Background
Early intervention programs in Milwaukee County that provide services to young children with disabilities have identified a need for a database system that will improve collection, storage, and sharing of information among providers.
Goals
The ECIDS project will address the following areas:
- Allowing for accurate/reliable determination of prevalence and rate trends for children with disabilities from birth to three years of age
- Fostering efficient, integrated service delivery for these children
- Facilitating the tracking of successes, costs, and benefits of these services
- Supporting evaluation and facilitating communication within the Birth to 3 community (parents, service providers, health care professionals, and program administrators).
Activities
Phase I: Information sharing and communication mapping
Phase II: Application development
Phase III: Field testing and initial implementation
Phase IV: Evaluation
Population Served
Families of young children with disabilities in Milwaukee County.
Timeline
July 2007 – June 2010
Funding Sources
- Helen Bader Foundation
- Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program
Partner Institutions
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Paula Rhyner, Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Timothy Patrick, Ph.D., Health Administration and Informatics
Medical College of Wisconsin
- Christine Cronk, Sc.D.
Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Disabilities Services Division
- Liz Kraniak, M.S.
City of Milwaukee Health Department
- Kathleen Blair, B.S.N., M.S.
Milwaukee Center for Independence
- Howard L. Garber, Ph.D.
Center for Urban Population Health
- Dale Steber, M.S.
- Andrew Marek, B.B.A.
