Who would have thought that back

in 1994, when 3 community members came

together to develop a new initiative to

screen children for unidentified health and

development concerns, that 20 years later

Healthy Beginnings would still be moving

forward and serving children throughout

Central Oregon?

In the past 20 years Healthy Beginnings

has provided services to over 9,000 children.

The program has expanded services from

just Deschutes County to include Jefferson

and Crook counties. To many families, HB

has become the identified first step to

services for young children. HB has forged

partnerships with collaborating agencies and

media, helping us reach even more children

and families while expanding our volunteer

and donor base.

In the coming years HB envisions

working more effectively with pre-

schools while providing parents and

caregivers the information and

education to help ensure their child

enters kindergarten with the right

foundation to succeed. HB will build

on the program’s efforts to provide

literacy education while providing a

strong platform for families to be

secure in the knowledge that their

children are ready for kindergarten.

Partnership and innovation continue

to be central to our service with the

hope that every child will receive a

healthy beginning!

20 YEARS AND COUNTING

Imagine taking your child to a preschool or daycare

that not only offers a healthy environment for your

child, but also cares about the future health of your

child. Imagine having access to professional health

assessment of your child’s vision, hearing,

development and behavior…all through the

convenience of their preschool or daycare.

Launched in August 2014, Healthy Beginnings is

beginning to partner with local preschools and

daycares bringing them a custom health—and—

development team of experts to children under 5

years of age. Focusing primarily on 4 essential health

areas: Vision, Hearing, Behavior and Development, we are calling this program 4 b4 5.

Children 5 years of age and younger, whose parents have given Healthy Beginnings

permission to screen their child, will be assessed in vision, hearing, behavior and

development. Healthy Beginnings will follow up with each of the parents with these

assessments. In addition, Healthy Beginnings will also encourage parents to schedule

their child to attend one of our complete health and development screenings that are

scheduled throughout Central Oregon 18 times per year. 4 b4 5s are a wonderful

introduction to the importance of health and developmental screenings and may help us

connect even more children with needed services.

This is a real benefit to local preschools, the children who attend as well as the families

that may not have the time to get their children health screened due to busy schedules.

Preschools and daycares can contact Healthy Beginnings at 541-383-6357 to schedule

our team of experts to screen the children who attend their schools.

HEALTHY BEGINNINGS

2013-14 ANNUAL REPORT

Healthy Beginnings’

Board of Directors

Officers:

Garrett Bergby

President

Jennifer Moss Lewis

Vice President

Arden Dettwyler

Secretary

Susan Crawford

Treasurer

Members:

Courtney Latham

Bridget McGinn

Dr. Casey O’Neill

Debbie Coehlo, PhD, PNP

Renee Nelson

Mari Enders

Theo Giannioses

Jane Dunham

Paul Andrews

Marilyn Watkins

Revenue &

Expenditure

Overview The HB budget continues

to support expanded

services throughout the Central Oregon region.

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2013-14 Revenue = $422,909

20%

60%

14%

6%

33% 19%

18%

9% 1%

13% 4%

3%

2013-14 Expenditures = $422,909

Year Number of Clinics

Provided

Number of Pre-School

(4 b4 5)

Screenings

Number

Screened

Number

Referred

% Referred Number of Individual

Referrals

% of Children Without

*PHCP

% Identified

High-Risk

% Demon-strating

Follow-up

Success

2010-11 14 N/A 434 302 70% 481 16% 74% 82%

2011-12 19 N/A 519 369 71% 630 14% 79% 85%

2012-13 17 N/A 539 420 78% 772 10% 86% 81%

2013-14 17 3 491 304 62% 518 10% 79% 81%

Numbers Served and Program Outcomes ( For the Past 4 Fiscal Years)

*PHCP = Primary Health Care Provider

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Volunteer Support Helps HB Build

Capacity and Reach More Children

Healthy Beginnings’ volunteers make a difference every day. At

our screenings they provide an amazing amount of support, helping parents

and young children have a better tomorrow. But this is not the only way

that they make an impact. You will see our volunteers providing outreach,

helping in the office with administrative work, or using their contacts to

network and fundraise for the program, as well as in countless other ways—

all of which help HB leverage resources to better connect with families and

reach more children. Volunteers have a special spark and passion for the

program that makes them fantastic ambassadors in the community. Their

enthusiasm for serving young children and families is immense and it shows

in the work they do.

Just one example of this drive and passion is Kerry Zenich, RN, our

2014 Volunteer of the Year. Kerry is pictured here assessing a young boy at

the Health station but she doesn’t stop there. She also assists with outreach

events, networking and community engagement. She is always willing to lend a hand and do whatever is needed to help

promote HB’s mission. She is wonderful and we are so proud to call her, and ALL our volunteers, our partner.

Thank You Partner Agencies High Desert Education Service District

Bend-La Pine School District

Redmond School District

Sisters School District

Crook County School District

Jefferson 509 J School District

Bend Park and Recreation District

Sisters Park and Recreation District

Bethlehem Inn

Department of Human Services

Deschutes County Health Department

Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education

Family Access Network

Family Resource Center

Grandma’s House

Kids Center

Mosaic Medical

Neighbor Impact/Head Start/Child Care Resources St Charles Medical Center

Volunteer Connect/Project Connect

Women Infant and Children (WIC)

United Way of Deschutes County

And Media Partners KTVZ NewsChannel 21—21 Cares for Kids

Horizon Broadcasting

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2012, one in four adults volunteered through an organization, demonstrating that volunteering remains an important activity for

millions of Americans. Altogether, 64.5 million Americans volunteered nearly 7.9 billion hours last year. The estimated value of this

volunteer service is nearly $175 billion.

Volunteering has trended upward among Generation Xers (born between 1965 and 1981) over the past eleven years, increasing

nearly 5.5 percentage points during that period.

Volunteers are almost twice as likely to donate to charity as non-volunteers. Eight in 10 volunteers donated to charity, compared

to four in 10 for individuals who do not volunteer.

www.volunteeringinamerica.gov

5 Fusion

A Child’s Garden Preschool

A Lil Institute-For Little People, LLC

Advantage Dental Clinics

Advanced Northwest Welding

American Licorice Co.

Art Station

Aspen Academy

Ball Janik LLP

Bank of the Cascades

BBT Architects

Beginnings Preschool

Bend Garbage & Recycling

Blooms & Sweets

Bluefish Dental & Orthodontics

Boneyard Brewery

Bouncing off the Walls

Brenn Park, Inc

Brooks Resource

Bud Fincham Associates

Carrera Motors

Cascade School of Music

Central Electric Cooperative

Central Oregon Nutrition Consultants

CharityAloft.com

Cobblestone Preschool

Community Presbyterian Church

Cover Oregon

Crux Fermentation Project

C.T.S. Partnership

The Dental Foundation of Oregon

Desert Blossom Preschool

Desert Orthopedics Inc.

Deschutes Brewery

Deschutes County

Deschutes County Commissioners

Deschutes County Title

Deschutes Pediatric Dentistry

Diversified Heating & Cooling

Dutch Bros

Elemental Eyecare

Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration

Express Employment Professionals

Foundry Church

Falling Waters

Family Resource Center

Fred Meyer

G5 Search Marketing, Inc.

Galash-Larsen Inc

Gobeille Orthodontics

Goulart Natural Health & Chiropractic

O’Neill Orthodontics

On Point Community Credit Union

One Main Financial

Oregon Community Foundation

Oregon Montessori Assoc.

Oregon Spirit Distillers

Oxford Suites & Inns

Pacific Power Foundation

Pacific Source Health Plans

Patrick Environmental Inc

Pease Family LLC

Pediatric Heart Center of CO

Pediatric Dental Associates

Perk Avenue Drive-Up

Pink Chandelier

Progressive Screen Printing

Pumpkin Patch Preschool

Pure Care Dental

Quota Intl of Central Oregon

Ray’s Food Place:

La Pine, Prineville & Sisters

Redmond Surgery Center

Redmond Speech & Language

Richard E Engebrecht Survivor Trust

Roberts on Wall Street

SELCO Community Credit Union

SHARC

Shop Smart La-Pine

Sisters Kiwanis

Sisters Park & Recreation

Sortor Bushido Kai Karate

South Valley Bank & Trust

St. Charles Health System

Stone Soup

Strictly Organic Coffee

St. Francis of Assisi School

Sunriver Christian Fellowship

Sunriver Marketplace

Sunriver Rotary Club Foundation

Sunriver Women’s Club

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

The Village Preschool

Timm Family Dentistry

Tricycle Creative

Trinity Lutheran Church

Truist

Together for Children

Umpqua Bank

United Way of Deschutes County

Unity Community Church

US Raceworks LLC

Walker Structural Engineering, LLC

Wal-Mart of Bend and Redmond

Wall Street Storage

Wells Fargo Foundation

Westside Church

Willow Lactation, LLC

Williamson & Company

Grudin Family Trust

Hickman, Williams & Associates

High Desert ESD

High Country Disposal

Highland Baptist Church

Home Smart Realty

Home Heating & Cooling

Hydro Systems, Inc

Injury & Health Management Center

Juniper Ridge Development & Behavior

Kelly Bear Press

Kerkoch Katter & Nelson

KIDS Center

Kirby Nagelhout Construction

Kissler Family Foundation

Kohls

Knife River

La Pine Community Health Center

Larson Learning Center

Lay It Out Events

Leahey Consulting Group

Leapin’ Lizards

Les Schwab

Lifetime Fitness

Little Learners Preschool

Living Waters Baptist Church

Liz’s House Daycare

Lollipop Kids

Lumbermens Insurance

Macy’s

Mama Bear Oden’s Preschool

Miller Lumber

Morning Star Christian School

Mid Oregon Credit Union

Midstate Charitable Trust

Ministry Training Centers

Mosaic Medical

Moonlight Mailing

MOsley WOtta

Mt Bachelor Rotary Club

Natural Approach Chiropractic

Natural Medicine Associates

Nativity Lutheran Church

The Neighborhood Center

NeighborImpact

Nesting Mama

New Generations Child Development

Center

Newport Avenue Market

Newschannel 21

2013-2014 Business/Foundations Donors

DID WE

MISS YOU??

If so, we will be sure to get you listed

in the next annual report.

anna.dellamaggiora@hdesd.org

541-383-6357

2013-2014 Individual Donors Tony & Kathy DeBone

Dr. Phillip & Dr. Linda Dean

Jim & Dory Delp

Mary Dennis

Vicky & David Dethloff

Arden Dettwyler

Carol & James Dickerson

Vito DiMaio

Lisa Dobey

Andrea Donnenwerth

Kathy Drew

Mary Jane Drey

Joey Drucker

Jeanene Dumont

Jane Dunham

Susan Duncan

Bruce & Kristi Dunlap

Mark & Brenda Eberle

Kathy Eckman

Craig & Kathy Emerson

Ryan & Maricella Enders

Vicki Ertle

Kimberly Evered

Nancy Faulkner

Mark & Mary Ellen Ford

Alicia Fox

Tiffany Foy

Dr. David Fuller

Angela Galan

Jennifer Games

Cora Gangware

Julie Gess-Newsome

Arlene Gibson

Linda Gilpin

Natascha & John Ginsburg

Virginia Graham

June Griffin

Fenya Grigorieff

Mary Jo Grimes

Leonard Gross

Alexi Halvorson

Kym Hartford

Dora Hartung

Cherise Hatch

Jim & Mary Hayden

Peter M Hazell II

Judy Heck

Jody Helgerson

Karen Hermes

Barbara Hess

Jane Meyer Hiatt

Anna & Alexander Higgins

Stefanie and David Holland

Lisa Holt

Lyndsey Holub

Haley Huntington

Jim & Gloria Irwin

Jeff Irwin

Brad Irwin

Kristen Johns

Ted Johnson

Edie Jones

Margery & Alan Jones

Patricia Julber

Rachel Kane

Thomas & Lorlee Ackeman

Joan Alles

Marc Anderson

Paul and Jennifer Andrews

Larry Armitage

Kathryn Bailey

Danielle Baptist

Angela Bacuyani

Linda & Randy Balsiger

Tammy Baney

Thomas & Barbara Barber

Talena Barker

Greg & Molly Bartness

Steve Beaudry

Renata Beck

Melinda Bentley

Margaret Betsch

Garrett Bergby

David & Sandra Bishop

Peggy Biss

Lee Ann Bjorklund

Galen Blyth

Peter Boehm

Marijane Boyd

Susan Bray

Lori Brizee

Jennifer Brown

Richard & Lynn Brown

Tobiah Brown

Shosana Buckendorf

Knute & Patty Buehler

Annelise Bunch

Sarah Burke

Eric & Brianna Cadwell

Melissa Campbell

David & Sally Cancilla

Karen Cardin

Jami & Anthony Carino

Ernest Carino

Jason Carr

Tom & Susan Carroll

Leslie Carter

Ronald & Mary Carver

Deb Coulter

Mike & Lilian Chu

Sue Clarke

Bridget McGinn-Clark

Kendra Coates

Debbie Coehlo

Lee & Stephanie Cole

Margaret Ann Cole

Stacy Collins

Elizabeth Cook

JH Coon

Susan Cooper

Susan Conrad

Sandy Cota

Susan & Seth Crawford

Laura Cuthbert

AnneMarie Daggett

Jeanna Darnell

Elizabeth Daniels

Carolyn Davenport

Kris Davis

Charles Keers

Audrey Keller

Melissa Kent

Don & Cameron Kerr

Larry & Kathleen Kimmel

Max & Jeri Kimmel

Donna Kopacz

Gary Kronmiller

Lynn Kruger

Casey Kump

Melinda Laidlaw

Marta Lawrence

Theresa Layman

Chelsea Leavitt

Janice & William Lee

Margaret Legowik

Heidi Lekan

Jennifer Moss Lewis

Elizabeth Lohman

Ericka Luckel

Sharity Ludwig

Helene Lulich

Ellen Macke

Mary & Richard Margosian

Brian Marlowe

Lynn Martin

Charlotte May

Denise McAdams

Genie McBurnett

Fran McCormick

Kristen McCown

Bobbi McGinn

Melissa & Sean McKenney

Heather McNeil

Gary Romaniak & Jean Mendenhall

Elise Gillem Michels

Debbie Miller

Randy & Kari Miller

Jeff Monson

Patricia & Greg Moss

Greg Munn

Lynn Murray

Jean Myers

Sandra & Richard Negus

Dr. Douglas & Virginia Nelson

Richard Newberry

Linda Newland

Ashley Nichols

Carolyn Nilsen

Michael Nyberg

Dr. Casey O’Neill

Kathy Oxborrow

Jeff Papke

Jamie Payne

Dale Parkinson

Donna Pfeiffer

Kathryn Phillips

Susan Rainaldi

William & JE Raleigh

Heather & Corey Randolph

Shirley Ray

Elaine Redman-LeRoy

Holly Remer

Molly Renner

John Rexford

Charleen Reynolds

Jen Rich

James & Sisam Roberts

David and Jill Rosell

Deborah Ross

Gary Romaniak

Janet Russell

Mark & Nancy Russell

Stephanie Russell

Andrea Ryan

Rick & Bernadine Saenz

Jennifer Salari

Marcia Sanchez

Hillary & Daniel Saraceno

Bess Schaberg

Carol Schrader

Paul Seglund

Shana Sellers

Paul Shales

Sally Sherfey

Janis Sharpe

Tim & Betty Shuler

Katie Silver

Bob Singer

Michelle Slivkoff

Molly Slough

Jane Smilie

Mr. & Mrs Jay Smith

Justin Snyder

Oliver Spencer

Laura & Robert Steffen

Mara Stein

Dan & Barbra Stevens

Wendy Stock

Erica Strader

Leslie Sundquist

Molly Svendsen

Catherine Templin

Evelyn & Lawrence Thissell

Cydnee Timm

Trace & Diane Tipton

Patricia Trapnell

Jennifer Trout

Norma Tucker

John Teller & Amy Tykeson

Alan Unger

Janice Vetter

Shannan Vines

Daina Vitolins

Steve Walberg

Kathryn Walker

Susan Walker

Betsy Warriner

Marilyn Watkins

Jim & Tamara Weaver

Rachel Wente-Chaney

Carol Wellock

Jillian White

Pam Williams

Jane Williamson

Frances Willis

Anissa Wiseman

Janae Wiseman

Dennis & Valerie Wood

Thomas & Lois Worcester

Angelee & Robert Wray

Mary Ann Wren

Stuart & Sandy Young

Kerry & Henry Zenich

Healthy Beginnings Bear Facts

Since 1994: Nearly 9,000 children have been screened throughout Central Oregon

Nearly 7,000 potential concerns have been identified

Almost $1,500,000 in-kind volunteer hours have been donated

Over 900 volunteers have been involved

Last School Year (2013-14): Conducted 17 screening clinics throughout Central Oregon

Conducted 3 4b45 screenings throughout Central Oregon

Screened 491 children at no cost to the families

Screened 13 children at homeless shelters in Deschutes County

Provided 443 parents with information and education on health, early

childhood development, behavior, car seat safety and literacy

79% of these children were identified as high risk

Provided 518 referrals on behalf of 304 children

60 Medical, OHP and Immunization referrals

56 Developmental or Speech referrals

96 Dental referrals

90 Vision referrals

28 Hearing referrals

38 Behavior referrals

29 Nutrition referrals

103 Re-screen referrals

24 children had no medical insurance

246 children were on the Oregon Health Plan

49 children had no primary health care provider

182 children had never been to a dentist

94 children were referred to us from an “at-risk” agency

Assisted 537 families with Cover Oregon Insurance applications

Estimated Program Cost: Under $350 per child

Estimated Value of Services: $3,000 per child

Estimated Value of Early Intervention:

Beyond measure

Healthy Beginnings is a 501 (c) (3)

ID # 93-1234708

www.myhb.org

12-Point Screening Includes:

Healthy Beginnings Bear Necessities

A year’s supply of permission forms, client folders,

& referral packets used at each screening…..………….…………….…….$150

Screening supplies for the year:

Health Station……………………………..…………………………….$250

Dental Station……………………………..…………………………….$250

Sponsor one child at a screening…………………………….………….………..$250

A year’s supply of assessment tools and protocols for the

4 developmental stations…………………………………………………..….…..$400

Annual Sponsorship of the quarterly HB Newsletter ……..……………..…..$500

(Special recognition in all newsletters – mailed to over 800 program supporters)

Annual Sponsorship of one station.……………………………………………$1,000

(Special recognition at the station all year)

Sponsorship of one community Screening………………………………..….$1,500

(Special recognition at the screening and in our public service announcements)

Bear Niceties

Office supplies & equipment

Web Site Support

Marketing Assistance

New computer

Storage space

Postage stamps

Stipends for Interpreters

www.myhb.org

Speech

Motor

Concepts

Infant Development

Vision

Hearing

Nutrition

Dental

Health

Behavior

Car Seat & Bicycle Safety

1029 NW 14th Street Suite 102

Bend, OR 97702

Phone: 541-383-6357

Fax: 541-383-5719

E-mail: healthy.beginnings@hdesd.org

HEAR, HEAR! SPEECH AND HEARING DELAYS ARE DETECTED.

Healthy Beginnings’ Mission: Providing access to health,

education, and behavior services for young children and their families.

Our work fosters healthy nurtured children, families and communities

by bringing accessible physical, developmental and behavioral screenings

to children from birth through age five ensuring that young children are

able to enter Kindergarten ready to succeed.

Healthy Beginnings provides community based screening clinics,

referrals to appropriate community agencies, follow-up services, and

parent education as well as screenings to preschools. Supported by

community donations and volunteers, the program offers a service un-

duplicated in our region with no eligibility requirements.

We invite you to tour a screening and see first hand the value a

screening can provide a young child and family. Once you see our

program in action, you may see yourself involved—either as a volun-

teer, a community supporter or even a Board Member.

We invite you to get involved, learn more, tour a screening, volunteer, donate,

change the life of a local child.

Track our

progress at:

www.myhb.org

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Because Every Child Deserves

a Healthy Beginning...

A young mom and her two children, Isaac (20 months) and Iris (7 months), both

content riding side by side in their stroller, were beginning their 12 point screening at the hearing station. After talking with their mother, we learned that Isaac was

not speaking yet. She had taken both kids to a Healthy Beginnings screening earlier and found that Isaac did not pass the hearing test. As the screening was

not conclusive at the time, HB staff encouraged her to return for a follow—up screening.

During the hearing test, Isaac, held in his mother’s arms, was so patient as our

volunteer expert positioned the OAE (Otoacoustic Emissions) tester just right...results: The OAE read, once again, “refer” which indicated that Isaac may

indeed have a hearing concern.

What is more, Isaac’s speech delay may be due to his hearing loss…., and with

Healthy Beginning’s referral to a local hearing specialist, Isaac will get the proper

treatment for his hearing which, in turn, will allow Isaac to catch up quickly with

his speech and development. As with all children receiving a referral, HB will

continue to monitor Isaac and his progress and provide support as Isaac receives

needed services.