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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. 2018. Title V data integration use case: Community-based services. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 38 pp.

Annotation: This report focuses on the Title V Data Integration Toolkit's use case for analyzing community-based services data through Early Childhood Integrated Data Systems (ECIDS). It emphasizes the importance of coordinated and integrated community-based services for children and families, highlighting how data integration can help Title V programs track referrals, monitor progress, and inform decision-making. The report suggests that Title V programs should request a current list of data sources from ECIDS to understand what data can be included in each analysis, and encourages Title V programs to adapt the information to fit their state's specific needs and potentially analyze data by various factors such as time, geographic area, or demographic variables. Overall, this use case aims to help Title V programs leverage ECIDS data to gain insights into community-based services, their utilization, and their impact on children's readiness for kindergarten and overall well-being.

Contact: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006-1202, Telephone: (202) 775-0436 Fax: (202) 478-5120 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.amchp.org

Keywords: Title V programs, Data collection, Data analysis, Public health agencies, Community based services, Children', s health, MCH training

Krisberg K. 2015. Better health through equity: Case studies in reframing public health work. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 39 pp.

Annotation: This report presents five case studies of state, local, and tribal health agency efforts to shift their thinking and their work from focusing on health disparities to advancing health equity. Contents include efforts to address the root causes of health inequities in Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Topics include racism and unequal distribution and access to resources such as a living wage, health care, and quality education and housing.

Contact: American Public Health Association, 800 I Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001-3710, Telephone: (202) 777-2742 Secondary Telephone: Fax: (202) 777-2534 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.apha.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Barriers, Case studies, Collaboration, Community based services, Equal opportunities, Health agencies, Health care delivery, Public health infrastructure, Service integration, State programs, Systems development

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. 2015. Expanding access for preventive services: Key issues for state public health agencies. Arlington, VA: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 6 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides an overview of the strategies being used to expand preventive services and the opportunities for state public health departments to influence and lead such efforts. Topics include how preventive services are currently provided in the community, understanding the Medicaid landscape in states, Medicaid state plan amendments and waivers, increasing access to preventive services through emerging professions, preventive services rule change (what the rule changes and how the regulatory change can improve community prevention efforts), opportunities to expand preventive services through community benefit program, and key points for state health departments on expanding community-based prevention services. Resources are included.

Contact: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22202, Telephone: (202) 371-9090 Fax: (571) 527-3189 Web Site: http://www.astho.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Community based services, Community health services, Medicaid, Preventive health services, Program development, Program improvement, Regulations, State health agencies

JSI Research and Training Institute. 2014. Engaging community stakeholders to address the social determinants of teen pregnancy. Boston, MA: John Snow, Inc., 5 pp.

Annotation: This case study highlights how state- and community-based organizations in Alabama, New York, and Texas used the root cause analysis (RCA) process to identify the social conditions (risk and protective factors) influencing adolescent pregnancy in their communities and create action plans to address these factors. Topics include using RCA to engage youth and diverse stakeholders, using RCA to develop a strategic plan, lessons learned from the RCA process, and recommendations.

Contact: John Snow, Inc., 44 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA 02210-1211, Telephone: (617) 482-9485 Fax: (617) 482-0617 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.jsi.com Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Alabama, Case studies, Community action, Community based agencies, New York, Prevention programs, Protective factors, Risk factors, State agencies, Strategic plans, Texas

Libbey P, Miyahara B. 2011. Cross-jurisdictional relationships in local public health: Preliminary summary of an environmental scan. [Princeton, NJ]: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 7 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the results of an environmental scan commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to gain a better understanding of the issues involved in creating formal collaborative relationships between local health departments residing in different communities. The report examines the types of relationships that currently exist between health departments—how they are structured, how and why they were created, and how well they are working. It also looks at the language used by stakeholders to define and describe these relationships. The report, which is based on information gathered during site visits and in-person visits with key stakeholders, summarizes barriers to improving public health capacity through cross-jurisdictional relationships and highlights considerations towards moving forward with cross-jurisdictional collaboration.

Contact: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 50 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540-6614, Telephone: (877) 843-7953 Fax: Web Site: http://www.rwjf.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Collaboration, Community based services, County health agencies, Local government, Public health infrastructure, Relationships

McConnochie KM. 2003. The in-home hospital-level care experiment: In Rochester, New York. Rochester, NY: Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, 6 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the home nursing program in Monroe County, New York. The issues addressed are as follows: (1) the potential for implementing home nurse enhancement of primary care (HNEPC) on a community-wide basis, (2) the acceptance of HNEPC by families and providers, (3) the net impact of HNEPC on both hospitalization of episodes eligible for randomization and on overall community hospitalization rates, (4) the cost of care for episodes randomized to different groups, and (5) comparison of quality of care for illness episodes in the treatment group and in the control group. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Community Based Health Services, Cost Effectiveness, County Health Agencies, Health Care Utilization, Home Visiting Programs, Home Visiting Services, Home Visiting Services, Infants, MCH Research, Preschool Children, Primary Care, Quality Assurance, Research, School Age Children, Toddlers

Hodges S, Hernandez M, Nesman T, Lipien L. 2002. Creating change and keeping it real: How excellent child-serving organizations carry out their goals—Cross-site findings for phase I of Community Based Theories of Change. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, 37 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes the cross-site findings of the Community-Based Theories of Change study, which investigates how human services organizations carry out their mission and goals, how they transfer their policy agendas across stakeholders, and how they sustain their service strategies over time. The report also presents lessons learned across the three participating sites, provides a discussion, and offers conclusions. Two appendices include an overview of the study's research questions and descriptive materials. The report includes a list of works cited.

Contact: University of South Florida, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612-3809, Telephone: (813) 974-4661 Fax: (813) 974-6257 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Community agencies, Community based services, Human services, Organizational change, Organizations, Research

Roberts RN, Akers AL, Behl D. 1999. Opening doors through state interagency coordinating councils: A guide for families, communities, and states. Logan, UT: Early Intervention Research Institute, Utah State University, 34 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the Opening Doors project. It was funded from 1993 through 1997 by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to define, synthesize, and disseminate recommended strategies for integrating services for children and families eligible under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Research was conducted in Utah, Washington, Maine, Hawaii, Missouri, and Florida. The report begins by defining service integration and proceeds to explain how it works at the family level, the community level, the state level, and the federal level. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Collaboration, Community based services, Families, Family support services, Federal agencies, Florida, Hawaii, Health services delivery, Interagency cooperation, Intervention, Maine, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Missouri, National surveys, State agencies, Statistics, Transition planning, Utah, Washington

Grason H, Aliza B, Hutchins V, Guyer B, Minkovitz C. 1998. Twelve stories: Pediatrician-led community child health initiatives. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 41 pp.

Annotation: These stories are presented as a part of a national evaluation of the Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Department of Community Pediatrics, in collaboration with the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University. The 12 stories highlight pediatrician-led efforts to improve child health at the local community level and represent a variety of projects underway nationwide. Each story provides a portrait of the pediatric leader, describes the context of the local health services and political environments in which the projects are undertaken, outlines specific components of the initiatives and the scope and characteristics of its collaborators, and identifies specific accomplishments.

Contact: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room E4143, Baltimore, MD 21205, Telephone: (410) 502-5450 Fax: (410) 502-5831 Web Site: http://www.jhsph.edu/wchpc Available at no charge. Document Number: ISBN 1-893692-01-9.

Keywords: American Academy of Pediatrics, Child health services, Community Access to Child Health, Community agencies, Community based services, Community health centers, Community health services, Evaluation, Pediatricians

Bishop KK, Taylor MS, Arango P, eds. 1997. Partnerships at work: Lessons learned from programs and practices of families, professionals and communities. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont, 135 pp.

Annotation: This book gives information on culturally sensitive family- and community-centered care for children with special health care needs. It presents the case of a family with multiple needs and ways the family built partnerships with various providers of health care and education services. Examples of community-based programs in New Mexico, Minnesota, and Texas are given. Also included are chapters on applying lessons learned and on recommendations for implementing changes. Appendices include a suggested reading list, information on the National Commission on Leadership in Interprofessional Education, principles of family/professional collaboration, key elements of family-centered care, fundamentals of cultural competence, and a list of Project Unity members. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: University of Vermont, Partnerships for Change, Department of Social Work, 228 Waterman Building, Burlington, VT 05405, Telephone: (802) 656-1156 Fax: (802) 656-8565 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.partnershipsforchange.com/ Available from the website. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHL101.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Collaboration, Community based services, Community health services, Cultural sensitivity, Culturally competent services, Family centered services, Parents with special health care needs, Social service agencies

Schlenger WE, Etheridge RM, Hansen DJ, Fairbank DW. 1990. Final report, the CASSP initial cohort study, Vol. 1: Cross-site findings. Research Triangle Park, NC: Research Triangle Institute; Rockville, MD: National Institute of Mental Health, 100 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the results of the Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) Initial Cohort Study, in which ten states received funds from the National Institute of Mental Health for five years to set up a child- and family-centered system of flexible, adaptable mental health care. This study documents the experiences of the projects, their methods, problems, achievements, and plans, and attempts to devise a method to evaluate such projects.

Contact: National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, 3300 Whitehaven Street, NW, Suite 3300, Washington, DC 20007, Telephone: (202) 687-5000 Fax: (202) 687-8899 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/index.html $8.00 includes shipping and handling. Document Number: RTI/4073/03-01FR.

Keywords: Affective disorders, Alabama, Alaska, Child mental health, Community based services, Demonstration programs, Evaluation, Experimental programs, Family centered care, Family centered services, Georgia, Hawaii, Health planning, Interagency cooperation, Kansas, Maine, Mental health programs, Mental health services, Mississippi, Needs assessment, New Jersey, Ohio, State mental health agencies, Wisconsin

Epstein SG, Taylor AB, Halberg AS. 1987. New directions: A needs assessment and state planning model for children with special health care needs. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Health Research Institute, Project SERVE, 80 pp.

Annotation: This report focuses on the structure, planning process, and organizational strategies which were utilized by Project SERVE, a collaborative planning process initiated by a group of child health professionals in Massachusetts. The project was designed to assist the state's health department program for children with special health care needs in assessing the changing needs in their state and in considering a redefinition of the appropriate public role in serving children with chronic illnesses or disabling conditions and their families. The first section of the report provides a general description of the project and summarizes ten key project characteristics as well as the organizational framework which evolved. The second section presents the data collection goals and instruments which were used in Massachusetts. The third section documents the strategies used by the project to enhance implementation of the project's recommendations and to support the development of a statewide coalition for children with special health care needs. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Massachusetts Health Research Institute, Project SERVE, 101 Tremont Street, Room 615, Boston, MA 02108, Telephone: (617) 574-9493 Available from the website.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Community based services, Family centered services, Public health programs, Public health services, Services, Special health care needs, State agencies

Waite BJ, Ludwig MJ. 1983. A growing concern: How to provide services for children from alcoholic families. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 52 pp.

Annotation: This document discusses the needs and problems of children of alcoholics, approaches to care, provision of services for these children, and cultural issues involved in service delivery. Two appendices describe some programs for children of alcoholics and provide a bibliography on the same subject.

Contact: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20401, Telephone: (202) 512-1800 Secondary Telephone: (866) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2104 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gpo.gov Available from Hathitrust via participating libraries. Document Number: DHHS (ADM) 83-1257.

Keywords: Alcohol rehabilitation, Alcoholism, Children of alcoholics, Community agencies, Community based services, Family support services

Neuber KA, Atkins WT, Jacobson JA, Reuterman NA. 1980. Needs assessment: A model for community planning. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 107 pp. (Sage human services guide; 14)

Annotation: This manual is intended to provide a needs assessment model for use by social services agencies and community groups. The manual covers the following: a human services planning model; pre-assessment activities; interviewing procedures; data collection and analysis; intra-agency utilization of needs assessment data; and systems planning and needs assessment. Appendices give samples of survey instruments, press releases, a consent form, and a letter to consumers. Also included are examples of data sources, a sampling procedure, and data use for service delivery.

Contact: Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-2218, Telephone: (805) 499-9774 Secondary Telephone: (800)818-7243 Fax: (805) 499-0871 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.sagepub.com $18.95 plus $3.50 shipping and handling for the first item and $1.00 for each additional item. Document Number: ISBN 0-8039-1396-6.

Keywords: Community agencies, Community based services, Community surveys, Needs assessment, Questionnaires

Emory University Rollins School of Public Health with Gilead Sciences. AIDSvu. Atlanta, GA: Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, 1 v.

Annotation: This interactive map illustrates the prevalence of HIV in the United States. The national, state, and local map views allow users to visually explore the HIV epidemic alongside critical resources such as HIV testing center locations, HIV treatment center locations, and National Institutes of Health-funded HIV Prevention & Vaccine Trials Sites. The map also lets users filter HIV prevalence data by race/ethnicity, sex and age, and see how HIV prevalence is related to various social determinants of health such as educational attainment and poverty. The content is available in English and Spanish.

Contact: Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Grace Crum Rollins Building, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, Web Site: http://www.sph.emory.edu Available from the website.

Keywords: AIDS, Community based agencies, Community health centers, Community health services, Community programs, HIV, Prevalence, Spanish language materials, Statistical data, Testing, Treatment centers
   

The MCH Digital Library is one of six special collections at Geogetown University, the nation's oldest Jesuit institution of higher education. It is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under award number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy with an award of $700,000/year. The library is also supported through foundation and univerity funding. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.