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Talk With Me Baby – Empowering Parents to Support Babies’ Brain Development Through Rich Language

Year Developed: 2024

Resource Type: Toolkit.

Primary Audience: Clinicians; Outreach Staff

Language(s): English

Developed by: National Association of Community Health Centers (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: Talk With Me Baby empowers parents to help their babies build a healthy brain and strong foundation for learning, reading and literacy through the use of good language nutrition.

Resource Details: Talk With Me Baby (TWMB) was launched in 2017 at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, with support from the James M. Cox Foundation in partnership with the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School. Recent independent research has shown that TWMB has lasting, positive impacts on children and families. NACHC, supported by funding from the Sesame Workshop, has adapted the resources developed for TWMB for use by health center OB and Pediatric clinics, available on www.nachc.org. Hospital resources are available at www.coxcampus.org/healthcare.

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues

Resource Subtopic: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).

Keywords: Patient Education.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.