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Annotation: This presentation describes The Autism Project's toolkit for family support. It outlines the program's primary goal to improve Rhode Island's system-level of care integration for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities, and their families. The presentation details the "Creating the Connections" initiative that works across core communities in Rhode Island, strengthening existing resources through Family Support Specialists who provide navigation services, education, and direct support to families. The toolkit includes training modules, intervention methodologies, resource sharing, and family-centered approaches that emphasize listening, empathy, and responsive support tailored to individual family needs.

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: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.amchp.org

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Keywords: Rhode Island, Autism, Family support services

Annotation: This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of how family navigation services have developed in Rhode Island, focusing on the roles and impacts of three key organizations in supporting families of children with special healthcare needs, particularly those with autism. The information concerns the Autism Project's Family Support Program, the RI Department of Health's PPEP (Pediatric Practice Enhancement Project) and their interaction with RIPIN (Rhode Island Parent Information Project, an organization created by parents for families of children with special healthcare needs). The presentation details both system-level and individual-level evaluations, utilization analyses, and projections of cost savings from these integrated systems, emphasizing the importance of family support in healthcare. The evaluation framework and family support programming detailed in this document highlight the importance of integrated care systems in improving outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

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: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.amchp.org

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Keywords: Rhode Island, Autism, Family support services

Annotation: This manual for school nurses and other school health personnel provides recommendations, resources, and guidelines for coordinated school health practice and programs throughout Rhode Island. Topics include the role of the school nurse and school administrator; state statutes, regulations, and requirements; health services including dental screenings; and healthful school environment including statewide bullying policy.

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Keywords: Guidelines, Models, Program coordination, Rhode Island, Role, School health programs, School health services, School nursing, School safety

Annotation: These data-to-action success stories focus on programs in three states: Maryland, New York, and Rhode Island. The Maryland program focused on providing oral health counseling to pregnant women, the Rhode Island program focused on providing continuing education for oral health professionals to promote optimal care among pregnant women, and the New York program focused on monitoring oral health care during pregnancy using New York State Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data. Each program description includes a problem overview, a program activity description, and program activity outcomes.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 E-mail: https://www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/forms/contact-us.html Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/prams Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Collaboration, Maryland, New York, Oral health, Pregnant women, Rhode Island, Safety, State programs

Annotation: This brief highlights key features of approved health home models in Maryland, Rhode Island, and Vermont that are tailored to individuals with opioid dependency. It identifies important considerations in developing opioid dependence-focused health homes, including: (1) leveraging opioid treatment program requirements; (2) promoting collaboration across multiple state agencies; (3) supporting providers in transforming into health homes; and (4) ecnouraging information sharing.

Contact: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244, Telephone: (800) 633-4227 Secondary Telephone: (877) 267-2323 Fax: Web Site: https://www.cms.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Maryland, Medical homes, Rhode Island, State initiatives, Substance abuse treatment services, Vermont

Annotation: This map provides data from SEAL RI!, a partnership between the Rhode Island Department of Health and community organizations to provide free oral health services, such as dental sealants, to children in school. Contents are presented by school district. Selected topics include the percentage of schools served by SEAL RI!, the percentage of schools with 50 percent or more students eligible for the National School Lunch Program and served by SEAL RI!, the percentage of students in first through third grades screened by SEAL RI!, and the percentage of students in first through third grades who received at least one first molar sealant.

Contact: Rhode Island Department of Health, Oral Health Program, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908, Telephone: (401) 222-5960 Fax: (401) 222-4415 Web Site: http://www.health.ri.gov/programs/oralhealth/index.php Available from the website.

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Keywords: Dental sealants, Low income groups, Oral health, Rhode Island, School age children, School districts, School health programs, Screening, State programs, Statistical data

Annotation: This report presents findings on the oral health status of children in third grade in Rhode Island. Contents include school sampling, data management and analysis, screening methods, screening participation, demographic characteristics of children, and oral health outcomes. Topics include tooth decay, dental sealants, impact of race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The report also provides a comparison of the results to Healthy People 2020 objectives and to results from earlier surveys. Recommendations are included.

Contact: Rhode Island Department of Health, Oral Health Program, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908, Telephone: (401) 222-5960 Fax: (401) 222-4415 Web Site: http://www.health.ri.gov/programs/oralhealth/index.php Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, Comparative analysis, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Health status, Healthy People 2020, Oral health, Oral health care, Preventive health services, Rhode Island, School age children, Screening, State surveys, Statistical data

Annotation: This report offers guidance and promising practices for implementing the adapted Making Proud Choices (MPCs) curriculum for youth in out-of-home care. Contents include lessons learned from implementation of the program in the following five geographically- and organizationally-diverse teams: Alameda County (California), Hawaii, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. Topics include creating partnerships, identifying gaps and special needs, measuring fidelity, and sustainability.

Contact: National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy = Power to Decide, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 478-8500 Fax: (202) 478-8588 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.thenationalcampaign.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, California, Hawaii, Measures, Minnesota, Model programs, North Carolina, Prevention programs, Public private partnerships, Residential care, Rhode Island, Sustainability

Annotation: This document profiles the various ways that U.S. states and communities are structuring, implementing, and evaluating intensive care coordination (ICC) using the wraparound approach for children and youth with significant mental health conditions. The document defines wraparound as a structured approach to service planning and care coordination for individuals with complex needs that is built on a system of care and adheres to specified procedures. Contents include the evidence base for wraparound and information on established, evolving, and emerging ICC/wraparound programs.

Contact: Center for Health Care Strategies, 300 American Metro Boulevard, Suite 125, Hamilton, NJ 08619, Telephone: (609) 528-8400 Fax: (609) 586-3679 Web Site: http://www.chcs.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Children, Colorado, Community programs, Coordination planning, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mental health, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Patient care, Pennsylvania, Program coordination, Rhode Island, Service coordination, State programs, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Youth

Annotation: This form for school oral health programs includes information to share with parents about their child’s oral health screening. The form includes space for program staff to insert the child’s school, name, grade, and classroom and whether the child has no obvious oral health problems, problems that should be evaluated by a dentist, or needs for immediate care by a dentist. Space for notes as well as the screener’s name and screening date is included.

Contact: Rhode Island Department of Health, Three Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908, Telephone: (401) 222-5960 Web Site: http://www.health.state.ri.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Health care utilization, Health status, High schools, Middle schools, Oral health, Oral health care, Rhode Island, School age children, State programs, State surveys, Statistical data, Students

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

Annotation: This issue brief examines risk behaviors among high school students in Rhode Island during 2007-2011 to determine whether or not these behaviors had improved or worsened over that time period and if there were differences in select behaviors according to grade level. The authors focused on 24 measures in eight domains of risk (violence, mental health, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, sex, injury, and weight), using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey of public high-school students nationwide on the major causes of disease and injury morbidity and mortality. Figures and tables display changes between 2007 and 2011 and compare health risks by grade level in 2011.

Contact: Rhode Island Department of Health, Three Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908, Telephone: (401) 222-5960 Web Site: http://www.health.state.ri.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, High school students, National surveys, Rhode Island, Risk factors, State initiatives, State surveys, Trends, Youth

Annotation: This data book provides information on thirteen health topics regarding material behaviors and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy, using information from the Rhode Island Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). The topics include unintended pregnancy, pre-pregnancy, obesity, prepregnancy multivitamin use, intimate partner violence, tobacco use, prenatal care, flu vaccination, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, perinatal depression, low birth weight, preterm birth, breastfeeding, and infant sleep position. The data book focuses on monitoring the prevalence of health problems over time and identifying groups at high risk for the problems. Figures throughout the book present statistics based on PRAMS survey data for 2004-2009.

Contact: Rhode Island Department of Health, Three Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908, Telephone: (401) 222-5960 Web Site: http://www.health.state.ri.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Data, Maternal health, Monitoring, Pregnancy, Rhode Island, Risk assessment, State initiatives, Statistics, Women

Annotation: This report summarizes data on the impact of oral diseases in Rhode Island. Topics include the prevalence of oral diseases and disparities, protective and risk factors associated with oral diseases, and the provision of oral health services in Rhode Island. Comparisons with national data are made when possible and to Healthy People 2010 objectives when appropriate.

Contact: Rhode Island Department of Health, Three Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908, Telephone: (401) 222-5960 Web Site: http://www.health.state.ri.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Children, Disease, Families, Oral health, Population surveillance, Prevalence, Protective factors, Rhode Island, Risk factors, State initiatives

Annotation: This report summarizes a review of Alabama’s Medicaid dental program conducted on January 4–8, 2010, to discover practices and program innovations leading to a higher level of oral-health-service use among children in Alabama compared to the national average. The report describes the Smile Alabama initiative, the 1st Look program, Student/Resident Rotations in Community Health, the partnership with the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, and the loan-repayment program.

Contact: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244, Telephone: (800) 633-4227 Secondary Telephone: (877) 267-2323 Fax: Web Site: https://www.cms.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Alabama, Arizona, Children, Collaboration, Health care delivery, Health care utilization, Maryland, Medicaid, Model programs, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oral health, Rhode Island, State programs, Texas, Virginia

Annotation: This report documents the percentage of children in Rhode Island who receive preventive oral health care within a year, the association of dental insurance coverage with children’s preventive care, and the importance of public reimbursement levels to primary care health professionals providing oral health services. The content is based on self-reported data from the Rhode Island Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The report also discusses opportunities to improve young children’s access to oral health services.

Contact: Rhode Island Medical Society, 235 Promenade Street, Suite 500, Providence, RI 02908, Telephone: (401) 331-3207 Fax: (401) 751-8050 Web Site: http://www.rimed.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Children, Data, Medicaid, Oral health, Oral health care, Population surveillance, Preventive health services, Primary care, Reimbursement, Rhode Island, State surveys

Annotation: This report describes a 2006-2011 project to improve the health and developmental outcomes of young children in Rhode Island in child care. Strategies include (1) providing health and mental health consultation to child care providers; (2) helping child care providers connect families with appropriate services; and (3) creating stronger and more functional connections between currently fragmented programs, such as child care, medical homes and early intervention. Report contents include a description of the project's purpose, goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, and results and outcomes. Additional information is provided on publications created during the project, dissemination of results, and sustainability. An abstract of the project is also provided, along with appendices. [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.

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Keywords: Child care services, Child development, Child health, Child mental health, Final reports, Rhode Island, State programs, Young children

Annotation: This issue brief describes state efforts to quantify the human and financial costs associated with racial and ethnic disparities in health status and health care. The brief highlights how states measure these costs, some of the challenges they may encounter in doing so, potential strategies to address these challenges, and new state publications in Rhode Island and Virginia about the costs of disparities. The issue brief also includes tools and resources for more information.

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 from the website.

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Keywords: Costs, Ethnic factors, Health, Health care, Health status disparities, Racial factors, Rhode Island, Virginia

Annotation: This brief describes how two states analyzed race and ethnicity data and targeted interventions to specific geographic locations. Virginia coupled geographic information systems (GIS) mapping with multi-level spatial analysis to identify areas where infant mortality rates are the highest; the extent of racial and ethnic disparities in infant deaths; the underlying causes of those infant deaths; and how to best intervene. Rhode Island used GIS mapping in conjunction with Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to address health disparities related to tobacco-related diseases and lead poisoning. The technique helped the state locate communities where the most severe disparities exist; identify how multiple factors are causing the problem; and allocate resources for selected interventions.

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 from the website.

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Keywords: Case studies, Ethnic factors, Geographical factors, Health status disparities, Infant mortality, Lead poisoning, Needs assessment, Racial factors, Rhode Island, State programs, Tobacco use, Virginia

Annotation: This paper discusses efforts to (1) gather information on dental homes and medical/dental integration in the United States, (2) survey the medical/dental landscape in Rhode Island, and (3) disseminate information and continue the conversation around the integration of dental and medical care in the state. Recommendations for next steps are included.

Contact: Rhode Island Department of Health, Oral Health Program, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908, Telephone: (401) 222-5960 Fax: (401) 222-4415 Web Site: http://www.health.ri.gov/programs/oralhealth/index.php Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Information dissemination, Needs assessment, Oral health, Primary care, Rhode Island, Service integration, State surveys, Trends