Alignment Nashville Resources
Every parent wants his or her child to be healthy and succeed in life. That’s why several Alignment Nashville committees have developed parent resource guides that provide valuable information about helpful community resources.
The
Passport to Health, developed by Alignment Nashville’s Primary Care Committee, represents a unique collaboration among several organizations in Nashville that want to help all parents and children in Nashville live a healthy lifestyle. The
Passport to Health provides important information about aspects of wellness, including physical activity, nutrition and drug and alcohol cessation. The booklet also includes charts where parents can record their children's health information.
The
Passport to Health provides parents with an explanation and resources in a variety of crucial topics, including:
- Insurance – options in Tennessee and how to access them
- Primary-care provider – why a child needs to have a doctor or other health-care provider to visit on a consistent basis, and how to find that “medical home.”
- Well-child checkup – the importance of a comprehensive, regular checkup (well-visit) every year, even if the child isn’t sick and even when shots or tests aren’t due.
- Immunizations – a list of vaccines or “shots” to keep students safe from serious diseases, recommended ages to receive these immunizations and where low- or no-cost immunizations are available.
Alignment Nashville’s Pathways to Postsecondary Education Committee produced the
Right Track, which connects parents of middle school students with community resources that can help them prepare their children for success in middle school, high school, and beyond.
Right Track contains important information about afterschool programs, mentoring and tutoring, leadership development, resources for students with disabilities, and more.