WHAT TO EXPECT:
Project Commitment
Over the course of the 10-month project, participants will undertake the following activities:
- Team Engagement: Identify a clinician and staff member to participate in the project and monthly meetings
- Data Submission: Provide demographic and patient population data before the first meeting
- Strategy Development: Complete a SMARTIE worksheet outlining your literacy strategy
- Targeted Guidance: Meet one-on-one with UHF staff and/or program mentors to discuss project development and implementation
- Cohort Meetings: Participate in monthly virtual cohort meetings, focused on resources, best practices, integration strategy, and problem-solving approaches
- Reporting: Complete and submit a comprehensive report detailing the development, implementation, and impact of the project by December 2024
Benefits of Participating
Selected sites will:
- Receive a $7,500 stipend and a one-time book order from UHF to enhance your literary resources
- Learn from subject matter experts about evidence-based literacy models and the value of incorporating a literacy strategy into primary care
- Receive technical assistance and guidance on design and implementation
- Have access to community resources and opportunities to collaborate with community partners to amplify project impact
- Engage with other participating sites, sharing feedback, best practices, and challenges
Focus Areas
Subjects include but are not limited to:
- Early Relational Health
- Building a Literacy Rich Environment
- Evidence-based Reading Models
- Two-Generational Approach
- Leveraging Community Partners
- Advocacy and Policy
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact:
Susan’s primary focus at UHF is building and managing the statewide Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start (PEDS) Learning Network. She leads the project management team in fulfilling all grant activities, including developing content for the online resource center, and managing the fellowship and learning collaborative programs, with a focus on child health and educational equity.
Before joining UHF in 2020, Susan worked at the American Cancer Society for 11 years, where she built strategic alliances with major health systems and worked to ensure high-quality and equitable access to cancer care and prevention for underserved populations. She has also held operational roles at Children’s Aid Society, Public Health Solutions, and the William F. Ryan Community Health Center.
Susan earned a Master of Public Health degree in Health Policy and Management from New York Medical College and a Bachelor of Science from the College of Mt. Saint Vincent. She is also a graduate of the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement–Emerging Latino Leadership Program.