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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.

Contact: John Snow, Inc., 44 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA 02210-1211, Telephone: (617) 482-9485 Fax: (617) 482-0617 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.jsi.com Available from the website.

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

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.

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

Annotation: These proceedings document a national policy summit held on June 13-14, 2012, in Richmond, Virginia, to convene leaders involved in identifying and supporting youth with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the juvenile justice system. The purpose of the summit was to share information, resources, and effective screening and intervention strategies to improve TBI services within states and move toward achieving a consistent national approach to screening and intervention. Contents include a participant list; background information about brain injury; the summit agenda; state project overviews including current status and identification and screening procedures; information from small group discussions on evaluation and screening, education and outreach, and treatment and intervention; and information from peer group discussions on policy implications. Recommendations for policy and future study are included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, 8004 Franklin Farms Drive, Henrico, VA 23229-5019, Telephone: (800) 552-5019 Secondary Telephone: (800) 552-9950 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.vadrs.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Head injuries, Minnesota, National initiatives, Nebraska, Program improvement, Public development, Screening, Service coordination, State programs, Texas, Utah, Virginia

Annotation: This video provides a tour of the Mother's Milk Bank of North Texas. The video explores how the milk bank works, explains why breastfeeding is important for mothers and infants, and discusses why donation milk is important for helping families to support breastfeeding. The video describes the screening and approval process for donors and explains how milk is tested, stored, mixed, bottled, pasteurized, and released to hospitals for use—primarily in neonatal intensive care units.

Contact: National Institute for Children's Health Quality, 30 Winter Street, Sixth Floor, Boston, MA 02108, Telephone: (617) 391-2700 Secondary Telephone: (866) 787-0832 Fax: (617) 391-2701 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nichq.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Community programs, Hospitals, Infant health, Mothers, Multimedia, Neonatal intensive care units, State programs, Texas, Videos, Women', s health

Annotation: This report presents findings from an evaluation of the Gender Matters (Gen.M) sex education program implemented in Travis County, Texas to help reduce the rate of teen pregnancy. The report describes the program’s design, facilitators’ training and delivery of the program, and youth engagement and understanding of the material after the first year of implementation. It concludes with lessons learned that could improve future Gen M. program outcomes.

Contact: Mathematica , P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543-2393, Telephone: (609) 799-3535 Fax: (609) 799-0005 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Community programs, Prevention programs, Program evaluation, Sexuality education, State programs, Texas

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 paper examines the effects of exposure to severe storms and hurricanes during pregnancy on birth outcomes in Texas between 1996 and 2008. The paper presents the issue and discusses background literature, data and summary statistics, empirical methods, and results.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Childbirth, Disasters, Infant health, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Reproductive health, Research, State surveys, Statistical data, Texas

Annotation: This report presents case studies from Texas and Louisiana that illustrate innovative approaches that states are employing to help ensure that more children get a healthy start in life. The report provides background information on the complications often resulting from premature birth and discusses the essential features of Texas's Healthy Babies Initiative and Louisiana's Birth Outcomes Initiative. Resources for more information about the programs are provided.

Contact: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22202, Telephone: (202) 371-9090 Fax: (571) 527-3189 Web Site: http://www.astho.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child health, Infant health, Initiatives, Louisiana, Premature infants, Prematurity, Prenatal care, Pregnant women, Preterm birth, Prevention, State programs, Texas

Annotation: This report discusses the opportunities for Texas to improve the health and well-being of its children by spending its limited resources wisely and and making smart policy changes. The report compares the health and children in Texas with other children across the country and suggests ways that state agencies as well as individual Texans can improve prevention and early-intervention programs to improve the health of the state's children. Within the context of health reform, the report covers child protection services, family financial security, child and maternal health, children's mental well being, and juvenile justice.

Contact: Texans Care for Children, 811 Trinity, Suite A, Austin, TX 78701, Telephone: (512) 473-2274 Fax: (512) 473-2173 E-mail: http://texanscareforchildren.org/EmailUs.asp Web Site: http://www.texanscareforchildren.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child health, Health care reform, Program improvement, State programs, Texas

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 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.

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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

Annotation: This statewide campaign presents information and resources to educate new parents of newborns and other caregivers about the risk factors for sudden unexplained infant death, bed-sharing precautions, and best practices for infant safe sleep. Contents include a 4-minute video (The Rules of Safe Sleep); a brochure and tip sheet (Room to Breathe: Safe Sleeping for Your Baby and You); radio and TV spots; and a training curriculum (Safe Sleep for Babies: A Community Training). The contents are available in English and Spanish.

Contact: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, P.O. Box 149030, Austin, TX 78714-9030, Telephone: (512) 438-4800 Secondary Telephone: (800) 252-5400 Web Site: http://www.dfps.state.tx.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Campaigns, Curricula, Infant death, Media campaigns, Primary prevention, SIDS, Safety, Sleep position, State initiatives, Texas, Unintentional injuries

Annotation: This report examines how the enforcement of the Woman’s Right to Know Act (WRTK) beginning on January 1, 2004, in the state of Texas, had an impact on abortions performed in that state. It analyzes how the law, which requires that all abortions at 16 weeks gestation or later be performed in an ambulatory surgical center, affected (1) the incidence and timing of abortions, (2) the type of facility in which abortions are performed, and (3) the number of abortions obtained out of state by residents of Texas. The report also examines whether the mandated information and waiting-period component of the law was associated with changes in abortion rates prior to 16 weeks gestation.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Abortion, Data analysis, Gestational age, Law enforcement, Outcome evaluation, State legislation, Statistics, Texas

Annotation: This report describes the 2005 to 2010 GOALS Program in Central Texas focusing on behavioral or developmental screening, assessment, and primary care for qualifying youth ages 4 to 15 years. Report contents include a description of the project, it's goals and objectives, the methodology, evaluation, a summary of results and outcomes, and information on publications and products developed during the project, dissemination and utilization of results, and futures plans and follow-up. Additional information from Advisory Council meetings is included. [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: Adolescents, Children, Developmental screening, Final reports, Health services delivery, Low income groups, MCH services, Medical home, Mental health, Screening, Texas

Annotation: This report summarizes a review of Texas' Medicaid dental program conducted on November 30 to December 4, 2009, to identify practices and program innovations leading to a higher level of oral health service use among children in Texas compared to the national average. The report describes efforts to increase reimbursement rates, a legislatively-supported initiative to provide preventive oral health care in the early months of life, a strategy to encourage pediatric primary care health professionals to provide oral health care in the medical home, a loan repayment program for dentists and physicians who treat Medicaid beneficiaries, and meetings to promote stakeholder ownership in the state's oral health program.

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.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children, EPSDT, Oral health, Oral health care, State surveys, Texas, Utilization review

Annotation: This needs assessment provides information about home visiting needs in Texas. The document includes background information about the state and discusses the process for conducting the assessment, the statewide and at-risk communities data report, the quality and capacity of existing home visiting initiatives in Texas, partner agency infrastructure for early childhood services, existing home visiting initiatives, and the quality and capacity of existing substance abuse treatment and counseling services in Texas.

Contact: Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756, Telephone: (512) 458-7111 Secondary Telephone: (512) 458-7708 Fax: (512) 458-7750 Web Site: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child health, Communities, Families, Home visiting, Infant health, Low income groups, Maternal health services, Mental health services, Services, State MCH programs, Statistical data, Substance abuse treatment services, Texas, Needs assessment, Young children

Annotation: This policy brief examines the policy issues that may contribute to the low ranking of child well-being in the state of Texas, compared with other states. It includes a summary of findings from the report published in 2008 by the Every Child Matters Education Fund which ranked Texas 46th in overall child wellbeing, and examines the key indicators and their relationship to policy issues that contribute to the rankings. The brief summarizes key findings from the analysis and calls on federal and state lawmakers to support policies that improve child health outcomes.

Contact: Texans Care for Children, 811 Trinity, Suite A, Austin, TX 78701, Telephone: (512) 473-2274 Fax: (512) 473-2173 E-mail: http://texanscareforchildren.org/EmailUs.asp Web Site: http://www.texanscareforchildren.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child health, Demography, Health care, Health statistics, Legislation, Measures, Policy analysis, Policy development, State programs, Texas

Annotation: This policy brief describes the shortage of child mental health providers in the state of Texas and recommends actions that the state can take to strengthen the workforce and enhance its ability to address children's mental health needs. The brief discusses the need for more mental health professionals (particularly child psychiatrists); the importance of shoring up expertise and cultural competence among pediatricians, primary care providers, and other health professionals; and summarizes current state policies related to children's mental health. The brief also describes promising practices in other states and recommends eight steps that Texas can take to address the mental health needs of its children.

Contact: Texans Care for Children, 811 Trinity, Suite A, Austin, TX 78701, Telephone: (512) 473-2274 Fax: (512) 473-2173 E-mail: http://texanscareforchildren.org/EmailUs.asp Web Site: http://www.texanscareforchildren.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child mental health, Health personnel, Policy, Program improvement, State initiatives, Texas, Work force

Annotation: This policy briefing paper addresses issues related to promoting children's social and emotional development in Texas. The paper explains why promoting children's social and emotional development is important and discusses current policy in Texas, what research says about best practices for enhancing social and emotional development, and better investment choices for Texas.

Contact: Texans Care for Children, 811 Trinity, Suite A, Austin, TX 78701, Telephone: (512) 473-2274 Fax: (512) 473-2173 E-mail: http://texanscareforchildren.org/EmailUs.asp Web Site: http://www.texanscareforchildren.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavior problems, Child development, Early childhood development, Emotional development, Family support services, Financing, Intervention, Parenting skills, Prevention, Public policy, Research, School readiness, Screening, Social skills, State programs, Texas

Annotation: This 5-year needs assessment focuses on the Texas Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant Program. The report provides an overview of the state and a description of its Title V agency and discusses the process for conducting the needs assessment, partnership building and collaboration efforts, strengths and needs of maternal and child health population groups and desired outcomes, MCH program capacity by pyramid level, a selection of state priority needs, and federal and state outcome measures.

Contact: Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756, Telephone: (512) 458-7111 Secondary Telephone: (512) 458-7708 Fax: (512) 458-7750 Web Site: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Block grants, Child health, Collaboration, Federal MCH programs, Health services, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, Low income groups, MCH services, Needs assessment, Poverty, Prevention, State programs, Texas, Title V programs