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U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau . n.d. National Maternal Mental Health Hotline. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau,

Annotation: This website describes the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-TLC-MAMA), a free, confidential resource available 24/7 to pregnant women and new parents, as well as their partners and family. The Hotline, accessible by text or call, provides support for individuals feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or exhibiting common signs of postpartum depression, such as feeling sad, having trouble focusing, or changes in eating/sleeping. Trained professional counselors (who may be licensed health care professionals, certified educators, or specialists) listen to what users are going through, connect them with local support groups and organizations, and refer them to other health care professionals if more care is needed. While the service is available in English and Spanish, interpreters can also support over 60 additional languages, including Arabic, Creole, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Hmong, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

Keywords: Anxiety, Depression, Hotlines, Maternal health, Mental health, Postpartum care, Postpartum depression, Prental care, Telehealth

Holt K, Kolo S, Louie R. 2025. Title V national performance measure on preventive dental visit: Strategies for success. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 23 pp.

Annotation: This practice guide provides information to help state Title V maternal and child health programs in their implementation of the national performance measure on preventive dental visit. It also provides sample evidence-based or evidence-informed strategy measures (ESMs), possible data sources for ESMs, and a list of resources. Programs can also use this information to assist in the implementation of oral-health-related state performance measures. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, Pregnant women, Prevention, Quality improvement, State programs, Telehealth, Title V programs

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2025. Telehealth and postpartum care. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

Annotation: This webpage discusses how telehealth can help address barriers to postpartum care, such as the cost and time associated with travel to in-person appointments, inability to drive after childbirth, and lack of childcare. It outlines potential postpartum telehealth services, including general health check-ins, lactation support, screening and treatment for postpartum depression, therapy appointments, and referrals to specialists. The page also spotlights Centerstone, a HRSA-funded program in Tennessee that has successfully used telehealth to reduce infant mortality and racial disparities in prenatal care by increasing access to visits and education programs.

Keywords: Barriers, Maternal health, Perinatal care, Postpartum care, Telehealth, Tennessee, state programs

Executives for Health Innovation. 2022. Maternal health disparities: Challenges, trends, and the way forward. Washington, DC: Executives for Health Innovation, 12 pp.

Annotation: This report explores the maternal health crisis in the United States and offers real-world examples and solutions designed to eliminate disparities in maternal health and reduce maternal mortality rates. The areas of focus include: dynamics in maternal care that lead to disparities; policies that facilitate change; utilizing technology to increase health equity; and recommendations for the future.

Keywords: Access to health care, Health care disparities, Health equity, Health status disparities, Maternal health, Maternal morbidity, Policy development, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Telehealth, Telemedecine

Cantor A, Nelson HD, Pappas M, Atchison C, Hatch B, Huguet N, Flynn B,McDonagh M . 2022. Effectiveness of telehealth for women's preventive services . Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healhcare Research and Quality, 156 pp. (Comparative Effectiveness Review number 256 )

Annotation: This review evaluates the effectiveness, use, and implementation of telehealth for women’s preventive services for reproductive healthcare and interpersonal violence (IPV). It examines patient preferences and engagement in telehealth and explores how this form of health care delivery affects health outcomes, particularly for those who are geographically isolated or in underserved settings or populations. The use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighted.

Keywords: Health care systems, Health care delivery, Health screening, Prevention services, Telecommunications, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Women's health

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. 2022. Virtual round table: Evaluating telehealth with an equity lens. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs,

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. 2022. Virtual round table: Building equity-centered evaluations. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs,

Annotation: This webinar features three presenters who describe the Equitable Evaluation Framework and explain how equitable evaluation activities can be applied to telehealth work. Included are telehealth examples based on equitable evaluation. The recording is from the virtual roundtable presented on May 17, 2022 by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Program's Equity, Epidemiology, & Evaluation Team,

Keywords: Cultural sensitivity, Evaluation , Health equity, Telehealth, Telemedicine

White PH, Greenberg A. 2021 (ca.). Telehealth toolkit for a joint visit with pediatric and adult health care clinicians and transferring young adults. Washington, DC: Got Transition, 6 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit offers pediatric and adult medical professionals sample content that can be used to facilitate transfer to adult care, as well as a sample resource for the transferring young adult that explains the telehealth visit. The two tip sheets are designed to be used as a general guide for the agenda of the joint telehealth visit, and both can be customized to the practice and young adult and family situation. Additional resources include a practice script example and a link to Got Transition's Six Core Elements of Health Care Transition.

Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescents, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Transition planning, Transitions, Young adults

Silow-Carroll S, DuPlessis H, Henry E, Di Paola S. 2021. COVID-19 policy flexibilities affecting children and youth with special health care needs: What to keep, modify, or discard?. Palo Alto, CA: Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health; Lansing, MI: Health Management Associates, 63 pp.

Annotation: This report identifies key policy flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 public health emergency. It summarizes stakeholders' perspectives about the impact of the pandemic and policy flexibilities on children and youth with special health care needs and their families and providers. The authors present recommendations for continuing or ceasing temporary policy changes after the public health emergency, as well as new policies and actions to best support children and youth with special heath care needs and their families.

Keywords: Access to health care, Children with special health care needs, Family support, Federal initiatives, Infectious diseases, Medicaid, Mental health, Telehealth, Virus diseases, Work force

American Dental Education Association. 2021. Comparison of state statutes and regulations that address requirements and permissible practices for teledentistry conducted by oral health practitioners. Washington, DC: American Dental Education Association, 7 pp.

Annotation: This chart presents a comparison of state teledentistry and telehealth policies to provide a reference to whether a state’s laws and regulations address these topics. The report is intended as a companion to compilations of teledentistry state status and regulations.

Keywords: Public policy, Regulations, State legislation, Teledentistry, Telehealth

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs . 2020 . Equity in telehealth policy: A framework to evaluate how policy can support the use of telehealth to improve health equity in MCH public health systems . Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs , 10 pp.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2020. Non-emergent, elective medical services, and treatment recommendations. Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2 pp.

Annotation: These recommendations discuss health services that can be deferred, such as non-emergent, elective, and preventive health services for patients, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following considerations for providing care are offered: ability to implement telehealth, virtual check-ins, and/or remote monitoring; personal protective equipment availability; staffing availability; medical office/ambulatory service location capacity; community testing capability; health and age of each individual and their risk for severe disease resulting from COVID-19 infection; and urgency of treatment or service.

Keywords: COVID-19, Disease transmission, Health care delivery, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Protocols, Safety, Virus diseases, telehealth

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2020. State Medicaid & CHIP telehealth tooklit: Policy considerations for states expanding use of telehealth (COVID-19 version). Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2 items.

Annotation: This toolkit provides states with statutory and regulatory infrastructure issues to consider as they evaluate the need to expand their telehealth capabilities and coverage policies. It covers (1) patient populations eligible for telehealth, (2) coverage and reimbursement policies, (3) providers and practitioners eligible to provider telehealth, (4) technology requirements, and (5) pediatric considerations. This toolkit also includes a compilation of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and other resources available to states. An accompanying checklist of policy questions serves as a tool for states to assess telehealth in their state.

Keywords: Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, Telehealth, Telemedicine

Maryland Dental Action Coalition. 2020. Teledentistry in Maryland during COVID-19. Columbia, MD: Maryland Dental Action Coalition, 7 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about what teledentistry is and how it can improve the oral health of Marylanders. It provides information about Maryland’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maryland and Medicaid billing updates, other telehealth dentistry regulatory issues, steps to implement teledentistry, recommendations for using teledentistry during the pandemic, and teledentistry dos and don’ts for oral health professionals.

Keywords: COVID-19, Guidelines, Infectious diseases, Maryland, Oral health, State programs, Teledenistry, Telehealth

Kelly A, Thakkar Samtani M, Tranby E, Frantsve-Hawley J. 2020. Public health dental providers embrace COVID-19 related changes: These providers are faster to anticipate and adjust to changes amid the pandemic. Boston, MA: DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, 7 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information from a survey about oral health professionals’ awareness of and concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report discusses differences in responses of oral health professionals who work in federally qualified health centers and other public health settings and those who do not. Topics include oral health professionals’ attitudes and priorities, likelihood of embracing telehealth, and staffing challenges.

Keywords: Disease transmission, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Public health, Service delivery, Telehealth, Virus diseases

Ward MM, Fox K, Merchant K, Burgess A, Ullrich F, Pearson K, Shaler G, Shea C, North S, Mena C. 2020. Process of identifying measures and data elements for the HRSA School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program. Iowa City, IA: Rural Telehealth Research Center, 7 pp.

Annotation: This policy brief defines a set of measures for evaluating grants awarded under the School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Office for the Advancement of Telehealth. Grants were targeted to rural, frontier, and underserved communities providing telehealth services for school children, with a particular focus on five clinical areas: asthma, behavioral health, diabetes, health weight, and oral health. The goal of the project was to identify a common set of measures that could be collected from each of the grantees for a cross-grantee assessment of school-based telehealth services, utilization, process, and outcomes.

Keywords: Access to healthcare, Health care delivery, Health care systems, Rural health, Telecommunications, Telehealth, Telemedicine

Tranby EP, Samtani MT. 2020. Teledentistry is an effective tool to triage patients and save money. Boston, MA: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 5 pp. (Research brief)

Annotation: This report explains what telehealth and teledentistry are and discusses the increasing use of teledentistry across the country since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Statistical information is provided on the percentage of dentists using telehealth and the percentage planning to use it in the near future, services provided via telehealth or another virtual platform, telehealth modalities, and patients’ attitudes toward teledentistry. Snapshots about how telehealth is being used in several states are included.

Keywords: Attitudes, COVID-19, Disease transmission, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Public health, Service delivery, Telehealth, Virus diseases

McLeod C, Apostolon D, Tranby EP, Mathews R. 2020. Provider teledentistry gains traction during COVID-19. Boston, MA: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 8 pp. (Research report)

Annotation: This report provides findings from a survey on health professional attitudes toward continued use of telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic abates. Survey results are presented on use of telehealth modalities, types of telehealth oral health services provided, and the likelihood that oral health professionals will use telehealth in the future. Growth potential for telehealth, including teledentistry, is discussed, along with the future of oral health care financing as it relates to telehealth.

Keywords: Attitudes, COVID-19, Disease transmission, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Public health, Service delivery, Surveys, Telehealth, Virus diseases

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. 2020. System transformation: A three domain framework to innovating oral health care. Boson, MA: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 45 pp., exec. summ. (5 pp.). (White paper)

Annotation: This paper discusses a proposed oral health care model using emerging technology that builds on health promotion and disease prevention while supporting value-based care. Using an analysis of projected Medicaid costs, the paper describes the model and offers a roadmap for implementation. Topics include the purpose and significance of the model, social determinants of health and healthy communities, teleprevention, minimally invasive care, and personalized and integrated intervention.

Keywords: Costs, Disease prevention, Health promotion, Medicaid, Oral health, Telehealth

Boston, MA: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. 2020. Teledentistry: Providing access to care during the COVID-19 crisis. Boston, MA: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 6 pp. (Communication brief)

Annotation: This brief provides information about teledentistry, how it has gained traction as a method for enabling access to oral health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it can continue to be used once the pandemic has abated. It explains the different teledentistry modalities: synchronous, asynchronous, remote patient monitoring, and mobile health. And it discusses persistent barriers to accessing oral health care and what states can do. The connection between oral health and certain chronic health conditions is also addressed.

Keywords: Access to health care, COVID-19, Disease transmission, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Service delivery, Telehealth, Virus diseases
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