Bright Futures is a national health promotion and prevention initiative, led by the American Academy of Pediatrics and supported, in part, by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
The Bright Futures Guidelines provide theory-based and evidence-driven guidance for all preventive care screenings and health supervision visits. Bright Futures content can be incorporated into many public health programs such as home visiting, child care, school-based health clinics and many others. Materials developed especially for families are also available.
Quality Improvement
Find information, tools and links to networks and resources for practitioners wishing to participate in quality improvement (QI) efforts. The information found here can be used at the practice level to address desired health outcomes of importance to the children and families in a particular practice, health care system, community or state.
Implementation Stories
Speakers with state health departments, AAP Chapters, clinicians and others who work in the field of maternal and child health share their lessons learned about the use of the Bright Futures Guidelines, tools and related resources in brief audio records.
Bright Futures eNews
See the latest in Bright Futures including new resources and opportunities by checking out our Bright Futures eNews page.
Contact Bright Futures
Find out how you can get in touch with us for more information about the Bright Futures National Center.
Highlights and Announcements
Bright Futures Let’s Talk Healthy Mental & Emotional Development Webinar Series Register for the 3rd Session - Thursday, March 23, 2023, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Join us for the 3rd session of the 3-part Bright Futures Let’s Talk Healthy Mental & Emotional Development Webinar Series for a discussion on a range of potential models of collaboration between pediatric health care professional & mental health specialists and building relationships. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive Q & A discussion session.
Watch Session 1 & Session 2 of the Bright Futures Let’s Talk Healthy Mental & Emotional Development Webinar Series Webinar Series here.
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March 13, 2023
EQIPP: Bright Futures – Infancy to Adolescence Course
The AAP Bright Futures National Center is excited to announce the launch of the new EQIPP: Bright Futures – Infancy to Adolescence course. This self-directed, online learning course is designed to help guide pediatric health care professionals in implementing the Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children and Adolescents, 4th Edition into everyday practice. The course is free for all. Learners can log in to their eqipp.aap.org account to obtain access to the course.
Course Link: shop.aap.org/eqipp-bright-futures-infancy-to-adolescence
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January 4, 2023
PediaLink Course: Bright Futures - Building Positive Parenting Skills Across Ages
The Bright Futures National Center is excited to announce the launch of a new PediaLink course titled, Bright Futures - Building Positive Parenting Skills Across Ages. The purpose of this course is to provide residents, nursing trainees and other pediatric health care professionals the knowledge and skills to provide parental support and advice. Pediatric health care professionals play a vital role in reinforcing parenting skills by providing developmentally appropriate parenting advice and support as well as modeling parenting skills during the health supervision visit. This course includes scenarios to apply key concepts to address common behavioral concerns and ameliorate parental stress. The course is free to the general public, including non-AAP members. Learners who will be required to create an AAP login (if they don't already have one) to obtain access to the course.
PediaLink Course
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