IV.  Leading Level

F2F and its collaborating partners will create opportunities for families to be leaders by building parent/professional collaborations to increase decision-making capacity and involvement at local, state and even national levels; and to be leaders in identifying and influencing needs and policy issues that impact parents and families of individuals with special health care needs.

In the Leading Level, parents use their knowledge and capacity to identify and influence needs and policy issues that impact parents and families of individuals with disabilities and special health care needs across the state. Knowledgeable and experienced family members can become Child Health Advocates.  These Advocates can provide families guidance in navigating the many layers within the health system, and would have the power of P2P and its community partners in their advocacy and leadership efforts. They will help disseminate information at the state level.  Families can also receive Peer-to-Peer training.  This is one-on-one training specific to topics offered in other formal training opportunities in which families may not have been able to participate. 

• Parent Health Advocates:  Support families by supporting and monitoring medical issues that will affect policy and systems change
• Peer-to-Peer Training:  One-on-One training about a specific health topic
• F2F Review Council:  Monitor and evaluate services and programs provided by F2F4HC
• F2F Task Force:  Consists of parents and professionals who monitor and support high priority medical issues within the state of Georgia