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Annotation: This online report examines state policies for expanding Medicaid coverage of community health worker (CHW) services, including approaches to authorizing payment and encouraging use of CHWs within Medicaid programs. It presents findings from KFF's 22nd annual Medicaid budget survey conducted in 2022, which found that over half of responding states (29 of 48) allowed Medicaid payment for CHW services as of July 2022. The document details various coverage mechanisms including state plan authority, ACA Health Home options, managed care arrangements, and Section 1115 demonstration waivers. It provides specific examples of recently implemented state plan amendments and discusses state plans to expand CHW programs in fiscal year 2023, including new certification requirements and efforts targeting maternal health. The report includes a U.S. map showing state CHW coverage policies and a detailed table comparing features of state plan amendments in California, Louisiana, and Nevada.

Contact: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Telephone: (650) 854-9400 Secondary Telephone: (202) 347-5270 Fax: (650) 854-4800 Web Site: http://www.kff.org

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Keywords: Community health workers, Medicaid, National surveys, Payment, Public policy, State legislation, State surveys

Annotation: The Provider and Staff Survey (<https://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/nohi-romonoh-patient-engagement-provider-and-staff-survey.pdf>) and the Tiny Teeth Baseline and Followup Surveys (<https://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/nohi-romonoh-patient-engagement-tiny-teeth-baseline-and-follow-up-surveys.pdf >) are intended for use with medical providers and staff at community health centers (CHCs) participating in the Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health Integration, part of the Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) Within the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net, as well as for parents or caregivers of CHC participants. The survey for providers and staff is to be administered after they have participated in the Brush, Book, Bed patient-engagement activity, to assess their perspective on the activity. The Tiny Teeth baseline and follow-up surveys are to be completed by parents or caregivers as part of the activity. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Regional programs, Community health centers, Infant health, Learning activities, Oral health, Surveys, Young children

Annotation: This survey is intended for use with parents or other caregivers whose child is a patient at a community health center (CHC) participating in the Midwest Network for Oral Health Integration project, part of the federally funded Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) Within the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net program. The survey, which includes three versions (English, Spanish, and Arabic) comprises questions for parents or other caregivers to answer to help CHCs provide care for their child. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Community health centers, Health care delivery, Non English language materials, Oral health, School age children, Service integration, Spanish language materials, Surveys

Annotation: This brief describes findings from a survey of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) asking questions about the FQHC's participation in dental student externship or dental residency programs and the impact of that participation on recruitment and retention of dentists in the FQHC. Contents include an executive summary and a technical report with the study background, objectives, methods, findings, discussion, limitations, and conclusions. Topics include prevalence and differences in prevalence of oral health services provided to children and/or adults by FQHCs participating in dental residency or student externship programs.

Contact: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, New York Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Albany, SUNY, College of Integrated Health Sciences, 1 University Place, Suite 220, Rensselaer, NY 12144-3445, Telephone: (518) 402-0250 Fax: (518) 402-0252 Web Site: http://www.oralhealthworkforce.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adults, Children, Community health centers, Internship and residency, National surveys, Oral health, Personnel recruitment, Prevalence, Retention, Service learning, Statistical data, Work force

Annotation: This document describes results from a survey of Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs' Family Delegates to assess their knowledge and needs related to health care reform. Topics include delegates' demographics and their Title V role and responsibilities; the impact of health reform on delegates' role and their understanding of health reform and access to information; delegates' learning interests and preferred learning format; and next steps (providing additional information, tools, and resources to Family Delegates to support their engagement in health reform). [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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: info@amchp.org Web Site: http://www.amchp.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Community participation, Families, Health care reform, Leadership, Learning, Needs assessment, Parent participation, Surveys, Work force

Annotation: This report provides a current picture of the state of the research on food access, examining the relationship between the “food environments” in which people live and their diets, as well as the relationship between food retailing and community economic development. Topics include measuring change over time in terms of better access to healthy food, the role poor access to healthy food contributes to poorer nutrition overall, and how new healthy food retailing contributes to community economic development in tangible, positive ways.

Contact: PolicyLink, 1438 Webster Street, Suite 303, Oakland, CA 94612, Telephone: (510) 663-2333 Fax: (510) 663-9684 E-mail: info@policylink.org Web Site: http://www.policylink.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Research, Community surveys, Food, Food habits, Food supply, Low income groups, Nutrition, Public health nutrition, Racial factors, Rural environment, Socioeconomic factors

Annotation: This web page provides information about the A Healthy Baby Begins with You baby shower held on April 30, 2009, in Oklahoma City, OK. The purpose of the shower was to improve birth outcomes and reduce infant mortality among African Americans in Oklahoma. The site includes links to the shower agenda (which also presents facts about infant death), a survey for shower participants designed to improve awareness about infant mortality,and a PowerPoint presentation about the survey. Also included are links to three tool kits. The first provides information about how to plan and implement a community baby shower to help individuals, groups, and communities improve birth outcomes. The second present information for media committees in charge of contacting media outlets to publicize the event. The third is a brochure that can be modified for any baby shower event, and then printed.

Contact: Oklahoma State Department of Health, 1000 N.E. 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, Telephone: (405) 271-5600 Secondary Telephone: (800) 522-0203 Web Site: https://www.ok.gov/health Available from the website.

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Keywords: Blacks, Community programs, Community surveys, Consumer education materials, Infant health, Infant mortality, Low income groups, Oklahoma, Prevention

Annotation: This brief presents findings from two surveys of families with incomes below 250 percent of the federal poverty level with a child enrolled in Healthy Kids (a program that provides health insurance coverage to over 1,300 children in Santa Clara County, California). Families were first surveyed after their child had been enrolled for about 4 years. The brief describes changes in children's medical care and other outcomes between surveys. The brief discusses the value of stable insurance coverage and how Healthy Kids children have benefited from stable coverage. Sections on what the findings mean and the study methods are included. Statistical information is presented in figures throughout the report. References are included.

Contact: Mathematica , P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543-2393, Telephone: (609) 799-3535 Fax: (609) 799-0005 E-mail: info@mathematica-mpr.com Web Site: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com Available from the website.

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Keywords: California, Child health, Community programs, Enrollment, Families, Health insurance, Low income groups, Research, State health insurance programs, Surveys

Annotation: This report, prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, presents first-year impact findings of four selected programs that have received Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Program Funds since 1998. The four programs are My Choice, My Future in Powhatan, Virginia; ReCapturing the Vision in Miami, Florida; Teens in Control in Clarksdale, Mississippi; and Families United to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (FUPTP) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This report examines the extent to which the programs affected the level and nature of health, family life, and sex education services youth received during the first year after enrolling in the program, and it provides estimates of the first-year impacts of the Title V, Section 510 programs on intermediate outcomes that may be related to teen sexual activity and other risk-taking behavior. These outcomes include measures of views on abstinence, adolescent sex, and marriage; peer influences and relations; self-concept, refusal skills, and communications with parents; perceived consequences of adolescent and nonmarital sex; and expectations to abstain from sexual intercourse. Statistical data are presented in tables and figures throughout the report. Information on the study design and methodology is provided in addition to a discussion section and references. Appendices include support figures and tables, outlines of curricula used by the study programs, and survey questions.

Contact: Mathematica , P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543-2393, Telephone: (609) 799-3535 Fax: (609) 799-0005 E-mail: info@mathematica-mpr.com Web Site: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com Available from the website.

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Keywords: Abstinence, Adolescent behavior, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescents, Case studies, Community programs, Family life education, Federal programs, Florida, Mississippi, Prevention, Program descriptions, Program evaluations, Risk taking, Sexuality education, Statistics, Surveys, Virginia, Wisconsin

Annotation: This report provides an overview of the Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) process; a description of presentations on PPOR made in the Maryvale and South Phoenix communities and other public health groups; recommendations on priority areas that need to be addressed in the areas of socio-economic environment, health of women before, during, and between pregnancies, access to health care, and infant health; and recommendations for interventions selected by community groups in response to the PPOR information.

Contact: Maricopa County Department of Public Health, 4041 N. Central Avenue, suite 1400, Phoenix, AZ 85012, Telephone: (602) 506-6900 Fax: (602) 506-6885 Web Site: http://maricopa.gov/public_health/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Arizona, Fetal mortality, Infant mortality, State surveys, l Community surveys

Annotation: This report presents findings from the second year of a study of collaborative community initiatives and partnerships designed to improve low-income families' access to quality infant-toddler care. Case studies of three programs in four diverse communities in four states (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and North Carolina) are detailed, including parents' perspectives and cross-site operational lessons. Strategies include a state child care pilot initiative, state sponsored Early Head Start programs, and child and family center developed by a private community organization. An outline of the main barriers to quality child care is included as well as the research study questions, data sources, methods used, and references.

Contact: Mathematica , P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543-2393, Telephone: (609) 799-3535 Fax: (609) 799-0005 E-mail: info@mathematica-mpr.com Web Site: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com Available from the website.

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Keywords: Barriers, Case studies, Child care, Colorado, Community programs, Kansas, Local initiatives, Low income groups, Missouri, North Carolina, Surveys

Annotation: This brochure focuses on community-based participatory research (CBPR), a type of research that actively involves the community being studied. The brochure discusses how CBPR is different and how a community can make sure that its involvement is worthwhile, why health-related research has had to change, challenges that CBPR partners face, and how to get involved. A national meeting on CBPR that took place in November 2001 is also discussed. The brochure contains a list of resources as well as descriptions of different perspectives on CBPR, two from communities' points of view and one from a researcher's point of view.

Contact: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 427-1364 Web Site: http://www.ahrq.gov Available at no charge; also available from the website.

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Keywords: Community health services, Community participation, Community surveys, Health promotion, Low income groups, Medical research, Research design

Annotation: This report describes the first phase of a project initiated to elicit from health care leaders at the community level, their thoughts about the values and principles that should be the foundation of health care policymaking in this country as discussed in healthcare roundtables in ten communities around the country between July 2002 and May 2003. The first section of the report gives an overview of the discussions, the lack of a meaningful social contract for health care, the public's expectations, laying the groundwork for a national dialogue, transforming the role of consumers, restoring confidence and trust in health care, spending money wisely, and translating talk into action. The second section consists of community advisory reports on access to health and healthcare, quality and safety, aligning incentives in health care, information infrastructure, and the role of public health in binding a community's health. The appendices include community reports from each of the ten sites, and extensive case studies organized by geographic location. The executive summary includes information on the roundtable discussions, how sites were selected, the roles of the advisory boards, the national summit to showcase the findings, a description of phase two elements, and a summary of the findings.

Contact: Wye River Group on Healthcare, P.O. Box 1682, Austin, TX 78767, Telephone: (512) 472-2005 Fax: (512) 263-5776 E-mail: mlcomstock@wrgh.org Web Site: http://www.wrgh.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Case studies, Communities, Community surveys, Conferences, Health care, Health care delivery, Health care reform, Leadership, Public health infrastructure, Public opinion, Strategic plans

Annotation: This report provides a framework for understanding whether safety net dental clinics can positively affect access to oral health care in their communities. The report describes (1) safety net dental clinics in Illinois; (2) care provided, including types of services offered, personnel, and patients; (3) clinic resources; and (4) barriers clinics face in providing care. Report sections include study methodology, results, and limitations. The appendices offer examples of Illinois programs that support safety net dental clinics, a list and a map of Illinois safety net dental clinics, a list of stakeholder groups, and the survey questionnaire.

Contact: University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute for Health Research and Policy, 1747 West Roosevelt Road, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60608-1264, Telephone: (312) 996-7222 Secondary Telephone: (866) 757-4507 Fax: (312) 996-2703 E-mail: IHRPinfo@uic.edu Web Site: http://www.ihrp.uic.edu Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Community health services, Dental care, Dental clinics, Health care delivery, Illinois, Low income groups, Oral health, State programs, Surveys, Underserved populations

Annotation: This report describes the methods of the Community Tracking Study, changes in coverage that were identified between the two surveys, and factors that may cause these changes.

Contact: Mathematica , P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543-2393, Telephone: (609) 799-3535 Fax: (609) 799-0005 E-mail: info@mathematica-mpr.com Web Site: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com Available at no charge; also available from the website.

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Keywords: Children, Community surveys, Health insurance, History, Low income groups, Medicaid, State Children', Uninsured persons, s Health Insurance Program

Annotation: This paper describes the sampling design of the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Study, a new survey of children, families, and neighborhoods in Los Angeles County. The survey was designed explicitly to support multilevel studies on a number of topics in neighborhood influences, including child development, residential mobility, and welfare reform. The report highlights the main design and analytical considerations that shaped the study, as well as an in-depth statistical investigation of the survey's ability to support multilevel analyses.

Contact: Rand Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-3208, Telephone: (310) 393-0411 Fax: 310-393-4818 E-mail: correspondence@rand.org Web Site: http://www.rand.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: California, Children, Community surveys, Families, Longitudinal studies, Research design, Surveys

Annotation: This report contains the findings of the Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program review. This program aims to improve children's health through prevention and better access to health care. The report includes a presentation of the HTPCP history and grant program; a description of the study goals and methodology; and an exposition of the findings and recommendations. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: mchgroup@georgetown.edu Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Child health, Child health programs, Community based services, Federal MCH programs, Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children, Low income groups, Maternal health, Prevention programs, Program evaluation, Public health, Public private partnerships, Surveys