the Evidence base
Priority Outcomes
The Priority Outcomes are the four primary areas of HealthySteps’ impact that are shown to support the long-term health and well-being of babies and toddlers and help address inequities.
Well-Child Visit Adherence
Child Growth and Development
Maternal Depression
Early Relational Health
Delivery of the HealthySteps Core Components—including universal screening, care coordination and systems navigation, and access to consults and interventions from an early childhood development and behavioral health prevention and promotion expert—help move the needle in these four Priority Outcome areas.
While the Priority Outcomes are not an exhaustive list of all outcomes HealthySteps helps drive for babies, toddlers, and their families, focusing on the Priority Outcomes helps us better:
- assess and communicate about progress towards impact,
- facilitate high-quality delivery of HealthySteps, and
- identify areas where the National Office can provide additional support to sites.
Related Resources
About the Priority Outcomes
Theory of Change
Learn about the importance of these four areas for long-term child health and well-being and how HealthySteps services can support improvement in each area.
HealthySteps in Action
See real-world scenarios of how HealthySteps drives impact in each area.
FAQ for HealthySteps Sites
Get answers to questions like: “How do these support my work?” “How does this impact Annual Site Reporting and/or fidelity?”
(Proprietary resource for the HealthySteps network.)
Driving and Measuring Improvement
Practical Strategies
Get key strategies that professionals can use to elevate and enhance their practice in each of the Priority Outcome areas.
Proprietary resource for the HealthySteps network.
Research Guidance
Explore detailed research questions and approaches (methods, potential measures, etc.) to build evidence in each area. These guides are publicly available but designed with the HealthySteps network in mind.
Change Packages
Download toolkits of information that can inform the planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-informed actionable ideas to drive impact in each of the Priority Outcome areas.
Proprietary resource for the HealthySteps network.
HealthySteps Reporting Requirements
Get the latest guidance and resources for Annual Site Reporting, including information on Priority Outcomes metrics.
Proprietary resource for the HealthySteps network.