Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center is one of five regional training and technical assistance (TTA) centers funded by the Children's Bureau to partner with States and Tribes to execute projects that will focus on the implementation of strategies that their child welfare systems have identified to improve the quality and effectiveness of child welfare services for children, youth, and families. This center serves Regions V and VII.

Keywords: Child welfare, Regional programs, Region V, Region VII, Technical assistance, Training

Annotation: The Mountains and Plains Child Welfare Implementation Center is one of five regional training and technical assistance (TTA) centers funded by the Children's Bureau to partner with States and Tribes to execute projects that will focus on the implementation of strategies that their child welfare systems have identified to improve the quality and effectiveness of child welfare services for children, youth, and families. This center serves Regions VI and VIII.

Keywords: Child welfare, Regional programs, Region VI, Region VIII, Technical assistance, Training

Annotation: The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, is the Regional Medical Library for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It sponsors conferences and training seminars and publishes a newsletter.

Keywords: Government programs, Libraries, New England, Regional programs, Region VIII

Annotation: The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NNLM PNR), is the Regional Medical Library for Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. NNLM PNR provides referrals, sponsors workshops, and publishes a newsletter. The University of Washington also serves as the Outreach Evaluation Resource Center (OERC) and as the Web Services Technology Operations Center (Web-STOC).

Keywords: Government programs, Libraries, Northwestern United States, Pacific Northwest region, Regional programs, Region VI

Annotation: The library serves as the headquarters for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region and is the Regional Medical Library for Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the U.S. Territories in the Pacific Basin. The library provides referrals, for health professionals and consumers, to libraries in the region that provide access to the biomedical literature. The librarypublishes a newsletter and sponsors conferences and training seminars for health professionals, health sciences librarians, and consumer health information service providers. Subscription to a professional list service is also available.

Keywords: Government programs, Libraries, Listservs, Pacific Southwest region, Regional programs, Region VII

Annotation: The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) encompasses Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The regional medical library serving the region is the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. NN/LM SCR provides reference information and sponsors conferences, workshops, and training seminars. Publications include "Network News", an electronic newsletter. Some materials are available in Spanish.

Keywords: Government programs, Libraries, Regional programs, Region V, South central region

Annotation: The New England Genetics Collaborative (NEGC) works to promote and improve the health and social well-being of those with inherited conditions through collaborations among public health professionals, private health professionals, educators, consumers and advocates in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The primary goal of the NEGC is to assure that individuals with genetic disorders and their families have access to quality care and appropriate genetic expertise and information in the context of a medical home that provides accessible, family-centered, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective care. NEGC provides online educational materials, a regional resource directory, and links to other genetics centers. The NEGC is a partnership between the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice, and the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability. The collaborative is supported by a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Genetic Services Branch.

Keywords: Consortia, Genetics, Genetic services, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut., Federal programs, Public health, Newborn infants, Neonatal screening, Genetic counseling, Regional genetics networks

Annotation: New York State Genetic Services Program and Newborn Screening Program coordinates state grants to comprehensive and noncategorical clinical genetics units throughout the state. This assures that all residents of the state can access genetic diagnosis, testing, counseling and treatment regardless of their social, economic, or geographic circumstances. The state newborn screening program tests all newborns born in New York State for 40 congenital diseases and HIV. Program follow-up assures that all children identified by the program are properly referred to specialty care centers. These centers are approved by New York state to provide quality medical care to all children identified by the program. Educational materials are available in Spanish, French, Chinese, and other languages.

Keywords: Genetic counseling, Genetics, Genetic services, Health education, Medical research, New York, Regional genetics networks, Spanish language materials, Virgin islands

Annotation: The New York-Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Genetic and Newborn Screening Services (NYMAC) was established in September 2004 as one of seven regional collaboratives in the country funded by the Genetic Services Branch in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)'s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The charge of this group is to develop a regional approach to address the maldistribution of genetic resources in the New York-Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health is the lead institution for this project.

Keywords: Federal programs, Genetics, Newborn infants, Neonatal screening, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia., Public health, Genetic services, Regional genetics networks

Annotation: The Southeastern Regional Genetics Group (SERGG) is a network of providers of clinical genetic services, public health departments, consumers, and related laboratory services working together with affected individuals and their families. SERGG collects and disseminates information about genetic services, newborn screening programs, and other public health services related to genetics in the region, and supports research to promote better genetic services. The Group works to enhance the quality of genetic services in the Southeastern Region which includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands and to provide a forum for exchange of information among professionals who provide genetic services and the consumers of these services in the southeastern region of the United States.

Keywords: Alabama, Consortia, Data collection, Florida, Genetic counseling, Genetics, Genetic services, Georgia, Information services, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Problem solving, Puerto Rico, Regional genetics networks, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands