Everyday Evidence: Updated CDC Developmental Milestone Checklists

On today's episode we discuss the updated 2022 CDC Developmental Surveillance Milestone Checklists with Dr. Kate Barlow and Dr. Kris Barnekow. Kate and Kris are both ambassadors for the CDC's Learn the Signs. Act Early. program. We discuss changes to the checklists and principles of developmental screening, surveillance, and monitoring for practitioners to consider. 

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Additional Resources:

Link to Pediatrics Article: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2021-052138/184748/Evidence-Informed-Milestones-for-Developmental

Milestone books: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/cdcinfoondemand.aspx?ProgramID=233&CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Factearly%2Forders%2Findex.html

Act early website resources:https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html

AOTA FAQ: https://www.aota.org/practice/practice-essentials/cdc-guidelines-faq