North Dakota Children's Cabinet Meeting Minutes
The meeting featured share outs from several subcommittees. The Early Childhood Subcommittee is expanding its focus to include childcare and Early/Head Start programs, with plans for stakeholder interviews and site visits to evaluate school readiness frameworks. The HB1556 Subcommittee is renaming itself to Youth With Complex Unmet Needs and reported on findings from regional meetings, emphasizing local strengths and service gaps. The Strategic Planning Subcommittee is coordinating stakeholder interviews to establish child wellbeing indicators and has joined the NGA Data Dashboard cohort. Additionally, the Rural Health Transformation Program discussed its objectives to improve health outcomes, strengthen the rural health workforce, and enhance data and technology connectivity, with upcoming funding opportunities noted.