Docs for Tots Mission and Vision


Help Me Grow Long Island’s 4th Annual Report

Help Me Grow – Long Island’s August 2023 report “Building Connection – Measuring Impact” is a snapshot into the challenges and opportunities families faced in providing for and supporting their young children prenatal to age 5 in the past year and proposes recommendations to the Long Island community for moving forward together.

Find the 4th annual report and other Help Me Grow Long Island reports here

 

“Minding the Gaps. How One Doctor-Led Nonprofit is Strengthening The Safety Net For Long Island Children” highlights our achievements across Long Island through the assistance and partnerships formed with existing organizations working for the betterment of young children.

Read Minding the Gaps, by Liz Moore for the Rauch Foundation.

Medical Home
The medical home is family-centered, accessible and coordinated health care.

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Developmental Screening
All young kids should be screened for developmental delays.

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Quality Early Care and Education
Early care settings have the potential to improve children’s health.

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Social Emotional Health
Social-emotional health shapes academic success and lifelong health.

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Poverty
Poverty is the greatest threat to children’s healthy development.

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Priority Issues
Docs for Tots provides doctors and other stakeholders tools to transform practice and improve public policy with a focus on five priority issues.

Latest News

October 2023 Newsletter

Check out our newsletter and see what we’re up to! In case you missed it- here is our October Newsletter . . .
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Meet Our Cicerone Partner, Meagen

Extraordinary evening of giving, gastronomy, and groundbreaking beverages, all in aid of Docs for Tots. “I’m excited to try the drinks Meagen Anderson, MBA conjures up!” . . .
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Bright By Text – Getting the Word Out

Tips, info, and resources via text to support caregivers – HMGLI families love it! Bright by Text is a texting service that provides free . . .
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What happens during the first months and years of life sets either a sturdy or a fragile stage for what follows.

Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development