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Bright Futures for Families offers a variety of materials and resources
developed specifically for families to complement the Bright Futures
publications and materials used by health care professionals. Families
want and need materials that have the same information used by their health
care providers, written in a way that they can understand and easily
refer back to when needed. Through the support of our public, non-profit and
corporate partners we will be developing new materials. These existing
and new family friendly materials:
Provide
valuable information about child development and what to
expect, from infancy
through adolescence.
Help
families form partnerships with their providers.
Empower
families to advocate for the health care needs of their
children.
Encourage
families to help their children gradually assume
responsibility for their own health care.
Bright Futures Materials Available from Family Voices
Family Pocket Guide: Raising Healthy Infants, Children and Adolescents 
The Family Pocket Guide covers:
- How to choose and work with a health care provider
- How your child grows from birth to age 21
- What will happen at each health care visit
- What to expect when your child gets older and more
To get more information about bulk order possibilities contact us.
Bright Futures Theme Sheets for Families
Informative 1-pagers for families focused on the 10 themes that recur in all stages of child development. Each 1-pager provides a description of the theme, how the theme relates to the child and family, how the theme relates to the different ages/stages, what families can do to promote healthy development as part of that theme, and additional resources.
- Family Support
- Child Development
- Mental Health
- Healthy Weight
- Healthy Food & Eating
- Physical Activity
- Oral Health
- Healthy Sexual Development & Sexuality
- Safety & Injury Prevention
- Community Relationships & Resources
IMPACT on… Bright Futures Theme Updates These timely 1-pagers for families have health and wellness tips and resources on Bright Futures themes:
IMPACT on Child Development
IMPACT on Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
IMPACT on Healthy Sexuality
IMPACT on Nutrition and Healthy Eating
IMPACT on Physical Activity
IMPACT on Oral Health
Health Care Visit Checklist for all Children Including Children with Special
Health Care Needs
A child's health visit is a key time for families and
health care providers to share information and observations about
the child's development. This checklist helps
families prepare for health visits so that they can develop a
good relationship with their child's health care provider.
Click here for the PDF version of the Health Care Visit Checklist or Click here for the online version of the Health Care Visit Checklist.
For information on how to obtain bulk orders of the Health Care Visit Checklist please contact us.
Family + Health Care Professionals = Partners for Healthy Children
Families make health decisions for their children every day. Ideally,
they know the importance of immunizations and regular check-ups.
They understand that good health depends on family routines, including
healthy meals, physical activity, and discipline. And, families work with
health care professionals to build the strong partnerships that are so important
in supporting healthy children.
This handout contains information and resources for you and your family to foster communication in the family/professional partnership.
Click here for the PDF version of Partners for Healthy Children.
For information on how to obtain bulk orders of Partners for Healthy Children please contact us.
Family
Talkcards
Group discussion game designed to bring Bright Futures concepts to families to bridge the gap between guidelines and practice. The intent of the Talkcards is to encourage families to share parenting ideas and strategies so others will have a range of options to think about when making their own decisions.
For information on how to obtain the Family Talk Cards please contact us.
Bright
Futures: Family Matters
A free electronic newsletter for families and professionals about news, information, and activities in the maternal and child health community.
2011 issues (in PDF format)
2010 issues (in PDF format)
2009 issues (in PDF format)
2008 issues (in PDF format)
2007 issues* (in PDF format)
2006 issues* (in PDF format)
2005 issues* (in PDF format)
2004 issues (in PDF format)
2003 issues (in PDF format)
2002 issues (in PDF format)
2001 issues (in PDF format)
* Bright Futures: Family Matters en Español
Transitions- Growing Up and Away
For many families this will be a year to get ready to launch a son
or daughter into the next phase of like after high school.
Click here for ten points to consider
(HTML version).
Click here
(PDF version).
=Materials developed by Family Voices
Bright Futures Health Professional Materials Available from The American Academy of Pediatrics
(click on any title below for more information and how to order)
Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health, Volume I & II
Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition (2nd Edition) and Pocket Guide
Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity
Additional Bright Futures Materials Available from The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
(click on any title below for more information and how to order)
Bright
Futures Family Tips Sheets (in English and Spanish)
Bright Futures Nutrition Family Fact Sheets (in English and Spanish)
Bright Futures Encounter Forms for Families (in English and Spanish)
Your Child's Health Record (in English and Spanish)
Bright Futures Encounter Forms for Health Professionals
Contact us if you want to be on the Bright Futures for Families mailing list to receive updates on new Bright Futures for Families materials and activities.
Also please contact us with problems downloading documents from our site, comments or questions on the materials offered, information about your experiences or activities with Bright Futures in your state and with any suggestions and comments on how this site can be more helpful to you and families.
Family Voices, Inc.
3701 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Suite 103 Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 872-4774 Toll Free: 1-888-835-5669 Fax: (505) 872-4780