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Southwest Institute for Family and Child Advocacy. (2013). Reporting child abuse and neglect: An e-learning for school personnel and health providers. Las Cruces, NM: Southwest Institute for Family and Child Advocacy,

Annotation: This online training course addresses the requirement for all school personnel to complete a training in the detection and reporting of child abuse or neglect and serves as a refresher for experienced educators as well. The training covers mandated reporting in the state of New Mexico, warning signs and indicators of child abuse and neglect, and directions on filing a report Scenarios shown as videos, interactive activities, and quizzes are included in the online course.

Contact: Southwest Region-National Child Protection Training Center, New Mexico State University, PO Box 30003, MSC3470, Las Cruces, NM 88003, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://swrtc.nmsu.edu Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child abuse, Child neglect, New Mexico, Professional training, School personnel, State initiatives, Training materials

Martin AB, Torres M, Vyavaharkar M, Chen Z, Towne S, Probst JC. 2013-. Rural border health chartbook. Columbia, SC: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, Varies.

Annotation: This document describes the health status of and health care use among people residing on the U.S. side of the entire U.S.-Mexico border. Topics include geographic and ethnic disparities among U.S. border residents and select indicators related to access to care, women's preventive services, oral health, infectious and communicable diseases, and mental health warranting programmatic and policy interventions. Contents include issues among residents in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas, including comparison of indicators by ethnicity (Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic), rurality (rural vs. urban), and proximity to border (border vs. non-border).

Contact: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, 220 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 204, Columbia, SC 29210, Telephone: (803) 251-6317 Fax: (803) 251-6399 Web Site: http://rhr.sph.sc.edu Available from the website.

Keywords: Arizona, California, Ethnic factors, Geographic factors, Health care disparities, Health care utilization, Health disparities, Health status, New Mexico, Rural population, State surveys, Texas

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.

Contact: Urban Institute, 500 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20024, E-mail: https://www.urban.org/about/contact-us Web Site: http://www.urban.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adults, Arizona, California, Children, Children', 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, s Health Insurance Program

New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Policy and Accountability. 2012. Racial and ethnic health disparities report card (7th ed.). [Santa Fe, NM]: New Mexico Department of Health, 43 pp.

Annotation: This report surveys and describes the differences in trends of health status and impact of diseases on the different race and ethnic populations in New Mexico. It addresses many of the key health issues of concern including deaths, as well as disparities in the burden of chronic disease. Topics also include mother and child health, chronic diseases, infectious diseases, violence and injury, risk behaviors, and changes in disparities.

Contact: New Mexico Department of Health, 1190 South Saint Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505, Telephone: (505) 827-2613 Fax: (505) 827-2530 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://nmhealth.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Child health, Chronic disease, Disease, Health care disparities, Health status disparities, Injuries, Maternal health, New Mexico, Public health, State surveys, Trends, Violence

New Mexico Department of Health. 2012. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System: Surveillance report–Birth years 2009-2010. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Department of Health, 109 pp.

Annotation: This report presents findings from a survey to assess the health of mothers and infants in New Mexico. Topics include preconception health, social determinants, health behaviors, health services, prenatal and maternity care, postpartum care, and neonatal health and infant care. Trend data is provided for certain indicators. Where possible, each topic also includes a Healthy People 2020 goal for comparing state estimates to national targets. The appendix includes the survey, methodology and details for the sample, survey responses, data weighting, and definitions or coding for reported variables. A query module is also available.

Contact: New Mexico Department of Health, 1190 South Saint Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505, Telephone: (505) 827-2613 Fax: (505) 827-2530 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://nmhealth.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Health status, Infant health, New Mexico, Population surveillance, Pregnancy, Risk assessment, State surveys, Statistical data, Trends, Women', s health

New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. [2011]. Home visiting service manual. [Santa Fe, NM]: University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability, 138 pp.

Annotation: This manual describes the underlying research-based philosopy and defines practice parameters, standards, and reporting activities for all home visiting programs funded through New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD). The manual also provides an overview of CYFD home visiting programs, defines home visiting, and discusses the target population, eligibility criteria, service and evaluation components, staffing requirements, safety and risk reduction, staff supervision, service requirements and core components, and documentation and file maintenance. This manual also includes the Home Visiting Database Manual v2.

Contact: University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability, 2300 Menaul Boulevard, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, Telephone: (505) 272-3000 Fax: (505) 272-5280 Web Site: http://cdd.unm.edu Available from the website.

Keywords: State programs, Eligibility, Evaluation, Families, Home visiting, Infants, New Mexico, Safety, Service delivery, Staff, Supervision, Young children

New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department. [2011]. Affordable Care Act Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: New Mexico's statewide needs assessment. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department, 20 pp., plus appendices.

Annotation: This statewide needs assessment describes the healthcare needs of New Mexico's maternal and child health populations; the programs in place to address those needs; and the ways in which those programs can be improved. Included is an overview of the state's demographics and comparative health rankings and a presentation of data findings at the county, community, and state levels. A detailed description of New Mexico's home visiting programs is provided together with a plan to build a home visiting system of care during the three year period from 2009-2012.

Contact: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department, P.O. Drawer 5160, Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160, Telephone: (800) 660-0793 Web Site: http://www.cyfd.org/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Health care reform, Home visiting, Needs assessment, New Mexico, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, State MCH programs, State surveys

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2011. School health programs: Improving the health of our nation's youth—At a glance. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4 pp. (Research brief)

Annotation: This report emphasizes the important role schools play in promoting the health and safety of young people and helping them establish life-long healthy habits. It highlights research findings that demonstrate how effective school health programs can reduce risky behavior and improve learning and describes how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports and advances coordinated school health programs based on partnerships between schools and community agencies and organizations. Examples of model coordinated school health programs in the states of Mississippi, New Mexico (Albuquerque), and Arizona are provided. A map of the United States shows which states received funding in 2010 for coordinated school health programs.

Contact: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/index.htm Available from the website.

Keywords: Arizona, Community programs, Community role, Federal programs, Health promotion, Mississippi, New Mexico, Program coordination, Risk reduction, School health programs, Statistics

Law J. 2011. An unprecedented health challenge working with border communities. Washington, DC: Grantmakers in Health, 2 pp. (Views from the field)

Annotation: This document provides information about the Paso del Norte Health Foundation's (PDNHF's) work in promoting health and preventing disease in the Paso del Norte region (including far western Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico). The fact sheet discusses the region's public health challenge that has arisen as a result of an upsurge in violent crime in the area. Stakeholders' perceptions and PDNHF's response are presented.

Contact: Grantmakers In Health, 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036-4101, Telephone: (202) 452-8331 Fax: (202) 452-8340 Web Site: http://www.gih.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Advocacy, Child health, Crime, Disease prevention, Education, Health promotion, Mental health, Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Mexico, New Mexico, Pubic health, Research, Texas, Violence prevention

New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Infant Toddler Program. 2011. New Mexico vision screening tool. [Rev. ed.]. [Alamogordo, NM]: New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Infant Toddler Program, 5 pp.

Annotation: This tool is designed to help programs have a consistent method of screening vision for children in New Mexico. It discusses the importance of the parent interview, a medical history, examination tips, a brief review of behaviors often associated with visual impairment, developmental vision screening, and discussing observations during the exam. A form is provided for recording screening results, as well as a summary form for possible referral.

Contact: New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 1900 White Sands Boulevard, Alamogordo, NM 88310, Telephone: (575) 437-3505 Secondary Telephone: (800) 437-3505 Fax: (575) 439-4411 Web Site: http://www.nmsbvi.k12.nm.us/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Child health, Forms, Medical history, Medical records, New Mexico, State programs, Vision screening

Healthy Kids New Mexico. 2010–. Healthy Kids New Mexico. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Department of Health, Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity Program, multiple items.

Annotation: These resources are designed to help parents and teachers motivate children to eat five or more fruits and vegetables a day, trim screen time to two hours a day, be active for at least one hour a day, and drink plenty of water every day. Contents include tips for parents, activities and lessons for teaching the importance of healthy eating and physical activity and for meeting state benchmarks and standards, a toolkit to help teachers implement the 21 Day Challenge in school, and a document to help parents and teachers track students' progress in altering their eating and physical activity behaviors. The resources are available in English and Spanish. Data on the prevalence and implications of childhood obesity are also provided.

Contact: Healthy Kids New Mexico, New Mexico Department of Health, Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity Program, 810 West San Mateo Road, Suite 200 E, Santa Fe, NM 87505, Telephone: (505) 476-7623 Web Site: http://archive.healthykidsnm.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavior modification, Children, Curriculum development, Eating, Educational materials, Elementary schools, Health behaviors, Motivation, New Mexico, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical activity, Policy development, Spanish language materials, State programs, Statistical data, Students, Teaching

New Mexico Children's Cabinet. 2010-. 20__ report card and budget report. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Children's Cabinet, annual.

Annotation: This report describes the activities of New Mexico benefitting the children and youth of the state. It includes socioeconomic data on children and youth and their families; a brief review of budget allocations for state programs and services; health statistics, such as adolescent pregnancy rates and immunizations; state education data; and safety, including injury and suicide prevention. Additional budget and tax details are provided.

Contact: New Mexico Early Childhood Action Network, NM E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.earlychildhoodnm.com Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescent pregnancy, Budgets, Child health, Children, Immunization, New Mexico, Safety, State programs, Statistical data

National Governors Association, Center for Best Practices. 2010. Children and mental health webcast. [Washington, DC]: National Governors Association, Center for Best Practices,

Annotation: This archived webcast from January 27, 2010 offers a broad perspective on the landscape and issues relating to children and mental health. It also provides examples of states' efforts to innovate and reform the children's mental health delivery system. The vision of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is presented along with experiences from New Mexico, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. Presentations from four panelists are made available on the website. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Governors Association, Center for Best Practices, Hall of the States, 444 North Capitol Street, Suite 267, Washington, DC 20001-1512, Telephone: (202) 624-5300 Fax: (202) 624-5313 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nga.org/cms/center Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child mental health, Children, Health care reform, Mental health services, Multimedia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, State initiatives

Komer L. 2010. Key findings report on New Mexico's oral health gap, 2009-2010: Searching for solutions. Santa Fe, NM: Con Alma Health Foundation, New Mexico Oral Health Initiative; Battle Creek, MI: W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 7 pp.

Annotation: This report highlights unmet dental health needs of New Mexico children and families, especially disadvantaged populations in rural and geographically remote communities. Contents include a description of the partner and stakeholder driven approach, a summary key findings including needs assessment, public will, support for a mid-level oral health practitioner model, and workforce development. A section on implications completes the report.

Contact: Con Alma Health Foundation, 144 Park Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Telephone: (505) 438-0776 Fax: (505) 438-6223 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://conalma.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Needs assessment, New Mexico, Oral health, State surveys, Work force

Snyder A. 2009. Increasing access to dental care in Medicaid: Targeted programs for four populations. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, 34 pp.

Annotation: This policy brief describes strategies that several states have used to address the oral health needs of Medicaid beneficiaries, including young children, pregnant women, people with developmental disabilities, and people living in rural areas. The brief also examines ways that California’s state agencies (including Denti-Cal, the state’s Medicaid dental program), dental associations, and universities have explored these issues, and additional steps the state might take to build on its efforts.

Contact: National Academy for State Health Policy, 10 Free Street, Second Floor, Portland, ME 04101, Telephone: (207) 874-6524 Secondary Telephone: (202) 903-0101 Fax: (207) 874-6527 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nashp.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, California, Case studies, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oral health, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Pregnant women, Provider participation, Rhode Island, Rural population, Special health care services, State initiatives, Wisconsin, Young children

La Clinica de Familia. 2009. Healthy Start impact report: Doña Ana [County] Healthy Start Program. Las Cruces, NM: La Clinica de Familia, 62 pp., plus appendices.

Annotation: This impact report describes activities of the Healthy Start project in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, in 2005-2009. Contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity focused on by the project; descriptions of project implementation and services provided such as outreach and client recruitment, case management, health education and training, interconceptual care, and depression screening and referral; project management and governance; project accomplishments; and the impact of the project during its term. Also included is information about the local evaluation and recommendations and sample publications produced by the project. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Final reports, Healthy Start, Hispanic Americans, Infant mortality, Infants, Low income groups, New Mexico, Perinatal care, Pregnant women, Prevention programs, Program descriptions, Young children

American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Child Care America, Child Care and Health Partnership. 2009. Developmental screenings in early childhood systems: Summary report. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Child Care America, 9 pp.

Annotation: This summary report provides information from the meeting, Developing Screening in Early Childhood Systems, held on March 25, 2009, in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The goal of the meeting was to strategize new ways to reach out to children and families in the community and child care settings to promote high-quality developmental screening in the context of the medical home. Topics include the American Academy of Pediatrics' developmental screening initiatives and the medical home; implementations of developmental screening in the early childhood setting; review and discussion of national trends; New Mexico's, North Carolina's, and Rhode Island's experiences; and challenges and next steps. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Healthy Child Care America, American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (888) 227-5409 Fax: (847) 228-7320 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.healthychildcare.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Child care, Communities, Developmental screening, Families, Health systems, Initiatives, Medical home, New Mexico, North Carolina, Rhode Island, State initiatives, Trends, Young children

Brownrigg C. 2008. [New Mexico final report]: Follow-up activities to EHS/HS State/Territorial oral health forums. [Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, Head Start State Collaboration Office], 4 pp.

Annotation: This report describes follow-up activities to an Early Head Start and Head Start oral health forum held on May 8-9, 2003, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The forum focused on activities to expand fluoride varnish clinics to other Head Start sites in Santa Fe County during 2006-2007. The report describes services conducted by Presbyterian Medical Services and provides an overview of the process of establishing services, partners, in-kind support, immediate outcomes, additional follow-up activities planned, and the need for resources to accomplish other followup activities. A budget explanation is also included. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Children, Early Head Start, Final reports, Fluorides, Head Start, Local initiatives, New Mexico, Oral health

Elliston MS. 2008. Building a system of home visiting in New Mexico: The next three years 2009 - 2012. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, 39 pp.

Annotation: This report contains the recommendations for the home visiting system recommended by a workgroup that met in 2007-2008 to conduct a systematic review of scientific evidence concerning the effectiveness of early childhood home visitation, review the models present in New Mexico and in other states, establish standards and outcomes for effective home visitation in New Mexico, and develop the roadmap for a statewide system that offers easy access to comprehensive home visiting services to all families starting before birth and continuing up to age 3 based on families' preferences, strengths, needs, and risk factors. Recommendations cover expected outcomes, identification of families served, home visiting as part of the maternal and child health system, investment in and financing of programs, minimum standards, and evaluation.

Contact: New Mexico Early Childhood Action Network, NM E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.earlychildhoodnm.com Available from the website.

Keywords: Child health, Early childhood development, Evaluation, Families, Financing, Home visiting, Infant development, Infant health, Low income groups, New Mexico, Risk factors, Service delivery systems, Young children

[New Mexico] Early Childhood Action Network, Developmental Screening Committee. 2006. Improving developmental care for young children and their families in New Mexico: Building a strong early childhood system to promote healthy development in children birth to five and to ensure that no child reaches school with an undetected development condition. [no place, NM]: Early Childhood Action Network, 16 pp.

Annotation: This report focuses on strategies identified by New Mexico's Early Childhood Action Network's developmental steering committee to (1) define a statewide, systematic approach to ensure that (1) every infant and child from birth through age 5 receives periodic and high-quality developmental screening and (2) all children with developmental concerns receive timely and high-quality assessment, referral, and early intervention services. The report discusses the importance of developmental screening, strengthening screening services in New Mexico, and recommendations for developmental care services. The report also discusses five key strategy areas identified by the committee: (1) state-system alignment; (2) promotion of public awareness of child development; (3) developmental and observation screening; (4) referral, assessment, and evaluation; and (5) early and specialized intervention.

Contact: New Mexico Early Childhood Action Network, NM E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.earlychildhoodnm.com Available from the website.

Keywords: New Mexico, Assessment, Child development, Developmental disabilities, Early childhood development, Early intervention, Infant development, Referral, Screening, State programs

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