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PROGRAM COVER PAGE <br />Organization Name: Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition <br />Executive Director: Andrea Berry, MNM <br />Address: 1555 Indian River Blvd <br />E-mail: andrea@irchealthystart.org <br />Telephone: 772 563-9118 <br />Suite B241 Fax: 772 563-9125 <br />Program Director: Deana Shatley <br />E mail: Deana.Shately@irmc.cc <br />Address: 1555 Indian River Blvd Telephone: 772 563-9118 <br />Suite B241 Fax: 772 563-9125 <br />Program Title: <br />Parents As Teachers <br />Priority Need Area Addressed: <br />Priority Need 1- Early Childhood Development <br />Priority Need 2 - Build Parent Capacity <br />Brief Description of the Program: <br />The goal of the Parents As Teachers program (PAT) is to provide at risk mothers and fathers <br />with knowledge and skills to maximize their child's cognitive, social and emotional <br />development during the most crucial period of brain development: birth through age three or <br />the first 1,000 days of life. The areas of focus for this program include: child development, <br />parent child interaction, play activities designated to target developmental domains, and <br />family well being. <br />