Happy 3-Year Anniversary to the Continuity of Care Blueprint!
NACCHO would like to thank CDC’s Division of Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) and the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee, our main partners in advancing this work, and everyone who engaged with this work! Thank you to everyone who shared one of the 170+ CoC resources to continue building up our Continuity of Care Resource Library, each of the 3,100+ individuals who downloaded and promoted the Blueprint, the 20+ webinar speakers, and 5000+ attendees of our #EveryStepOftheWay Continuity of Care Webinar Series, as well as if you have implemented any of the Blueprint strategies in your communities.
A special shout-out goes to our third cohort of Blueprint and Infant Nutrition grantees and their partners. In 2023 – 2024, NACCHO successfully funded 9 unique communities across the nation to implement recommendations of the Blueprint. Each grantee and their respective partners worked to implement their unique combination of Blueprint recommendations and early childhood nutrition initiatives to advance continuity of care in their communities.
Since its launch on August 24, 2021, the Blueprint has achieved the following accomplishments: