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Fiser D. n.d.. Demonstration Project: Emergency Medical Services for Children: [Final report]. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 44 pp.

Annotation: The Arkansas Demonstration Project utilized a broad-based approach to evaluate and improve the outcome of pediatric emergencies in Arkansas. It involved interaction with many statewide agencies, including various offices of the Arkansas Department of Health and the Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The project was designed with four primary purposes: (1) Increase the level of knowledge regarding the consequences of critical illness and injury in children in the State of Arkansas; (2) improve the emergency medical services provided to those children during the project period and after, particularly to handicapped and minority children; (3) determine the effectiveness of the proposed methodologies for the reduction of morbidity and mortality associated with childhood illness and injury; and (4) determine effective methods of imparting the knowledge gained to other States in a manner resulting in the adoption of effective programs by those States. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Ambulances, Child Education of Health Professionals, Data Bases, Data Collection, Disabled, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), Emergency medical technicians, Minorities, Morbidity, Mortality, Networking

Breakey G. n.d.. Facilitation of Primary Care Physician Participation in Preventive Health Care of Children Age 0-5 from Underserved, Diverse Cultural Populations: [Final report]. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii Family Stress Center, 30 pp.

Annotation: This project aimed to reduce the incidence of poor health characteristics among low-income, culturally diverse populations by promoting the involvement of primary care physicians (pediatricians) in early screening and intervention. Project goals included increasing the level of preventive health care for underserved children, reducing the severity of psychosocial problems, increasing physicians' sense of involvement as part of a team in providing services to project children and their families, and demonstrating a practical process for accomplishing these goals which can be replicated across the nation. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: American Academy of Pediatrics, Child Abuse and Neglect Preventive, Continuing Education, Developmentally Delayed/Disabled, EPSDT, Hawaiians, Health Care, Health Supervision Guidelines, High risk children, Low income groups, Medicaid, Primary Care, Psychological Problems, Well Child Care

Force J. n.d.. Project Copernicus [Final report]. Baltimore, MD: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 15 pp.

Annotation: Project Copernicus, a dual-State initiative for Maryland and Virginia, developed, demonstrated, and evaluated training programs in family-centered service coordination with target groups of professional service providers and parents in urban, rural, and suburban areas of Maryland and Virginia. Project Copernicus demonstrated how to provide family-centered care for families with children with special health needs by assisting both parents and professional service providers to develop and use family-centered service coordination activities (case management). [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Access to Health Care, CSHCN, Case Management, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Coordination of Health Care, Disabled, Education of Health Professionals, Families, Family-Centered Health Care, Fragmentation of Services, Parent Education, Parents, programs

Malach R. n.d.. Case Management for Parents of Indian Children with Special Health Care Needs [Final report]. Bernalillo, NM: Southwest Communication Resources, 20 pp.

Annotation: This project provided a model program for American Indian families and the professionals who served them. The program goals were to identify cultural, systemic, institutional, and policy barriers that inhibit Native American family participation in the "Western" health care/case management system; improve case management by facilitating effective communication between Native American families and the non-Native American health care professionals who serve them; and increase Native American family participation in health care policy development and planning forums in order to promote changes that improve services for Native American children and families. Activities included developing a videotape illustrating effective cross-cultural communication strategies for non-Indian health care providers and training an Indian parent advocate to help families seen at IHS special pediatric clinics. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: American Indians, Case Management, Chronically Ill, Community-Based Health Care, Coordination of Health Care, Developmentally Delayed/Disabled, Family-Based Health Care, Indian Health Service (IHS), Low income groups, Parents, Rural Population

Benford M. n.d.. MATCH II: A Merged Database for Health and Developmental Disabilities [Final report]. Columbus, OH: Ohio Department of Health, 10 pp.

Annotation: The goal of this project was to improve coordination and continuity of early intervention and health related services to infants and young children who have, or are at risk for, developmental disabilities or delays. The project developed a collaborative mechanism via computer linkage for referring, tracking, and evaluating these children. A microbased computerized identification, referral, and tracking system has been developed for use at the local level. Through the merged database and tracking system, the project sought to improve child find, service coordination, follow-along, and program evaluation. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Case Management, Collaboration of Care, Computer Linkage, Data Bases, Data Collection, Developmentally Delayed/Disabled, EPDST, Early Intervention, Families, High risk infants, Medicaid, Referrals, WIC Program

van Dyck P. n.d.. Methods of Funding Nutrition Services for Children with Developmental Disabilities [Final report]. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Department of Health, 16 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this project was to develop and apply a model for providing comprehensive nutrition services for children in Utah who have certain developmental disabilities or disease conditions. The objectives of the project were to (1) provide comprehensive nutrition care and expand resources; (2) demonstrate the costs and benefits of providing nutrition services to those children with selected developmental disabilities using an economic model; and (3) obtain third-party reimbursement for nutrition services provided to children with selected special health needs. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Cystic Fibrosis, Developmentally Delayed/Disabled, Financing Health Care, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU), Nutrition, Reimbursement

Kessel R. n.d.. Diagnostic and Followup Project for Native American Children in Wisconsin with Special Health Care Needs = WINGS Project [Final report]. Madison, WI: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin at Madison , 42 pp.

Annotation: This project was part of an ongoing effort to identify and address issues related to developmental disabilities among Native American children in Wisconsin to assure that proper diagnostic and followup services are provided to this population. Tribes, State and local agencies, and volunteer organizations were involved in a collaborative effort to design and establish a long-term, community-based, high quality program in each tribal community in Wisconsin to serve the special health care needs of Native American children. The two main goals of the project were to: (1) Become an integral part of the tribal service systems, and (2) improve those systems in such a way that they address both the needs of developmentally disabled children and the issues related to the prevention of disabilities. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: American Indians, Community-Based Health Care, Coordination of Health Care, Data Collection, Developmentally Delayed/Disabled, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Britton G. 1990. Improving emergency services for children in Wisconsin [Final report]. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, 84 pp.

Annotation: This project was a broad-based, joint effort of the Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Section and the Wisconsin Pediatric EMS Task Force. Funds from this project were used to employ staff and implement programs which resulted in: (1) Establishment of a mechanism which focused the attention of the EMS system and the general public on the need for improved EMS response to the acutely ill or injured child and his or her family, and on the steps necessary to develop this improved response; (2) identification and description of the incidence, types, causes, prehospital and hospital treatments, and outcomes of pediatric emergencies in Wisconsin; (3) provision of information, education, and training to parents, prehospital EMS personnel, and hospital staffs needed to implement an effective and organized system of EMS for children statewide; (4) development of specialized programs to improve the EMS services provided to children in the Native American and farm populations in Wisconsin; (5) development of specialized programs to assess the need for and the resources required to provide counseling and psychological support services to parents and emergency services personnel in the aftermath of severe pediatric illness or injury; and (6) development of a comprehensive plan for statewide improvement of the emergency medical services provided to the pediatric population. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Ambulances, American Indians, Counseling, Data Collection, Disabled, Emergency Medical Services, Injuries, Minorities, Rural Populations, Triage

Taulbee A. 1990. Development of a Model System of Nutrition Services for Children With Disabilities [Final report]. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Health and Environment Department, 53 pp.

Annotation: This project sought to improve the delivery of nutrition services to children of New Mexico's low-income, tricultural, rural population by developing a model for the delivery of nutrition services to children with special needs. Activities included a comprehensive needs assessment of existing services; education and training for health professionals, parents, and lay groups; development of nutrition education materials for professionals and parents in English, Spanish and Navajo; development and implementation of nutrition screening, assessment, and referral procedures; assessment of funding sources; and publication of a handbook for other nutrition service projects. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: American Indians, Data Collection, Disabled, Financing Health Care, Handicapped, Hispanics, Low income groups, Multi-Cultural/Multi-Lingual Population, Nutrition, Parents, Rural Population, Screening Tools

Gordon L. 1989 (ca.). Partnerships Project [Final report]. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Health and Environment Department, 14 pp.

Annotation: This project aimed to improve the Children's Medical Services capacity to enhance the family's role in the delivery of care and program development. Parents were trained in case management, program development, decision-making, and stress reduction. A system was designed for improved use and sharing of the resources of the agencies addressing the needs of these families. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Case Management, Computers, Deaf, Developmentally Delayed/Disabled, Parents, Regionalization of Care

Shonkoff J. 1989. The Early Intervention Collaborative Study: Phase One [Final report]. Waltham, MA: University of Massachusetts Medical School, 278 pp.

Annotation: This 3-year study was designed to analyze how child, family, and program characteristics relate to child and family outcomes for three target groups served by publicly supported early intervention programs in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The study sample included 180 children under 24 months of age with either Down syndrome, motor impairment/cerebral palsy, or developmental delay of an unknown etiology. Participants were recruited from 15 early intervention programs in Massachusetts and 3 programs in New Hampshire. Each child and his/her family were evaluated within 1 month of their entry into an early intervention program, and again after 12 months of service delivery. A series of child, family, and program variables were assessed and their relationships examined using both statistical and descriptive analyses. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Cerebral Palsy, Developmentally Delayed/Disabled, Down Syndrome, Early Intervention, Families

Pierce P. 1988 (ca.). Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care: Medical day care, a cost effective alternative for families of medically dependent children--Final report. Gainesville, FL: Family Health and Habilitative Services, Inc., 143 pp.

Annotation: This project addressed the complex service needs of children who require sophisticated technological interventions and an environment which fosters developmental progress. Activities included: providing medical services to children; establishing a licensure category for Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) centers; disseminating information on the project through monographs, workshops, conferences, and publications; providing ongoing staff training and family support and educational services; establishing third-party reimbursement policies which will make the center financially self-supporting; and conducting a cost-effectiveness evaluation comparing the PPEC centers to other forms of care. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Apnea, Chronically Ill, Cystic Fibrosis, Developmentally Delayed/Disabled, Gastrostomy, Injuries, Reimbursement, Technology-Dependence, Uninsured persons, Vater', Ventilator Dependence, s Syndrome