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Annotation: This report describes a program to prevent oral disease and address barriers to early oral health care for infants and young children from families with low incomes in Roanoke Valley, Virginia, by conducting in-home education and screening, applying fluoride varnish, and providing referrals. The report discusses the program’s goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, outcomes, product dissemination and use, and sustainability. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Screening, Access to health care, Community initiatives, Fluorides, Health education, Home visiting, Infants, Low income groups, Oral health, Referrals, Virginia, Young children

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]

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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 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.

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

Annotation: This report describes an evaluation of Virginia's Project Connect, one of ten pilot sites for an initiative to improve the public health response to domestic and sexual violence and reproductive coercion. It describes the project's efforts to reduce barriers to screening for and intervening with clients who have a current or past history of these problems, and to provide trained personnel with the tools and resources to support screening and intervention.

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Keywords: Domestic violence, Prevention programs, Program evaluation, State initiatives, Virginia

Annotation: This report details the types of programmatic and child outcome data available to county collaborative early childhood teams to assist them in establishing school-readiness goals. Contents include kindergarten-entry health data, including oral health data. Potential uses for the data are discussed.

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Keywords: State initiatives, Child health, Collaboration, Data, Early childhood education, Oral health, School readiness, West Virginia, Young children

Annotation: This report describes a project in Virginia to (1) increase age 1 dental visits for children at high risk for dental caries; (2) extend oral health screening, education, and fluoride varnish programs within the Bright Smiles for Babies program; and (3) improve access to care for children with special health care needs through collaborative projects. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children with special health care needs, Final reports, Final reports, Infants, Oral health, Prevention services, State initiatives, Virginia, Young children

Annotation: This archived webinar highlights strategies for building comprehensive, statewide professional development systems for the home visiting workforce. Panelists discuss statewide professional development systems in Illinois and Virginia and how these systems play a critical role in supporting home visiting programs’ desired outcomes for families and children. The webinar also includes remarks on professional development systems from Terry Adirim, Director of the Office of Special Health Affairs in the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Keywords: Illinois, Audiovisual materials, Case studies, Home visiting, Resources for professionals, State initiatives, Virginia, Work force

Annotation: This report presents a comprehensive, baseline assessment of the status of children, adolescents, and young adults (from birth to age 24) in the National Capital Region (NCR), which includes the District of Columbia, two independent cities and four counties in Virginia, and two counties in Maryland, The report is organized in the following indicator sections: demographic characteristics; pregnancy and birth outcomes; infant, child, and adolescent health and safety; economic well-being; child welfare; and education. For each indicator, the report cites differences evident among the various jurisdictions of the NCR, as well as notable disparities along lines of gender, race and Hispanic origin, or age. The evidence on what works to improve conditions for youth is also summarized for many of the indicators. The report concludes with a summary of knowledge gaps and comments about interpretation.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Cities, County programs, District of Columbia, Health planning, Health status, Maryland, Needs assessment, Regional planning, Statistical data, Virginia

Annotation: This directory comprises a network of dentists licensed in Virginia to whom professionals and consumers may refer individuals with special health care needs for oral health care. The directory may be searched using a single special health care need, a dentist’s last name, an office location, or a combination of search criteria. Dentists practicing in Virginia can complete the registration form to be included in the directory. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Children, Children with special health care needs, Dentists, Directories, Oral health, Oral health care, Virginia

Annotation: This website provides a Virginia state atlas with links to home visiting programs in all five of the state's regions. Users can select from an alphabetical list of counties and independent cities within the Commonwealth of Virginia to obtain contact information. The website also provides access to web-based training modules for home visitors and supervisors; links to state and national programs and resources; and announcements about new regulations, guidelines, and materials for use with families participating in home visiting programs.

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Keywords: County programs, Directories, Home visiting, State programs, Virginia

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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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 report describes pediatric mental health services available through agencies within Virginia's Secretariat of Health and Human Resources. It also touches on services provided in the state's schools and the juvenile justice system. The report provides information about the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Office of Comprehensive Services, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, and the juvenile justice system. Each section discusses services offered, expenditures, and the number of children and adolescents receiving services.

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Keywords: Adolescent mental health, Child mental health, Juvenile justice, Mental health programs, Mental health services, Schools, State mental health agencies, State programs, Virginia

Annotation: This report summarizes the process used to conduct West Virginia's 2010 maternal, child, and family health needs assessment, required every five years from states receiving federal MCH Block grants (Title V), and the performance measures chosen to encompass priority needs. The report summaries the state's priorities to improve the health outcomes of pregnant women, infants, children, adolescents, and children with special health care needs and describes eight state outcome measures selected to target the health needs of West Virginia's MCH population.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Children with special health care needs, Families, Infants, Measures, Needs assessment, Pregnant women, State MCH programs, Title V programs, West Virginia

Annotation: This report consists of West Virginia's Maternal and Child Health Services Title V block grant application for 2012 and annual report for 2010. The report includes a presentation of general requirements; a state overview; a discussion of priorities, performance, and program activities; a budget narrative; reporting forms; and performance and outcome measure detail sheets.

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Keywords: Annual reports, Applications, Block grants, Child health, Families, MCH programs, Social Security Act, Title V, State programs, Title V programs, West Virginia, Women's health

Annotation: This webinar, presented by Virginia's Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and Department of Medical Assistance Services, offers experiences and resources about how a state may choose to access Medicaid to enhance its financing system and potentially increase service delivery to infants and children with disabilities who are Medicaid recipients. The webinar shares Virginia's experience in achieving a better fit between the early intervention philosophy and allowable, Medicaid-covered services. Presentations also discuss accessing treatment services for Part C services of the Individuals with Educational Disabilities Education Act.

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Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, EPSDT, Early intervention, Financing, Infants with special health care needs, Legislation, Medicaid, Resource materials, Service delivery, State programs, Treatment, Treatment, Virginia

Annotation: This public awareness campaign provides information and resources to help prevent injury and death among infants in West Virginia. Topics include ways to keep infants safe while sleeping, and how to cope with frustrations resulting from frequent, constant, or inconsolable infant crying. Contents include public service announcements, videos, a one-hour training webinar, a community partners resource guide, a slide presentation, posters and brochures, a pledge form, and an information form for barbershops and laundromats. Print brochures and posters, DVDs, and erasable white boards may also be ordered from the website for distribution to families and caregivers in West Virginia.

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Keywords: Campaigns, Continuing education, Coping, Crying, Infant death, Infants, Injury prevention, Public service announcements, Sleep position, State initiatives, Training materials, Unintentional injuries, West Virginia

Annotation: This report presents the findings from a diagnostic assessment of the enrollment and retention systems of eight states that participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Maximizing Enrollment for Kids Program, a national program aimed to help states increase enrollment and retention of eligible children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program and to promote promising practices among states. The eight states are Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The paper is organized by the four main areas of states' work and presents strengths, challenges, and opportunities in each area: (1) process improvement and paperwork reduction; (2) data analysis and integration; (3) leadership and agency capacity, coordination, and culture; and (4) consumer, community partner, and stakeholder engagement.

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Keywords: Alabama, Child health, Children's Health Insurance Program, Eligibility, Enrollment, Illinois, Louisiana, Low income groups, Massachusetts, Medicaid, New York, Retention, State programs, Uninsured persons, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin

Annotation: This report summarizes a review of Virginia’s Medicaid dental program conducted on January 25 to February 1, 2010, to identify practices and program innovations leading to a higher level of oral-health-service use among children in Virginia compared to the national average. The report describes efforts to increase provider reimbursement rates; establish a single contractor to administer Smiles for Children; enhance support from the state governor, legislature, dental association, and medical director and other stakeholder initiatives; and increase the number of participating dentists.

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