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Displaying records 21 through 40 (105 total).

Connecticut Voices for Children. 2016. Independent performance monitoring in the HUSKY Program: Ensuring accountability for scarce state dollars. New Haven, CT: Connecticut Voices for Children, 2 pp.

Annotation: This document reports on aspects of Connecticut’s publicly funded HUSKY Program performance and quality based on findings from independent performance monitoring. Topics include continuity of health insurance coverage and enrollment changes, maternal health and birth outcomes for new families, enrollment and preventive health services use in early childhood, trends in health services access and use, the impact of a federally funded project on maternal and infant oral health services, and data-quality improvement.

Keywords: Access to health care, Connecticut, Early childhood, Enrollment, Evaluation, Financing, Health care utilization, Health insurance, Medicaid, Oral health, Outcome and process assessment, Pregnancy, Preventive health services, Program improvement, Quality assurance, State MCH programs, Trends

Lee M, Iverson S. 2016. Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Quality Improvement Project: Monitoring the HUSKY Program's capacity for caring for pregnant women and infants. New Haven, CT: Connecticut Voices for Children, 11 pp.

Annotation: This report presents findings from a study to determine the impact of the Perinatal Infant and Oral Health Quality Improvement Project (PIOHQIP) on access to care for pregnant women and infants in Connecticut’s HUSKY Program. Contents include an overview of PIOHQIP and information about the study methods, including subjects, instruments, data, analytical approach, and limitations. Tables provide information on the project-implementation schedule; survey respondents; changes in health care use among pregnant women, new mothers, and infants; and changes in health professional practice. The survey instrument is included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Access to health care, Connecticut, Health care delivery, Health care utilization, Infants, Medicaid, Oral health, Perinatal health, Pregnant adolescents, Pregnant women, Program improvement, Quality assurance, State MCH programs, State surveys

Lee MA. 2016. Identifying pregnant women for targeted outreach to improve oral health. Farmington, CT: Connecticut Dental Health Partnership, 11 pp. (Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Quality Improvement Project)

Annotation: This report summarizes a study to determine the effectiveness of using administrative data from the HUSKY Program’s medical administrative services organization to identify pregnant women for targeted oral health outreach. HUSKY is Connecticut’s public health coverage program for eligible children, parents, relative caregivers, senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, adults without children, and pregnant women within the income guidelines. The report describes study methods and presents results. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Connecticut, Health insurance, Low income groups, Oral health, Outreach, Pregnant women, State programs, Statistical data

Lee MA, Feder K, Langer S. 2015. Coverage continuity in the HUSKY program increases children's preventive medical and dental care utilization. New Haven, CT: Connecticut Voices for Children, 5 pp.

Annotation: This report examines how the length of time that children are enrolled in the Medicaid program in Connecticut affects their access to preventive well-child and preventive oral health care. Topics include care use by months enrolled and recommendations for ensuring ongoing coverage for children.

Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Connecticut, Dental insurance, Enrollment, Health care utilization, Medicaid, Oral health, Oral health care, Preventive health services, State programs, Statistical data

Feder K, Lee MA. 2015. The impact of family on children's dental care. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Health Foundation and Connecticut Voices for Children, 8 pp.

Annotation: This infographic presents information on the percentage of children enrolled in HUSKY A (Medicaid) in Connecticut who received preventive oral health care by race/ethnicity, factors that increased children’s likelihood of receiving preventive oral health care, the impact of each factor on the likelihood that children will receive preventive oral health care, and the impact of all three factors on the likelihood that children will receive such care. Topics include continuous coverage, receipt of well child care, and parents who received preventive oral health care. Steps to ensure that families have access to and use oral health care are also described.

Keywords: Access to health care, Advocacy, Children, Connecticut, Ethnic groups, Health care disparities, Health care utilization, Health insurance, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oral health, Parent education, Preventive health services, Service integration, State programs

[Connecticut Coalition to Improve Birth Outcomes]. 2015. Connecticut plan to improve birth outcomes. [no place: Connecticut Coalition to Improve Birth Outcomes], 87 pp.

Annotation: This document provides recommendations and strategies for improving birth outcomes in Connecticut. Contents include the list of organizations represented on the Connecticut Coalition to Improve Birth Outcomes and how they used policy analysis tools to identify priorities and recommendations, and the Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network that supports the strategies outlined in the plan. Topics include addressing socioeconomic factors, making the healthy choices the easy choice, protecting individuals, implementing evidence-based interventions in clinical settings, and providing individual or public educational messages and support. Information about the perinatal landscape, emerging issues, and suggestions for using the plan are also included.

Keywords: Coalitions, Collaboration, Connecticut, Ethnic groups, Health disparities, Infant mortality, Infants, Low birthweight, Networking, Outcome and process assessment, Perinatal care, Pregnant women, Preterm birth, Program improvement, Service integration, Statewide planning, Systems development

Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate, and Connecticut Child Fatality Review Panel. 2014. Alert: Unsafe sleep related deaths are the leading cause of preventable deaths of infants in Connecticut. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Office of Governmental Accountability, Office of the Child Advocate, 8 pp.

Annotation: This public health alert outlines infant fatalities and unsafe sleep conditions in Connecticut and provides recommendations for prevention. Contents include risk factors associated with infant fatality including sudden unexplained or undetermined infant death, case examples, and a definition of an unsafe sleep-related infant fatality. Additional content includes information on how often infants die from unsafe sleeping conditions; the most common unsafe sleep environments in fatality cases; infant fatalities over time and trends; and the Connecticut Department of Children and Families' role in infant death prevention and policy development. The alert includes recommendations for policymakers, in-home service providers, child care providers, pediatricians, and hospitals, and safe sleep guidelines for parents.

Keywords: Child death review, Connecticut, Infant death, Infant mortality, Policy development, Protective factors, Public awareness materials, Risk factors, SIDS, Safety, Sleep position, State programs, Trends

Perez-Escamilla R, Meyers J. 2014. Preventing childhood obesity: Maternal-child life course approach. Farmington, CT: Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, 31 pp. (IMPACT)

Annotation: This report reviews evidence supporting implementing child obesity prevention strategies based on the maternal-child life course approach. Topics include cumulative caloric imbalance and childhood obesity, periconceptional nutrition, weight gain during pregnancy, maternal smoking during pregnancy, breastfeeding, complementary feeding, development of food taste preferences in the infancy period, weight gain during the first year of life, and toddler and preschool nutrition. Contents include a summary of the science and implications for policy and practice, initiatives in Connecticut to reduce child obesity risk factors among children under age 3, and recommendations for action.

Keywords: Barriers, Connecticut, Food habits, Gestational weight gain, Infant feeding, Infants, Life course, Model programs, Obesity, Policy development, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Prevention programs, Risk factors, State initiatives, Weight, Young children

Connecticut Dental Health Partnership. 2014. Dental care for you and your baby. Farmington, CT: Connecticut Dental Health Partnership, 2 pp.

Annotation: This flyer provides parents with information about oral health care for themselves and their infant. It offers tips for how to keep the mouth healthy during pregnancy and explains why doing so is important for both pregnant women and their infant. Also included are tips for taking care of infants’ and children’s mouths, contact information for help finding a dentist in Connecticut, and illustrated instructions for how to use dental floss. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Connecticut, Consumer education materials, Dental caries, Disease prevention, Financing, Infants, Oral health, Oral health care, Oral hygiene, Parenting, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, State programs

Reisine S, Douglass J. 2013. Promoting oral health in pregnancy. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Health Foundation, 5 pp. (Issue brief)

Beazoglou T, Doublass J, Bailit H, Myne-Joslin V. 2013. Impact of increased dental reimbursement rates on HUSKY A-insured children: 2006-2011. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Health Foundation, 6 pp. (Health issues)

Annotation: This brief provides an overview of the impact of higher reimbursement rates on oral health care in Connecticut’s Husky A program for children from families with low incomes in the state. Topics include changes in utilization rates, private dentist participation, and relative contributions of private practices and dental safety net providers.

Keywords: Health care utilization, Access to health care, Children, Connecticut, Low income groups, Oral health, Provider participation, Reimbursement, State programs

Courtot B, Coughlin TA, Lawton E. 2013. Medicaid and CHIP managed care payment methods and spending in 20 states: Final report to the Office of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 51 pp.

Annotation: This report, which is a companion to the Medicaid and CHIP Risk-Based Managed Care in 20 States report, focuses on 20 states' Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care payment methods and spending. The states are Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The report addresses two research questions: (1) how do the 20 states establish capitation rates in their Medicaid and CHIP managed care programs, and how have their approaches to and policies for rate setting changed over the past decade and (2) how does monthly Medicaid spending for four distinct managed care enrollee populations (adults and children, with and without disabilities) vary among the 20 states? The report introduces the issues and presents the study approach, methods, findings, and a discussion.

Keywords: Adults, Arizona, California, Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, Connecticut, Costs, Delaware, Disabilities, Florida, Managed care, Maryland, Massachusetts, Medicaid, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, State programs, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

Connecticut Department of Public Health. 2012-. Statewide health care facilities and services plan. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Department of Public Health, multiple items.

Annotation: These documents provides a blueprint for health care delivery in Connecticut and a resource guide for health care facilities and services planning. Topics include the current health care environment; acute care facilities, use, and trends; at-risk and vulnerable populations and unmet needs; current initiatives to address unmet health care needs among vulnerable populations; and recommendations and next steps.

Keywords: Connecticut, Health care delivery, Health facilities, Health services delivery, Public health, Resources for professionals, Statewide planning, Strategic plans

Phipps K. 2012. Every smile counts: The oral health of Connecticut's children [upd. ed.]. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Office of Oral Health, 33 pp.

Annotation: This report presents findings from an oral health screening survey of children enrolled in Head Start and students in kindergarten and third grade in Connecticut. Contents include information on the importance of oral health, key findings and strategies, survey methods, and data tables. Data are compared to national averages. Topics include tooth decay experience, untreated decay, rampant decay, need for care, and dental sealants.

Keywords: Connecticut, Elementary schools, Head Start, Health status, Kindergarten, Oral health, Population surveillance, School age children, Screening, State surveys, Statistical data, Young children

Ferraro L. 2012. Home by One: TOHSS final project narrative report. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Office of Oral Health, 19 pp., plus appendix.

Connecticut Department of Public Health, Family Health Section, Public Initiatives Branch. [2011]. Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant Program: Title V application, II-needs assessment. [Hartford, CT]: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Family Health Section, Public Initiatives Branch, 62 pp.

Annotation: This 5-year needs assessment for the Connecticut MCH Title V Program discusses the process for conducting the needs assessment, partnership building and collaboration efforts, strengths and needs of the maternal and children health (MCH) population groups and desired outcomes, MCH program capacity, selection of state priority needs, and federal and state outcome measures.

Keywords: Child health, Collaboration, Connecticut, Families, Infant health, Low income groups, MCH programs, Needs assessment, Prevention, State programs, Title V programs, Women's health

Honigfeld L, Meyers J, Macary S. 2011. A framework for child health services: Supporting the healthy development and school readiness of Connecticut's children—A toolkit for integrating child health services into community early childhood initiatives [upd. ed.]. Farmington, CT: Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, 62 pp. (Walker)

Annotation: This toolkit provides guidance for communities working to ensure that young children are ready for school and to enhance efforts to prepare them for success in school. Topics include identifying critical child health issues, resources, strengths, and needs; bridging child health systems with other community systems; engaging child health professionals; and integrating child health recommendations into early care and education settings.

Keywords: Child care, Connecticut, Early childhood education, Health care systems, Infants, Service integration, State initiatives, Young children

Vos Winkel F. 2011. An examination of Connecticut child fatalities: A ten year review–January 1, 2001 to Janury 1, 2011. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate, 18 pp.

Connecticut Birth to Three System. [2010]. Early intervention home visits. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Birth to Three System, 1 video (11 min., 45 sec.).

Annotation: This online video discusses the early intervention home visit program in Connecticut. It describes what parents can expect during the visit, interacting with the primary caregiver and the child to promote early learning during routine activities such as mealtime and playtime. Models are discussed as "parent coaching" and emphasis is placed on the home visitor and caregiver working together during and after the visit in helping the infant and young child to develop. The video is available in English and Spanish.

Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Caregivers, Connecticut, Early childhood development, Early intervention, Home visiting, Infants, Parent child relations, Spanish language materials, Young children

Connecticut Home Visiting Needs Assessment Group. 2010. Statewide needs assessment for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs: Connecticut. [Hartford, CT]: Connecticut Department of Public Health, 133 pp.

Annotation: This needs assessment provides information about maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting in Connecticut. The report discusses at-risk communities' need for home visiting services; home visiting services in Connecticut; the status of Connecticut's maternal, infant, and early childhood service system; and the statewide and at-risk community data report. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child health, Communities, Connecticut, Families, Health services, High risk groups, Home visiting, Infant health, Needs assessment, State programs, Women's health
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