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Minnesota Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health Section. 2015. Infant mortality reduction plan for Minnesota, part one: A partnership between the Minnesota Department of Health and the residents of Minnesota. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health Section, 79 pp.

Annotation: This document for stakeholders in the private, public, academic, or non-profit sectors outlines a strategic plan to address the infant mortality problem in Minnesota, particularly persistent racial and ethnic disparities in poor birth outcomes. Contents include background and key findings on the sources of long-standing disparities in infant mortality, particularly among American Indians and African Americans, and perspectives on what changes could be made in systems, policies, and practices to improve birth outcomes. Additional contents include broad recommendations to further reduce infant mortality in the state; vision, goals, and objectives; and a call to action.

Keywords: American Indians, Barriers, Blacks, Community action, Ethnic groups, Health care disparities, Infant mortality, Minnesota, Racial discrimination, Statewide planning, Strategic plans

Chazin S, Maul A. 2015. Moving from goal to impact: A quality improvement approach to advancing children's oral health in Medicaid. Hamilton, NJ: Center for Health Care Strategies, 12 pp.

Annotation: This brief for states describes a stepwise approach to meeting goals for improving use of oral health services improvement for children enrolled in Medicaid. It describes critical elements of the strategic-planning process, drawing from state experiences. A template that Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs can use to create a state oral health action plan is included.

Keywords: Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, Health care utilization, Medicaid, Oral health, Program improvement, Program planning, Quality assurance, State programs, Strategic plans

Levi J, Segal LM, Rayburn J, Martin A, Miller AF. 2015. A healthy early childhood action plan: Policies for a lifetime of well-being. Washington, DC: Trust for America's Health, 143 pp.

Annotation: This report provides an analysis of the status of early childhood policies and outlines recommendations for a public health approach to child development. Topics include integrating health and other social support including accountable health communities for children; promoting protective, healthy communities and establishing expert and technical assistance backbone support to help spread and scale programs in every state; and increasing investments in core, effective early childhood policies and programs.

Keywords: Accountability, Child development, Child health, Collaboration, Community action, Financing, Health promotion, Model programs, Policy development, Program development, Program improvement, Protective factors, Public private partnerships, Service integration, Social support, State programs, Strategic plans, Young children

New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Injury Prevention. 2015. New Mexico: Sexual violence free–A statewide strategic plan for the primary prevention of sexual violence 2015–2020. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Injury Prevention, 66 pp.

Annotation: This document for agencies, organizations, universities, community coalitions, policymakers, prevention professionals, and other individuals interested in reducing the burden of sexual violence in New Mexico provides a framework for moving primary prevention forward. Contents include background on sexual violence and active consent, the causes and costs of sexual violence and how to prevent it, societal factors that contribute to sexual assault, priority populations, the system for responding to sexual violence in New Mexico, and a summary of progress. Methods, results, focus groups with a subset of priority populations, conclusion, and goals and objectives are included.

Keywords: Children, Costs, Ethnic groups, Injury prevention, Minority groups, New Mexico, Primary prevention, Risk factors, Rural populations, Sexual assault, Strategic plans, Violence prevention, Women

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of MCH Workforce Development. [2014]. Division of MCH Workforce Development: 2012–2020 strategic plan. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development, 8 pp.

Annotation: This strategic plan includes goals, strategies, activities and performance measures to support efforts of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's Division of MCH Workforce Development to assure that all children, youth, and families will live and thrive in healthy communities served by a quality workforce that helps assure their health and well-being.

Keywords: Federal MCH programs, Federal agencies, Strategic plans, Training, U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Work force

U.S. Social Security Administration. 2014. Agency strategic plan. [Baltimore, MD]: U.S. Social Security Administration, annual.

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. 2014. NIDCR strategic plan 2014–2019. Bethesda, MD: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 54 pp.

Annotation: This resource presents the mission of and strategic plan for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. The document discusses four strategic plan goals: (1) support the best science to improve dental, oral, and craniofacial health; (2) enable precise and personalized oral health care through research; (3) apply rigorous multidisciplinary research approaches to overcome disparities and inequalities in dental, oral, and craniofacial health; and (4) ensure that a strong research work force is dedicated to improving dental, oral, and craniofacial health.

Keywords: Federal agencies, Oral health, Research, Strategic plans

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, MCH Training Program. 2014. 2012-2020 national goals. [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, MCH Training Program, 2 items.

Annotation: This website presents the vision, goals, and core values of the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau's training program. Contents also include a nationally-focused multiyear strategic plan and fact sheet to guide entities invested in the MCH workforce. Topics include strategies, activities, and performance measures to support MCH workforce development; diversity and health equity; interdisciplinary and interprofessional training and practice; and science, innovation, and quality improvement.

Keywords: Diffusion of innovation, Federal MCH programs, Interdisciplinary approach, Professional training: Cultural diversity, Program improvement, Quality assurance, Strategic plans, Work force

National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Research Prioritization Task Force. 2014. A prioritized research agenda for suicide prevention: An action plan to save lives. Washington, DC: National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, 172 pp.

Annotation: This report presents a prioritized approach for allocating funds and monitoring future suicide research to ensure that available resources target research with the greatest likelihood of reducing suicide morbidity and mortality. Contents include research objectives, key questions, and a description of the research agenda development process. The appendices contain logic models, examples of model interventions, and a quality assessment of literature reviews on suicide burden and prevention. An accompanying action plan is also available.

Keywords: Research, Strategic plans, Suicide prevention

National Institutes of Health, Office of Disease Prevention. 2014. Charting the course: The Office of Disease Prevention strategic plan 2014–2018. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, Office of Disease Prevention, 29 pp.

Annotation: This document outlines the six priority areas of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) for fiscal years 2014-2018. Topics include monitoring investments in prevention research and assessing progress and results, identifying areas for investment or expanded effort, promoting the use of the best available methods and supporting the development of better methods, promoting collaborative projects and facilitating coordination of such projects, identifying and promoting the use of evidence-based interventions, promoting the conduct of implementation and dissemination research, and increasing the visibility of prevention research. Information about ODP offices, programs, and partnerships is included.

Keywords: Disease prevention, Federal agencies, Research, Strategic plans

U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. 2014. Federal strategic action plan on services for victims of human trafficking in the United States, 2013-2017. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, 72 pp.

Labarthe D, Grover B, Galloway J, Gordon L, Moffatt S, Pearson T, Schoeberl M, Sidney S. 2014. The public health action plan to prevent heart disease and stroke: Ten-year update. Washington, DC: National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, 107 pp.

Annotation: This document serves as a point of reference for state heart disease and stroke prevention programs and as a framework for health professionals and policymakers on developing a health care system that equally supports prevention and treatment. The content is organized around the following four pillars: the need for action, the platform for action, a call to action, and mobilization for action. The document concludes with next steps for bringing implementation to scale.

Keywords: Barriers, Community action, Disease prevention, Heart diseases, National initiatives, State programs, Strategic plans, Strokes

[Building Bright Futures]. 2014. Vermont's early childhood action plan. [Williston, VT: Building Bright Futures], 64 pp.

Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. 2014. Action Alliance framework for successful messaging. Washington, DC: Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, multiple items.

Annotation: This resource is designed to help people messaging about suicide to develop messages that are strategic, safe, positive, and make use of relevant guidelines and best practices. Topics include why and how the framework was developed including background research, why it is important, and how it is unique; principles of effective communications, key planning steps, and tips for messaging strategically; message "don'ts," tips for messaging safely, and how safety fits into the framework; ways to be positive, tips for conveying a positive narrative, and how positive narrative fits into the framework; and guidelines for specific types of messaging. Additional resources and examples that illustrate the framework are included.

Keywords: Communication, Mass media, Planning, Public health education, Research, Safety, Strategic plans, Suicide

Hillsborough County [Community] Violence Prevention Collaborative. 2014. 2014-2015 strategic plan. [Tampa, FL]: Hillsborough County, 68 pp.

Annotation: This document outlines a public health approach to preventing violence in Hillsborough County, FL. Topics include national best practices and lessons learned for preventing violence, efforts to identify and prioritize risk and protective factors for decreasing community violence and increasing a sense of safety among youth in Hillsborough County, and successful intervention and enforcement strategies.

Keywords: Collaboration, County programs, Florida, Injury prevention, Law enforcement, Local initiatives, Protective factors, Public health, Public private partnerships, Risk factors, Safety programs, Strategic plans, Violence prevention

World Health Organization, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health. 2014. The PMNCH 2014 accountability report: Tracking financial commitments to the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, 56 pp., exec. summ. (7 pp.).

U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2014. Leading change 2.0: Advancing the behavioral health of the nation 2015-2018. Rockville, MD: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 34 pp.

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and American Red Cross. 2014. National strategy for youth preparedness education. Washington, DC: U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 24 pp.

Kearney B. 2014. Strategic plan for oral health in Oregon: 2014–2020. Wilsonville, OR: Oregon Oral Health Coalition; Portland, OR: Oregon Health Authority and Oral Health Funders Collaborative, 38 pp.

Annotation: This document outlines a plan for implementing cost-effective strategies to improve oral health while reducing disparities in access and quality in Oregon. The plan includes three priority areas: infrastructure, prevention and systems of care, and work force capacity. Contents include information about the burden of oral disease; the need for a strategic plan; and objectives, strategies, and outcome measures for each priority area.

Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, Disease prevention, Health care systems, Oral health, Oregon, Public health infrastructure, Quality assurance, Statewide planning, Strategic plans, Work force

JSI Research and Training Institute. 2014. Engaging community stakeholders to address the social determinants of teen pregnancy. Boston, MA: John Snow, Inc., 5 pp.

Annotation: This case study highlights how state- and community-based organizations in Alabama, New York, and Texas used the root cause analysis (RCA) process to identify the social conditions (risk and protective factors) influencing adolescent pregnancy in their communities and create action plans to address these factors. Topics include using RCA to engage youth and diverse stakeholders, using RCA to develop a strategic plan, lessons learned from the RCA process, and recommendations.

Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Alabama, Case studies, Community action, Community based agencies, New York, Prevention programs, Protective factors, Risk factors, State agencies, Strategic plans, Texas
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