Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), formerly the American Public Welfare Association, represents state and local agencies as well as individuals interested or employed in public welfare. The association develops national social policy positions and sponsors conferences, workshops, and training sessions.

Keywords: Advocacy, Block grants, CSHN programs, Child care, Child health, Maternal health, Public policies, Title V

Annotation: The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) supports state maternal and child health programs and provides national leadership on issues affecting women and children. AMCHP accomplishes its mission through the active participation of its members and partnerships with government agencies, families and advocates, health care purchasers and providers, academic and research professionals, and others at the national, state, and local levels. AMCHP tracks and analyzes emerging policy issues that impact family health and distributes the information to subscribers electronically via the AMCHP Legislative Alert. Issues areas include adolescent and school health; best practices; child health; data and assessment; family involvement; Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program, and welfare; mental health; and women's and perinatal health. It also has a National Center for Health Reform Implementation.

Keywords: Maternal health, Advocacy, Block grants, CSHN programs, Child health, Children with special health care needs, Federal MCH programs, Guidelines, Models, Professional societies, Public policies, State programs, Technical assistance, Title V

Annotation: The U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) is charged with primary responsibility for promoting and improving the health of the nation's mothers and children. The Bureau provides national leadership and partners with states, communities, public/private stakeholders, and families to strengthen the maternal and child infrastructure and improve MCH health outcomes. As part of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, MCHB administers Title V of the Social Security Act. The Bureau oversees the Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services, the Division of Home visiting and Early Childhood Systems, the Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development, the Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, the Division of State and Community Health, the Division of Child, Adolescent, and Family Health, the Office of Epidemiology and Research, and the Office of Policy and Planning. Services to consumers include referrals, publications, and reference information. MCHB also provides maternal mental health crisis hotline.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Block grants, Brain injuries, Child health, Children with special health care needs, Emergency medical services for children, Federal agencies, Healthy Start, Hearing screening, Hotlines, Infant health, MCH programs, MCH services, Maternal health, Perinatal health, Title V programs

Annotation: The Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center (MCHIRC) helps MCH practitioners on the federal, state, and local levels improve their capacity to gather, analyze, and use data for planning and policymaking. The MCHIRC is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Publications include The Health and Wellbeing of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation, The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Chartbook, Child Health USA, and Women's Health USA. The resource center also sponsors a graduate student internship program and the DataSpeak web conference series, and provides technical assistance for state and local MCH agencies in published journal articles.

Keywords: Health statistics, Block grants, Child health, Conferences, Information services, Management, Policy development, Program descriptions, Public health, Publications, Research, Resource centers, Title V programs

Annotation: The State Public Health Autism Resource Center (SPHARC) is a resource center for state Title V agencies (supported through the MCH Block Grant) and others interested in improving systems for children, youth, and families with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities. The SPHARC Web site provides state snapshots, promising practices, and other resources to support states as they develop and implement systems to improve the health and well-being of infants, children, and adolescents with autism and other special health care needs.

Keywords: Autism, Block grants, CSHN programs, Child health, Children with special health care needs, Developmental disabilities, Federal MCH programs, Maternal health, Models, National MCH resource center, Resource centers, State programs, Technical assistance, Title V

Annotation: The Division of State and Community Health (DSCH) is one of five divisions of the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). The division provides national leadership, direction, and administrative oversight for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program, the State Systems Developments Initiative and the Abstinence Education programs. DSCH is the Federal Government's primary liaison with each of the 59 States and Jurisdictions Maternal and Child Health programs.

Keywords: Block grants, Federal agencies, Title V programs