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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.

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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

Klein S, McCarthy D. 2009. North Carolina's ABCD program: Using community care networks to improve the delivery of childhood developmental screening and referral to early intervention services. New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund, 27 pp.

Annotation: This report profiles the activities of three community care networks that used varied approaches to accomplish the aims of North Carolina's Assuring Better Child Health and Development program, which seeks to improve the delivery of childhood developmental screening and referral to early intervention services. The report provides background information about the importance of identifying and treating disabilities and delays early in a child's life, describes the program and its target population, discusses program development and implementation, and provides information about financing and sustainability, results, lessons learned, and future directions.

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Keywords: Child health, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Costs, Developmental disabilities, Early childhood development, Early intervention, Financing, Health care delivery, Infant development, North Carolina, Screening, State programs, Treatment

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]

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

Haupt K. 2008. [North Carolina] progress report: Follow-up activities to EHS/HS State/Territorial oral health forums. [Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Oral Health Section], 2 pp.

Annotation: This report describes follow-up activities to an Early Head Start and Head Start oral health forum held in North Carolina. Contents include activities proposed, activities accomplished, immediate outcomes, additional follow-up activities planned, the need for resources to accomplish additional activities, and a budget explanation. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children, Early Head Start, Final reports, Head Start, North Carolina, Oral health, State initiatives

Conwell LJ, Neuman M, Gold MR. 2008. State efforts to address the Healthy People 2010 goal to eliminate health disparities: Two case studies--Report. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica, 32 pp.

Annotation: This report describes approaches by North Carolina and Washington states in identifying and eliminating disparities in health and health care. Contents are provided in three sections. Section one provides an overview of both cases and context as well as describing the methods and emerging themes of the study. Section two focuses on the North Carolina program, Healthy Carolinians, with topics including political will, forging local partnerships, harnessing data at the local level, and social strategy used in meeting state health objectives. The third section describes Washington's efforts beginning with the Governor's Interagency Council on Health Disparities. It also provides information on political will in creating the the Joint Select Committee on Health Disparities and working with the Governor's Council, creating and analyzing the knowledge base to identify and prioritize health topics, the Healthy People Program, and the social strategy in developing the action plans to eliminate disparities. Appendices include a conceptual framework, sample briefing documents, and a scoring worksheet.

Keywords: Barriers, Case studies, Ethnic factors, Health objectives, Health services delivery, Healthy People 2010, North Carolina, Racial factors, Socioeconomic factors, State initiatives, Washington

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Section. 2008. North Carolina preconception health strategic plan: September 2008-September 2013. [Raleigh, NC]: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Women's and Children's Health Section, 35 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses the importance of preconception health and describes North Carolina's strategic plan to help ensure that women in the state receive quality preconception care. The report describes how the 5-year preconception health strategic plan will improve the health of women and babies, address health disparities, increase access to care, and decrease the financial burden to families and taxpayers as a result of preterm births and birth defects (the leading causes of infant mortality in North Carolina). The report explains how the strategic plan was developed and discusses its framework, goals, and strategies. It also describes state initiatives to improve women's health during their childbearing years and discusses the history of preconception health in North Carolina. The appendix provides both quantitative and qualitative data on women of reproductive age who reside in the state.

Keywords: Data, North Carolina , Preconception care, State MCH programs, State initiatives, Strategic plans, Women's health

Ruffin J, Pettiford B. [2007]. Healthy Start - Northeastern North Carolina Baby Love Plus: Family violence program—Impact report. Raleigh, NC: Women's and Children's Health Section, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 221 pp.

Annotation: This report describes a Healthy Start program in five rural Northeastern North Carolina counties from June 2002 through May 2006 to address and reduce family violence during and around the time of pregnancy. Topics include enhancing perinatal family violence screening and intervention, improving the referral network between local health departments and are family violence programs, improving case management of prenatal clients experiencing physical or emotional violence, enhancing perinatal outreach and client recruitment efforts, improving multidisciplinary health education, and training around family violence and women's support issues, and enhancing community commitment to eradicating family violence. Contents include a description of family violence during pregnancy in the area, a summary of goals and objectives and methodology, service coordination, and program evaluation. Results and outcomes are outlined. Appendices include sample materials developed during the project such as survey instruments and summarized answers, focus group questions and answers, sample forms used to collect data, sample policies and procedures, and sample outreach materials. . [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, MCH research, North Carolina, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Program descriptions, Screening, Underserved populations, Violence prevention

Southern Institute on Children and Families. 2007. Uninsured children in the South. (3rd. ed.). Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, 84 pp.

Annotation: This report synthesizes a study of available information on the number of children who are uninsured and related policy initiatives to substantially reduce the number of children who are uninsured in 17 southern states and the District of Columbia. Contents include an overview of previous editions of this report and source for the estimates used, Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) policy and eligibility for children and pregnant women in the southern states, a discussion of issue that impede health coverage opportunities for these groups, actions southern states can take to improve the eligibility process, and fact sheets showing estimates of uninsured children and uninsured pregnant women for each state and the District of Columbia. States included are Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Appendices include the study methodology, federal poverty levels for family of four from 2003 to 2007, Medicaid enrollment in the southern states from 1997 to 2005. Statistical data are provided in charts and tables throughout the report.

Keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Children, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Health insurance, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Medicaid, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pregnant women, SCHIP, South Carolina, Statistics, Tennessee, Texas, Uninsured persons, Virginia, West Virginia

Shaefer J, Bronheim S. 2007. Dialog creates effective risk reduction training: North Carolina. Washington, DC: National Center for Cultural Competence, SIDS/Other Infant Death Project, 5 pp. (Promising practices for cultural and linguistic competence in addressing sudden infant death syndrome and other infant death)

Annotation: This paper provides information on how the North Carolina Back to Sleep Campaign has reinforced its messages to encompass safe sleep practices and safe sleep environments to prevent accidental infant death. The paper describes the Baby's Easy Safe Sleep Training program that was created to reach families at high risk for an infant death, discusses the actions taken as a result of this program, and explains why it works. Information on the National Center for Cultural Competence is included.

Keywords: Families, Prevention, SIDS, State programs, Cultural competence, High risk infants, Infant death, Model programs, North Carolina, Sleep position

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. 2007. Childhood obesity: Harnessing the power of public and private partnerships. Arlington, VA: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials; Washington, DC: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, 22 pp.

Annotation: This report describes leading collaborations between state health agencies and private health plans in addressing childhood obesity. The report profiles three distinct cases of such partnerships and briefly discusses a fourth case involving different but related public and private collaborators.For each case study, the authors conducted in-depth interviews with key representatives from a large health plan in the state and the state health agency to learn about the factors that contributed to the success of these collaborations, as well as the challenges that were encountered. The report begins with an executive summary, an introduction, and a description of the approach. The following collaborations are then profiled: (1) Healthy Choices -- Massachusetts, (2) Highmark Health High 5 Health eTools for Schools -- Pennsylvania, and (3) BlueCross Walking Works for School -- Tennessee. The next section of the report is a table with information on the three programs. Finally, the report considers plural partnerships with a look at successful collaborations in North Carolina. A conclusion, a technical appendix, and references are included.

Keywords: Case studies, Child health, Collaboration, Interviews, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Obesity, Pennsylvania, State programs, Tennessee

May J. 2006. Strategies for improving access to mental health services in SCHIP programs. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, 8 pp.

Annotation: This issue brief discusses ways to improve access to mental health services for children enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Specifically, the brief examines strategies and challenges faced by three state SCHIP programs operating in 2006: North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Utah. These states were chosen because they represent different kinds of SCHIP programs and different kinds of delivery systems. For each program, the brief presents an overview and strategies for integrating systems of care. The brief includes a conclusion and endnotes.

Keywords: Access to health care, Child health, Health care systems, Mental health services, North Carolina, Rhode Island, State Children's Health Insurance Program, State programs, Utah

Greaver BL. 2006. Heatlhy Start CORPS [Pembroke, North Carolina]: [Impact Report]. Pembroke, NC: Healthy Start CORPS, 191 pp., plus appendices.

Annotation: This report describes the Healthy Start CORPS program implementation of a Healthy Start program based in North Carolina serving a large, rural county characterized by diversity; high rates of low birthweight, preterm births, adolescent pregnancy, and infant mortality; poverty; low educational attainment; and other problems. The project period was 2001-2004. Topics include an overview of racial and ethnic disparities focused on by the project, project implementation, project management and governance, project accomplishments, project impact, local evaluation, fetal and infant mortality review, products, and project data (by year). The report includes three appendices: (1) U.S. low birthweight since 1950: distribution, impacts, causes; (2) infant mortality models and infant mortality trends; and (3) prevalence of postpartum depression in a Native American population. A CD-ROM is included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, American Indians, Blacks, Educational factors, Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, North Carolina, Poverty, Racial factors, Rural populations

[Perkins J]. 2006. Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment: State innovation leads to improved oral health participation rates. Chapel Hill, NC: National Health Law Program,

Annotation: This report provides an overview of child oral health screening rates and summarizes initiatives to increase children's utilization of oral health care through the Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program in six states -- Alabama, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vermont, and Washington. Data are drawn from states' reports of participation rates on the uniform EPSDT reporting form (CMS Form-416) and presented in tables. The data include the percentage of children who received a well-child screen and who received oral health services in 2004 and 2005. Steps that states have taken to implement programs and initiatives designed to increase access to oral health care for children eligible for Medicaid are presented.

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Keywords: Alabama, Children, EPSDT, Health care utilization, Indiana, North Carolina, Oral health, Program improvement, South Carolina, State initiatives, Utilization review, Vermont, Washington

Douglass N, Owen J, Berlin LJ, eds. 2006. Children's mental health: Strategies for providing high quality and cost-effective care. Durham, NC: Duke University, Center for Child and Family Policy, 93 pp. (North Carolina Family Impact Seminar: [no. 2])

Annotation: This report provides information about and an analysis of promising strategies for improving children's mental health services in North Carolina. The report is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of North Carolina's mental health system, with a focus on children's mental health. Chapter 2 focuses on systems of care, an approach to improving the quality of mental health care for children. Chapter 3 addresses the Ohio Mental Health Consumer Outcomes Initiative, which led to a statewide system of consumer outcomes for adults and children in the Ohio mental health system. Chapter 4 presents interviews conducted by the Center for Child and Family Policy with five local leaders. The report concludes with additional materials for policymakers, including definitions, maps, contact information, a list of terms and acronyms, a glossary, and additional resources.

Keywords: Child health, Mental health, North Carolina, Public policy, State programs

Mason G, Roholt S, eds. 2006. Promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding: A North Carolina blueprint for action. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Division of Public Health, Nutrition Services Branch, ca. 100 pp.

Annotation: This blueprint, which provides information on the importance of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants, incorporates input from a broad spectrum of community, state, and national stakeholders and experts and is intended to serve as a guide for North Carolina communities, health care systems, professional societies, academic and training programs, workplaces, and child care facilities to support, promote, and protect breastfeeding. The document discusses benefits to and barriers of breastfeeding, provides recommendations, and discusses ways to translate recommendations into action.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Child health, Infant health, Mothers, North Carolina, State initiatives, Women's health, Working mothers

Bacak SJ, Berg CJ, Desmarais J, Hutchins E, Locke E, eds. 2006. State maternal mortality review: Accomplishments of nine states. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau; [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs; [Washington, DC]: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 145 pp.

Annotation: This report describes a meeting of nine states with active maternal mortality review (MMR) committees. Topics include challenges, lessons learned, and promising practices from MMR experiences in the following areas: structure and process, data and definitions, dissemination and implementation of findings, and development and sustainability.

Keywords: Barriers, Florida, Information dissemination, Massachusetts, Maternal mortality, Michigan, New Jersey, Model programs, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Program development, State programs, Utah, Virginia

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Women's and Children's Health Section. [2005]. North Carolina Eastern Baby Love Plus: Healthy Start impact report. Raleigh, NC:North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Women's and Children's Health Section, 91 pp., plus attachments.

Annotation: This report describes a Healthy Start program to improve access to early, comprehensive prenatal and infant health care to reduce infant mortality rates in several counties in eastern North Carolina from 2002 - 2005. Report sections include an overview of racial and ethnic disparities focused on by the project, implementation, management and governance, project accomplishments and impact, fetal and infant mortality review, and local evaluation. Sample products developed during the project are provided and include a background summary for the history of the project, reports, by-laws, forms, a guide for counseling women who smoke, booklets, and a draft curriculum on cultural diversity training. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Community based services, Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Local initiatives, MCH research, North Carolina, Prevention programs, Program evaluation

Ryan J. 2005. Local coverage initiatives: Solution or Band-Aid for the uninsured?. Washington, DC: National Health Policy Forum, 20 pp. ([NHPF] Issue brief; no. 803)

Annotation: This issue brief surveys health care coverage expansion initiatives that are operating on the county or local level, often without benefit of federal funding. Four approaches are highlighted: (1) insurance coverage expansion in 30 California counties serving low- to middle-income children and their families; (2) a small business employer buy-in program in Muskegon County, Michigan providing health care serving the working uninsured employee and family; (3) a managed care plan, public hospital-driven, approach in Indiana providing coverage to all Marion County residents with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level; and (4) provider-driven efforts and physician volunteerism program in North Carolina's Buncombe County, providing uninsured individuals with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Additional topics include leadership, knowledge of the community, financing, barriers, and prospects for sustainability and replication. Endnotes conclude the brief.

Keywords: Access to health care, California, Case studies, Community programs, Health care delivery, Health insurance, Indiana, Local initiatives, Low income groups, Michigan, Model programs, North Carolina, Underserved populations, Uninsured persons

Wooldridge J, Kenney G, Trenholm C, Dubay L, Hill I, Kim M, Moreno L, Sommers A, Zuckerman S. 2005. Congressionally mandated evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Final report to Congress. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, 67 pp.

Annotation: This report presents findings from the Congressionally mandated evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The study focused mainly on SCHIP programs in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisianna, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Texas. The report, which includes an executive summary, is divided into three main sections: (1) background, (2) findings, and (3) summary. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the report. The report includes references and two appendices: (1) supplemental tables and (2) enabling legislation for the SCHIP evaluation.

Keywords: California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Program evaluation, State Children's Health Insurance Program, Texas

Center for Children's Healthcare Improvement and Vermont Child Health Improvement Program. 2005. A practical guide for healthy development. New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund, 1 v.

Annotation: This online guide is a set of six learning modules designed to help primary care health professionals develop office systems to ensure that services provided to families are timely and appropriate. The modules were developed by the Healthy Development Learning Collaborative as part of a 12-month quality-improvement initiative to promote positive developmental outcomes for children in Vermont and North Carolina. Topics include assessing a practice's office system, developmental screening and surveillance, family psychosocial screening and surveillance, eliciting parents' concerns, anticipatory guidance and parental education, and linking with the community. Each module contains a checklist of suggested activities, including ways to monitor progress and tools and tips for soliciting staff and parent input. Recommended intervals for conducting activities are also included.

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Keywords: Child development, Families, Health services delivery, Manuals, North Carolina, Office management, Parent participation, Professional training, Psychosocial development, Screening, Vermont

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