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Annotation: This brief identifies evidence-informed strategies that state Title V programs may consider implementing to increase the percentage of very low birth weight (<1500 gm) infants born in hospitals with a level III or higher neonatal intensive care unit. Contents include information about the methods and results of the evidence review, key findings, and implications. The full review is also available. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Block grants, Childbirth, Evidence-based practice, High risk pregnancy, Hospitals, Infant mortality, Intervention, Literature reviews, Low birthweight, Measures, Model programs, Neonatal intensive care units, Newborn infants, Perinatal care, Policy development, Program planning, Protective factors, Regional medical centers, Regional planning, Resources for professionals, State MCH programs, Systems development, Title V programs

Annotation: This environmental scan identifies collections of strategies to advance performance for NPM #3: Perinatal Regionalization--percent of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants born in a hospital with a Level III+ neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). It includes a list of reviews and compilations on the topic; frameworks and landmark initiatives; databases and related search terms; and inclusion and exclusion criteria. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Block grants, Evidence-based practice, Hospitals, Literature reviews, Low birthweight infants, Measures, Model programs, Neonatal intensive care units, Perinatal care, Policy development, Program planning, Regional planning, Resources for professionals, State MCH programs, Title V programs

Annotation: This website provides information about the 2013 Region V Infant Mortality Summit, held March 21-22, 2013 in Chicago, IL. Summit topics include coordinating, planning, implementing, and sharing cross state and regional efforts directed at reducing infant mortality; identifying similarities and differences across states to better understand data trends and reporting, health status of at-risk populations, contributing factors, and interventions that show promising results; identifying opportunities for leveraging resources and maximizing investments; identifying needs and provide technical assistance to state maternal and child health (MCH) and children with special health care needs (CSHCN) programs; and defining an organization framework for continued collaboration and successful program replication. The website provides links to the summit agenda, materials from sessions, summit goals and objectives, summaries and team updates, videorecordings from plenary sessions, and provides links to background and state infant and infant mortality resources.

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Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Child health, Collaboration, Conference proceedings, Illinois, Indiana, Infant health, Infant mortality, Initiatives, Low income groups, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Prevention, Region V, Resource materials, State programs, Wisconsin

Annotation: This report presents a comprehensive, baseline assessment of the status of children, adolescents, and young adults (from birth to age 24) in the National Capital Region (NCR), which includes the District of Columbia, two independent cities and four counties in Virginia, and two counties in Maryland, The report is organized in the following indicator sections: demographic characteristics; pregnancy and birth outcomes; infant, child, and adolescent health and safety; economic well-being; child welfare; and education. For each indicator, the report cites differences evident among the various jurisdictions of the NCR, as well as notable disparities along lines of gender, race and Hispanic origin, or age. The evidence on what works to improve conditions for youth is also summarized for many of the indicators. The report concludes with a summary of knowledge gaps and comments about interpretation.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Cities, County programs, District of Columbia, Health planning, Health status, Maryland, Needs assessment, Regional planning, Statistical data, Virginia

Annotation: This report is part of a series that examine the rates at which 13 elective procedures are delivered in different communities across the state of California. The report examines the geographic variation in elective childbirth procedures, including elective induction, cesarian sections (C-sections), and vaginal birth after cesarian (VBAC). Each procedure is defined, and the risks and benefits are addressed. Comparative statistics on the rate and type of elective procedures performed in each of the state's hospital service areas (HSAs) is presented in table format. The data is from the period 2005-2009 and is based on the patients’ place of residence.

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Keywords: California, Cesarian section, Childbirth, Geographic regions, Induced labor, Infant health, Reproductive health, State surveys, Vaginal birth after Cesarian section, Women's health

Annotation: This report summarizes the Region VIII oral health institute held on November 2-3, 2005, in Denver, Colorado, focusing on developing and sustaining partnerships that improve oral health outcomes for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's target populations: children, children with special health care needs, pregnant women, and mothers. Plenary session topics include integrating oral health into overall health; using Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program to fund oral health services; developing social marketing campaigns to promote oral health; building collaborative partnerships with state dental associations, primary care associations, and rural Native American communities; and meeting the work force challenge through specific outreach initiatives with general dentists, pediatricians, and other non-oral-health professionals in child care and education settings. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Children with special health care needs, Conferences, EPSDT, Families, Health care delivery, Health care financing, Infants, MCH services, Medicaid, Oral health, Pregnant women, Pregnant women, Program planning, Region VIII, State Children's Health Insurance Program, State initiatives

Annotation: This report describes the region V forum held on July 13, 2005, in Chicago, Illinois, to determine how organizations and agencies at a regional level could work together to improve the oral health of children and families enrolled in Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start (HS). Topics include assessing access to care; oral health education, prevention, and clinical services available to EHS and HS populations; identifying promising state-based models for enhancing oral health; developing strategies that include assessment of oral health issues and key roles of regional agencies and other entities for future action; and contributing to the development of a national strategic plan to improve the oral health of children and pregnant women in EHS and HS. Report contents are arranged into sections including an executive summary, introductions at the forum, plenary sessions, a summary of small group discussions, and responses and closing remarks. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Collaboration, Conferences, Early Head Start, Head Start, Oral health, Region V, Young children

Annotation: This report describes the activities of the Region VI oral health forum held on February 20–21, 2002, in Dallas, Texas. The purpose of the forum was to determine how organizations and agencies could work together at a regional level to improve the oral health status of children enrolled in Head Start. The report includes background information on previous forums; summaries of the plenary sessions; summaries of the group discussions on access to oral health care, education, and prevention; and a discussion of next steps. Appendices provide the forum's goals, an agenda, and a participant list. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Access to health care, Conferences, Head Start, Oral health, Program coordination, Program evaluation, Region VI, Regional planning, Young Children

Annotation: This report describes the activities of the region VII oral health forum held on December 4–5, 2001, in Kansas City, Missouri. The purpose of the forum was to determine how organizations and agencies could work together at a regional level to improve the oral health status of children enrolled in Head Start. The report includes information on previous forums, summaries of the plenary sessions, summaries of small group discussions of key issues and challenges, an outline of promising practices and strategies, and a discussion of next steps. Appendices provide the forum's goals, an agenda, and a participant list. An executive summary is also included. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Conferences, Families, Head Start, Oral health, Program coordination, Program evaluation, Region VII, Regional planning, Young children

Annotation: This report describes the activities of the region VIII oral health forum held on May 14–15, 2002, in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the forum was to determine how organizations and agencies could work together at a regional level to improve the oral health status of children enrolled in Head Start. The report includes background information on previous forums; summaries of the plenary sessions; summaries of small group discussions on access to oral health care, education, and prevention; and a discussion of next steps. Appendices provide a list of the Department of Health and Human Services regions, a discussion of the forum's goals, an agenda, and a participant list. An executive summary is also included. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Access to health care, Conferences, Families, Head Start, Oral health, Program coordination, Program evaluation, Region VIII, Regional planning, Young children

Annotation: This report presents epidemiological data about health behaviors among adolescents in the Caribbean and the multisectoral efforts made by governments, researchers, and programmers in favor of adolescent development. It also highlights adolescent needs as stated by the adolescents themselves, as well as adolescent-led projects. The report is a synthesis of survey data from nine countries: Antigua, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, and St. Lucia.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescent development, Adolescent health, Caribbean region, International health, Surveys, Virgin Islands

Annotation: This report provides charts with the results of the 1994-95 survey to determine the need for continuing MCH training and education in Region I. Statistics are given for both Region I and the states within it. Those states are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The questionnaire used in the survey is also included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Connecticut, Continuing education, MCH training programs, Maine, Massachusetts, Needs assessment, New Hampshire, Questionnaires, Region I, Reports, Rhode Island, Statistics, Surveys, Vermont

Annotation: This report documents a seminar where information was shared about existing violence prevention policies, legislation, resources, success stories, and state initiatives. Those attending developed a long-range, coordinated state policy agenda and action plan for safe schools. The keynote speech, Minnesota's plan of action, selected community examples, and the summaries of the attending states' action planning session are included in this report.

Keywords: Budgeting, Budgets, Iowa, Juvenile delinquents, Juvenile justice, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Regional programs, School safety, South Dakota, Violence prevention

Annotation: These proceedings summarize two Bi-Regional Conferences for Public Health Social Workers in Regions IV and VI, conducted in 1991 and 1992 by the University of South Carolina College of Social Work. The two conferences had related themes—to promote prevention as intervention. The papers presented at the 1991 conference focused on frameworks for prevention; those at the 1992 conference examined successful prevention programs. Topics covered a range of prevention issues, including training and education in prevention for social workers; prevention research; prevention of childhood injuries; prevention of domestic violence; issues relating to children with special needs and developmental disabilities; migrant health and prevention; and strategies for incorporating public health social work into national health care. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Intervention, Maternal health, Prevention, Public health, Region IV, Region VI, Social problems, Social work

Annotation: This publication contains the proceedings of the Bi-Regional Conference for Public Health Social Workers in Regions IV and VI, conducted by the University of South Carolina College of Social Work on May 30–June 2, 1990. The publication's three focus topics cover social work in maternal and child health; program design, implementation, and evaluation; and social work practice with rural and culturally diverse populations, particularly in New Mexico. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Cultural sensitivity, Program development, Program evaluation, Public health, Region IV, Region VI, Rural population, Social problems, Social work

Annotation: This report describes a transdisciplinary model of comprehensive services designed to meet the special feeding needs of infants and children with chronic medical conditions. This model promotes collaboration and coordination of services across multiple disciplines, and was designed to be functional across all environments: home, school, community, hospital, and clinic. Included in the report are assessment tools based on characteristics of the child and of the care provider; principles of intervention; intervention considerations; case studies; and a resource list. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Family centered, community based care, Infants with special health care needs, Nutrition, Region V, Research, SPRANS

Annotation: This project, which resulted from the recognition of the importance of nutritional care as a critical component in the provision of family centered, community based, coordinated care for children with special health care needs, involved the completion of a series of state, regional and biregional training activities. These activities resulted in the formation and continuation of interdisciplinary/ interagency state working groups in each of the 13 states in Regions IV and VI. The project methodology included two repeating annual cycles of biregional planning committee meetings, biregional workshops and workshop follow-up evaluations. These activities were supplemented by two mini-workshops and two additional regional workshops. Workshop foci included needs assessment, screening and referral, the promotion of comprehensive health care, national nutrition initiatives, financing, standards of care, networking, interagency collaboration, new Federal initiatives/legislation, strategic planning, nutrition payment systems, and community-tertiary linkages. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with Special Health care Needs, Nutrition Services, Region IV, Region VI, Training

Annotation: The purpose of this report is to review and assess the extent to which constitutional provisions, confidentiality statutes and regulations, informed consent laws, and court decisions applicable to jurisdictions in Region III of the United States Department of Health and Human Services inhibit or restrict the integration and linkage of Title V Program databases and other health and social service data files. The focus of this report is to provide the Title V offices with information useful in their efforts to develop database linkages both among their individual programs and with other databases maintained by state and local governmental offices and agencies within their respective jurisdictions. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Confidentiality, Data linkage, Databases, Legislation, Title V programs, Region III

Annotation: This issue discusses the energy and building requirements of nutrition to grow, develop, reproduce, and maintain vital functions as a basis of a satisfactory health status. Section topics include an overview of nutritional requirements and recommended intakes, the classification of food, specific properties of the different foods most usually consumed around the world, different means of conserving and transforming food, and weaning foods. Each section contains exercises to review content. Technical notes provide information on preparation and storage of fish meal using small fish and examples of typical menus. The appendices include charts comparing the nutritional value of different foods and recommended intakes and the folic acid content of some foods. A brief bibliography concludes the issue.

Keywords: Food habits, Food handling, International health, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition education, Nutrition research, Nutritional requirements, Nutritive value, Tropical regions

Annotation: These proceedings are from the Bi Regional Conference on Plans and Progress on Implementaiton of New Federal Maternal and Child Health Legislation and Funding -- Maternal and Child Health Funds in the New Jobs Bill. The conference was held on April 26-28, 1983, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The proceedings include the following main sections: (1) future projections for the MCH block grant, (2) state reports on plans for the use of new MCH funds in the jobs bill, (3) new innovative services in state MCH and crippled children (CC) programs, (4) panel reactions of states to the new jobs bill, (5) how states are going about developing the state plan in MCH and CC, (6) methodology of development and utilization of outcome data in MCH and CC programs, and (7) availability and utilization of technical assistance by state and CC directors. The proceedings include three appendices: (1) list of participants, (2) the program at the conference, and (3) evaluation form.

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Keywords: Block grants, Child health, Children with developmental disabilities, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Conference proceedings, Federal MCH programs, Financing, Region IX, Region VI, State MCH programs, Women's health