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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. 2020. Bright Futures: How Title V programs evolve from guidelines to action. [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 5 pp. (Issue Brief)

Annotation: This issue brief examines how state Title V programs utilize the Bright Futures Guidelines, a comprehensive set of evidence-driven standards developed since 1994 for children's preventive healthcare from birth through age 21. The document reviews findings from fiscal year 2019 Block Grant applications, which show that 33 of 59 states and jurisdictions use Bright Futures in three main ways: as a quality improvement tool (exemplified by Wyoming's efforts to improve EPSDT rates and establish an Implementation Task Force), as the evidence-driven national standard for clinical care (demonstrated by North Carolina's integration into multiple programs including CMARC and school health centers), and as a workforce development resource (illustrated by Mississippi's work to enhance provider capacity and awareness of developmental screening best practices). These examples demonstrate how the Guidelines serve as a versatile tool that helps states improve clinical primary care quality across various settings including schools, community health centers, and homes, while supporting specific National Performance Measures and ensuring consistent standards of care for infants, children, adolescents, and children with special healthcare needs.

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, MCH programs, Case studies, Bright Futures, Guidelines
   

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