Donna Barisich has been selected as the 2021 First Things First\u00a0Phoenix South Champion for Young Children.<\/p>\n
The award is given to local champions who actively volunteer their time to raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood development and health. Champions spend a significant amount of time volunteering with FTF and building public awareness about the importance of early childhood issues.<\/p>\n
Barisich, who is Vice President of American College of Nurse-Midwives Arizona Affiliate, has supported First Things First for more than a year. She has participated in various ways to bring awareness to families about the importance of early childhood. \u00a0One of the first things she did was add an FTF link as a parent resource to the American College of Nurse-Midwives Arizona Affiliate website.<\/p>\n
Barisich has also represented FTF at community events. She also helped FTF outreach by connecting them with obstetrics health providers in the FTF Phoenix, Northwest Maricopa, and East Maricopa regions to encourage the providers to place FTF\u2019s First Things magazine, which provides articles for expectant mothers, tips for new parents and information about FTF resources in their office\u2019s waiting rooms.<\/p>\n
We recently caught up with Barisich.<\/p>\n