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Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors. 2025. Advancing oral health success stories: How DP24-0048 funded states increased use of and access to oral health resources. Reno, NV: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, 14 pp.

Annotation: This report presents case studies highlighting 4 state programs (in Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin), among 15 that received Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding in 2024 to improve oral health in their state. Each case study provides information on what the program is doing to improve students' oral health, what has worked for the state's dental sealant program, how the state has advanced infection control and prevention, and lessons learned.

Keywords: Dental sealants, Government funding, Infection control, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Oral health, School age children, State programs, Wisconsin

Pettiford BD, DeLauro R, Cole T. 2022. AMCHP Board President Testimony Before House Appropriations Subcommittee. [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 10 m 08 s.

Annotation: On May 26, 2022, Belinda D. Pettiford, MPH, AMCHP Board President, delivered testimony before the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee during their FY2023 Public Witness Day, advocating for $1 billion in funding for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant. Pettiford emphasized how these equitably distributed grants have effectively improved maternal and child health outcomes across all states and territories through evidence-based, flexible programs that deliver measurable results. Her testimony highlighted priority initiatives including maternal mortality prevention, support for families with children having special healthcare needs, and addressing healthcare inequities. Following her presentation, which occupied approximately half the allocated time, subcommittee members contributed their own observations and comments regarding the funding request.

Keywords: Title V programs, Block grants, MCH programs, Government financing, Congressional hearings, Race

2022. FY23 Friends of Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Sign-on Letter. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 4 pp.

Annotation: This April 2022 letter from the FRIENDS of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Program, signed by over 100 healthcare organizations, urges Congressional appropriations leaders to allocate $1 billion for the Title V MCH Block Grant in FY2023. The letter emphasizes the grant's critical role in serving 60 million people in FY2020, including 93% of pregnant people and 98% of infants nationwide, highlighting its importance in reducing maternal and infant mortality, advancing health equity, and supporting COVID-19 response efforts. The signatories argue that increased funding is needed to rebuild and strengthen maternal and child health infrastructure following pandemic-related strains.

Keywords: MCH programs, Block grants, Government funding

2022. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Innovative MCH Fund Applications. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 7 pp. (Issue Brief)

Annotation: AMCHP outlines its guidance on utilizing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for Maternal and Child Health initiatives in this report from 2022. It showcases innovative state-level programs funded through COVID-19 relief, particularly focusing on telehealth services, and includes examples from multiple states such as Alaska's Virtual Home Visiting Summit and Massachusetts' Community Telehealth Kiosk. The document also provides comprehensive resources from various organizations about ARPA implementation, including funding breakdowns, policy guidance, and strategic planning tools for maximizing the impact of federal relief funds on children and families.

Keywords: MCH programs, Staff development, Government financing, Covid-19, Telemedicine,

Lustig A, Cabrera, M. 2021. Leveraging evidence-based policies to improve health, control costs, and create health equity: A report of the Promoting Health and Cost Control in States Initiative . Washington, DC: Trust for America's Health, 104 pp.

Annotation: This report focuses on highlighting evidence-based policies that can be implemented to address the root causes of disease. The report identifies and reviews five policy areas: access to healthcare, economic mobility, affordable housing, safe and healthy learning environments for children, and health-promoting excise taxes. Based on an extensive review of the evidence, the report recommends federal and state-level policies to improve health outcomes, advance health equity, and reduce healthcare spending. The report concludes that America's chronic disease and health disparities crisis require policy interventions targeting structural racism and the social determinants of health.

Keywords: Evidence based medicine, Government financing, Health care disparities, Health policy, Health status disparities, Model programs, Policy analysis, Policy development, Taxes

Segal LM, Martin A. 2017. A funding crisis for public health and safety: State-by-state public health funding and key health facts. Washington, DC: Trust for America's Health, 23 pp. (Issue report)

Annotation: This report examines the status of federal public health funding for states, state public health funding, and key health facts. Topics include an overview of federal funding for states from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CDC's Public Health and Prevention Funding for states, Health Resources and Services Administration's funding by state, state public health funding, key health facts, rising epidemics, effective investments to curb crises and cut costs, and recommendations.

Keywords: Community based services, Data analysis, Federal programs, Government financing, Grants, Health statistics, Prevention programs, Public health infrastructure, State programs

National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk. 2015. Creating and maintaining good relationships between juvenile justice and education agencies. Washington, DC: National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk, 3 pp.

Annotation: This tip sheet is designed to assist state and local justice and education agency administrators in creating strong working relationships that make high-quality education programs within juvenile justice settings possible. Topics include the importance of working together, the biggest challenges to good relationships, and working together toward a meaningful and sustainable partnership.

Keywords: Barriers, Collaboration, Criminal justice system, Educational programs, Juvenile justice, Local government, Public private partnerships, Relationships, Resources for professionals, State departments of education, Sustainability

Plaza C, Arons A, Rosenthal J, Heider F. 2014. Financing prevention: How states are balancing delivery system and public health roles. Oakland, CA: ChangeLab Solutions, National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity, 43 pp. (This report was prepared for ChangeLab Solutions by the National Academy for State Health Policy with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. ChangeLab Solutions holds the copyright. National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN) is a project of ChangeLab Solutions. (JMB))

Annotation: This report explores efforts in eight states to support community-based prevention activities through delivery system and payment reform design innovation. Topics include public health, delivery system reform, and the Affordable Care Act; mechanisms to align the delivery system and community-based prevention; and lessons from states' experiences. The appendices contain profiles of efforts in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, and Vermont.

Keywords: Community based services, Financing, Government role, Health care delivery, Health care reform, Health policy, Policy development, Prevention programs, Prevention services, Reimbursement, Service delivery systems, State initiatives

Crosse M. 2014. Federal autism activities: Funding and coordination efforts. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 12 pp.

Annotation: This statement updates the November 2013 report published by the U.S. Government Accountabilty Office on federal autism activities. Topics include the extent to which federal agencies fund potentially duplicative autism research and the extent to which the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee and agencies coordinate and monitor federal autism activities. The report presents an analysis of agencies' data and documents, and interviews with federal agency officials. Recommendations are included.

Keywords: Autism, Federal agencies, Federal initiatives, Federal programs, Government financing, MCH research, Policy analysis, Program coordination

Hernandez DJ, Napierala JS. 2014. Mother's education and children's outcomes: How dual-generation programs offer increased opportunities for America's families. New York, NY: Foundation for Child Development, 23 pp.

Annotation: This report documents the need for dual-generation strategies for families with low income and education levels to assure strong educational outcomes and upward economic mobility. The report describes the following three components of a comprehensive dual-generation strategy: high-quality early childhood education (pre-kindergarten through third grade); sectoral job training leading to a certificate, credential, or degree for high-wage/high-demand jobs; and wrap-around family and peer support services. Additional topics include results of an analysis of 13 economic, education, and health indicators, which highlight disparities in the well-being experienced by children with four different levels of mother's education. Opportunities for federal, state, and local governments are included.

Keywords: Barriers, Child health, Early childhood education, Educational attainment, Family support services, Government role, Intergenerational programs, Low income groups, Mothers, Statistical data, Vocational education, Work force

Prevention Research Center in St. Louis. 2012-. LEAD-public health project (Local Evidence for Affecting Decisions about Public Health). St. Louis, WA: Washington University St. Louis, 1 v.

Annotation: This website describes a project to examine the use of, barriers to, and methods for enhancing evidence-based programs and policies (EBPP) in local health departments. Contents include the project goals, dates, and target audience; implications for research and practice; project staff, partners, and funders; and a list of related publications and presentations. A series of issue briefs on topics such as workforce development, leadership, organizational culture, relationships and partnerships, and financial practices are included. The website also contains the national survey instrument, an information brief, and the case study qualitative survey guide.

Keywords: Administration, Case studies, Evidence based medicine, Financing, Local government, Model programs, National surveys, Policy development, Public health agencies, Research, Work force

Petit MR. 2012. Homeland insecurity (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Every Child Matters Education Fund, 25 pp.

University of Michigan School of Public Health, Center of Excellence in Public Health Workforce Studies, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Center of Excellence iin Public Health Workforce Research and Policy. 2012. Strategies for enumerating the U.S. government public health workforce. [Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation], 96 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the efforts of two Centers of Excellence to address five objectives related to improving the public health work force: (1) outline options for developing a sustainable, systematic,and replicable plan for enumerating and characterizing the public health work force on an ongoing basis; (2) determine desired elements required to provide useful information about the public health work force; (3) review available data sources, assess usability of data, and identify information or elements that are unavailable; (4) develop formal recommendations; and (5) work with stakeholders to to build consensus for developing an enumeration plan.Topics include defining the work force, data sources, profiles of the work force by occupational classification and by industry; and future plans for developing and implementing a surveillance system.

Keywords: Evaluation, Federal government, Federal programs, Public health, Research, Work force

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2012. Prevention and Public Health Fund: Activities funded in fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 126 pp.

Annotation: This report describes, for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, (1) the Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies and activities for which Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) allocations were made, (2) the process and criteria HHS used to allocate PPHF funds, and (3) HHS reporting of the outcomes of activities receiving PPHF funding. The report reviews agency documents, including budget justifications, funding announcements, data on PPHF allocations and awards of PPHF-funded grants, contracts, and interagency agreements; examined agency websites; and interviewed HHS officials.

Keywords: Financing, Government programs, Public health

National Association of Local Boards of Health. 2012. The governance functions [The six functions of public health governance]. [Kimberly, WI]: National Association of Local Boards of Health, 2 pp.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 2011. Online services for key low-income benefit programs: What states provide online with respect to SNAP, TANF, child care assistance, Medicaid, and CHIP. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 42 pp.

Annotation: This paper focuses on state information available online for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, child care assistance, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. The paper presents an overview of findings related to what online information these programs provide and a list of links, organized by state.

Keywords: Child care, Children's Health Insurance Program, Costs, Government financing, Low income groups, Medicaid, Public assistance, State programs, Supplemental food programs, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2011. Oral health: Preventing cavities, gum disease, tooth loss, and oral cancers (rev. ed.). Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3 items.

Annotation: These documents provide an overview of the burden of oral disease in the United States and federal and state efforts to address the problem. Topics include the efforts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support state-based programs, monitor oral health status, provide education and share expertise, support prevention science and new approaches, guide infection control in dentistry, and prevent oral cancer. Stories and description of state programs that can serve as examples are included.

Keywords: Children, Dental caries, Disease prevention, Families, Government role, Health status, Infection control, Oral health, State programs

Macomber J, Isaacs J, Vericker T, Kent A, Johnson P. 2009. Federal expenditures on infants and toddlers in 2007. Washington, DC: Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, 2 v.

Annotation: This report provides data from an analysis of more than 100 programs through which the federal government spends money on children under the age of 3, to use as a baseline for informed conversations about future investments. The report discusses how much, where, and how the funds are spent, and provides an extensive data appendix covering income security, nutrition, housing, tax credits, health, social services, education, and training.

Keywords: Early Head Start, Federal government, Federal programs, Infants, Medicaid, Policy development, Toddlers, Young children

Zero to Three. 2009. Infant and toddlers in the economic stimulus: Planning tools for states. Washington, DC: Zero to Three,

Annotation: This resource provides an audio conference call that focuses on planning tools for states in using the economic stimulus funds to benefit infants, toddlers, and their families. The conference call provides an overview of the possible uses of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds for young children and features resources from Zero to Three, the National Center for Children in Poverty, and the Education Counsel. The resource also includes a downloadable document containing a menu of planning tools and resources to aid states in accepting and administering the new funds.

Keywords: Families, Government financing, Health care reform, Infants, Multimedia, State programs, Statewide planning, Toddlers

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health. 2006, 2000, 1994. School health policies and programs study: Questionnaires. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health,

Annotation: These questionnaires are designed to assess school health policies and programs at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. Components include health education, physical education and activity, health services, mental health and social services, nutrition services and foods and beverages available at school, healthy and safe school environment, physical school environments, faculty and staff health promotion, and family and community involvement in schools.

Keywords: Food service, Health education, Health policy, Health services, Local government, Physical education, Policies, Programs, Questionnaires, Schools, State government, Survey tools, Teachers
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