Pediatric resident Dr. Kavya Thayappa (Medicine) was selected as the Nevada Learn the Signs, Act Early (LTSAE) Ambassador. This position is a joint project between the American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Thayappa will serve as our State's ambassador through:
- promoting the adoption and sustained integration of family-engaged developmental monitoring using LTSAE milestone checklist resources in programs/systems that serve young children and their families/caregivers (e.g. WIC, home visiting, child welfare, early care and education, Federally Qualified Health Centers, etc.)
- supporting the work of Act Early Teams and other state/territorial/tribal or national initiatives to improve early identification of developmental delays and disabilities and promote family-engaged developmental monitoring
