What is the Healthy Start TA & Support Center?
The Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC) provides training and technical assistance (TA) to support Healthy Start (HS), Healthy Start-Enhanced (HSE), and Catalyst for Infant Health Equity (Catalyst) grantees in improving their service delivery, meeting outcome measures, and building their projects’ ability to work with community partners to improve health and social service systems to reduce maternal and infant health disparities.
What TA & Support Does the TASC Provide?
The TASC provides various group-based trainings and support, as well as individualized TA to enhance and strengthen grantees’ ability to reduce maternal and infant health disparities in their communities.
Learn
The TASC’s educational offerings are designed to build grantees’ knowledge and capacity around specific topics and foster alignment across the HS, HSE, and Catalyst community.
Engage
The TASC’s engagement offerings enable grantees to connect with their peers, learn what strategies others are using around specific topics, and tap into the expertise of the HS, HSE, and Catalyst community.
Implement
The TASC’s implementation resources share key information from the Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (DHSPS) and provide support around data collection and reporting, project management, and other topics.
Initiatives
In addition to supporting the HS grantees, the TASC also serves a number of initiatives connected to HS, including HSE, Catalyst, and others.
Resources
The TASC maintains a comprehensive resource library, which includes recordings of TASC offerings, TASC-created tools and resources, and partner-created resources.
Get Support
Grantees can submit an individualized TA request to receive tailored, in-depth assistance in a focused area from TASC staff or a subject matter expert.
Our Team
We are honored to be your TASC team and play a role in supporting the vital work of the HS, HSE, and Catalyst grantees!
Information about 1:1 Technical Assistance
Training & Events Logistics
Support with Healthy Start Catalyst & Healthy Start Enhanced projects
Alexis Hooper
Program Manager
Questions about your contract with TASC & Invoice Support
Scholarships & Sponsorships
Breastfeeding Best Practices & Support
Amber Wilson
Associate Project Director
Changes in Healthy Start Project Directors & Points of Contact
Healthy Start Hub Questions
To share your Healthy Start Story
Social Media Support
Jenna Paritee
Communications Coordinator
Information about the SHSPP
Opportunities to Partner with NICHQ & SHSPP
Information about SHSPP North Star Goal
Karen Chustz
Senior Project Director
General Administrative Support & Meeting Schedule
Healthy Start - TASC Email Follow-up & Questions
To schedule a Meeting with Karen or the TASC Team
Karina Salcedo
Project Coordinator
CAREWare Support
General Data Collection Support
Online Course Support
ShaylaRose Johnson
Technology & Data Systems Manager
Group Technical Assistance & Capacity Building Support
Connection to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
Healthy Start Resources
Tess Pierson
Senior Project Manager
TASC Consultants
The TASC team is honored to partner with external MCH professionals. Meet some of our key consultants who are an integral part of our work to support the HS, HSE, and Catalyst grantees!
Consumer Leader
Senior Project Consultant for Healthy Start Initiative - Enhanced
Consumer Leader
Senior Project Consultant for Catalyst for Infant Health Equity
Senior Consumer Leader
Questions? Use the link below to contact the TASC. We look forward to supporting you!