resources to families to empower them to be their own health advocates." Head Start provider, WA State

The Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision are "very concise and helpful." "(They are) helpful reminders on what to ask or talk to parents about when doing well child checks." Pediatric Residents, WA State

"Our intake nurse has found the Health Supervision Pocket Guide invaluable. It is helpful to have this vast amount of information in such a transportable form. All the materials are bright, family friendly, and broken into appropriate age breaks. Incorporating the Nutrition Fact Sheets and the Family Tip Sheets has heightened our awareness of how much families need and appreciate organized developmental information." Spokane Guild School

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