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A Better Start for Families

At Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, professionals are delivering the type of care families want and deserve.

Raising a young child is full of questions. At the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in New York City, families don’t have to do it alone.

By adding a HealthySteps Specialist, a child development and behavioral health promotion and prevention expert, to the pediatric primary care team, families are better supported, and professionals can deliver the care they know families want and deserve.

With HealthySteps, every family that comes through the doors is welcomed, heard, and supported—just as they are. At Charles B. Wang, having a care team that can speak the patients’ language and understand cultural norms is a key part of meeting families where they are.
Hear first-hand how the team-based care aspect of the HealthySteps model sets families and providers up for success.
From positive parenting guidance to care coordination and helping with family needs like diapers or housing, HealthySteps brings a “dyadic” (i.e., two-generation) approach to pediatric primary care that sees and supports the whole family.

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