Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ supports the National Guideline Clearinghouse, a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines; the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse, a public resource for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets; the Patient Safety Network, a collection of patient safety news, literature, tools, and resources; and the Effective Health Care Program, a collection of research centers working to provide evidence on health care interventions.

Keywords: Clearinghouses, Clinical medicine, Foreign language materials, Guidelines, Health care delivery, Health disparities, Health policy, Medical technology, Patient care management, Program evaluation, Referrals, Research, Research, Safety, Service delivery, Spanish language materials, State Children's Health Insurance Program, Training, Treatment outcomes

Annotation: The Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors promotes the establishment of national dental public health policy, assists state oral health programs in the development and implementation of programs and policies for preventing oral disease, builds awareness and strengthens public health professionals’ knowledge and skills by developing position papers and policy statements, provides information on oral health to health officials and policymakers, and conducts conferences for the dental public health community.

Keywords: Access to health care, Advocacy, Conferences, Health promotion, Information services, Information sources, Legislation, Policy development, Professional societies, Program development, Program evaluation, Publications, Public Health, Public health infrastructure, Public health programs, Public policies, State programs

Annotation: The Association of State Public Health Nutritionists is a membership organization that provides state and national leadership on food and nutrition issues, programs, and services aimed at improving population health.

Keywords: Advocacy, Education, Health promotion, Nutrition, Nutrition programs, Policy development, Public health, Standards, State health agencies

Annotation: California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to increasing access to healthy food for people with low-incomes in California. The website provides information about CFPA policy actions, initiatives and campaigns, areas of focus and research and data, and news and media.

Keywords: California, Children, Food, Low income groups, Nutrition, Policy development, Public awareness campaigns, Schools, State programs, Water

Annotation: The Colorado Health Institute was founded in 2002 to fill a need for nonpartisan, independent data and evidence-based analysis to support decision-makers. It also provides strategic planning, facilitation, complex modeling, evaluation, and strategic communication. Their clients are state agencies, philanthropies, health systems, and community partners, and their work embodies both health and health-adjacent fields, such as early childhood education research.

Keywords: Colorado, Health policy, State organizations

Annotation: Family Voices aims to achieve family-centered care for children and adolescents with special health care needs. Family Voices provides families with tools to make informed decisions, advocate for improved public and private policies, build partnerships with professionals, and serve as trusted health care resources. Family Voices provides technical assistance, training, and connections among Family-to-Family Health Information Centers and partnering organizations. The website features health information and resources including publications, news, projects, events, and advocacy efforts.

Keywords: Advocacy, Children with special health care needs, Community programs, Consumer education, Family resource centers, Health insurance, Health policy, Legislation, Medicaid, Parent groups, Publications, Public awareness campaigns, Spanish language materials, State children's health insurance program, State programs

Annotation: The Health & Medicine Policy Research Group conducts research, educates, and collaborates with other groups to advocate policies and impact health systems. It was formed in 1981 by an activist group of clinicians, social scientists, health care executives and policy analysts to advocate for health equity and improved public health in Illinois.

Keywords: Health, Illinois, Medicine, Public policy, State organizations

Annotation: The Health Policy Institute of Ohio is an independent, nonpartisan, statewide center that informs Ohio health policy by forecasting health trends, analyzing key health issues, and communicating current research to policymakers, state agencies and other decision-makers.

Keywords: Health policy, Ohio, State agencies

Annotation: The Hogg Foundation focuses on initiatives and issues that are most likely to improve mental health in Texas. These include: enhancing services, developing the mental health workforce, improving public policy, supporting research, and promoting education.

Keywords: Foundations, Mental health, Professional training, Public policy, Research, State initiatives, Texas

Annotation: The Indiana Center for Health Policy (CHP), created in 2006, is housed at the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Health. The CHP faculty and staff collaborate with state and local governments, as well as public and private health care organizations in health policy and program development to conduct high quality program evaluation and applied research on critical health policy-related issues. CHP serves as a bridge between academic health researchers and state and local government as well as health care organizations and community leaders.

Keywords: Evaluation, Health policy, Indiana, Program development, Public health, State agencies

Annotation: The Massachusetts Health Policy Forum is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving the health care system in the Commonwealth by convening forums and presenting the highest quality research to legislators, stakeholders and the public. The Forum was created in 1998 to bring public and private health care leaders together to engage in focused discussion on critical health policy challenges facing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Forum conducts approximately four forums per year for an invited audience of health care leaders and legislators. Each Forum is preceded by the publication of an Issue Brief that discusses the background and context of the policy controversy under discussion. The mission of the Forum is to provide the highest quality information and analysis to leaders and stakeholders. The Forum does not lobby and does not make recommendations. Rather, the Forum provides an opportunity to identify and clarify health policy problems and to discuss a range of potential solutions.

Keywords: Health policy, Legislation, Massachusetts, Policy analysis, Public policy, State organizations

Annotation: The Medicaid/SCHIP Dental Association (MSDA) works to optimize the oral health of Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) beneficiaries by developing, promoting, and promulgating evidence- and best practices-based state and national Medicaid/SCHIP oral health policies and practices. MSDA seeks opportunities to provide state and national leadership in the development of sound Medicaid/SCHIP oral health policy; provide a support system to Medicaid/SCHIP dental program representatives; encourage innovation and collaboration among program representatives; promote the integration of oral health and primary care in Medicaid/SCHIP programs; and promote an appropriate balance between the prevention and treatment of oral diseases and conditions. Membership is open to Medicaid and SCHIP dental program representatives as well as others who are interested in these programs. Oral health briefs, reports, Congressional testimony, and other documents can be downloaded from the Web site, which also provides links to other dental associations and a list of Medicaid/SCHIP dental contacts. MSDA also hosts an annual meeting.

Keywords: Dental health, Healthy policy, Medicaid, Oral health, State CHIP

Annotation: The Mississippi State Department of Health's Division of Dental Services was established to ensure optimal oral health for every citizen of Mississippi. The Division of Dental Services is responsible for the prevention and control of oral diseases through assessment, policy and program development, and assurance. Programs address children, adults, families, and communities through public health clinics, schools, and approved dental health providers.

Keywords: Community coordination, Disease prevention, Health services, Needs assessment, Oral health, Policy development, Program development, State agencies

Annotation: The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy center dedicated to state health policy and practice. NASHP conducts policy analysis, provides training and technical assistance to states, and–through its publications, web site, meetings, and annual state health policy conference–disseminates information designed to assist states in the development of practical, innovative solutions to complex health policy issues.

Keywords: Access to health care, Conferences, Health insurance, Health policy, Policy, Policy analysis, Policy development, Professional societies, Publications, State children's health insurance programs, State programs, Technical assistance, Training

Annotation: The Pew Charitable Trusts' State and Consumer Initiatives provides nonpartisan reporting and research, advocacy, and technical assistance to states in areas such as public opinion research and environmental, health, state, and consumer policy. Activities include bringing policymakers and experts together to develop policy solutions and advocating for reforms in elections, corrections, children's dental health, and voluntary home-based programs for new and expectant families. Initiatives include research and advocacy at the local and national levels about ways to provide consumers with information about financial products.

Keywords: Advocacy, Program evaluation, Public policy, Research, State initiatives

Annotation: The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center provides states with rigorous evidence to implement effective policies supporting children from the prenatal period through age three. The Center conducts original research, provides state services to lawmakers and advocates, and focuses on translating science into practical policy solutions. The site highlights various policy areas including home visiting programs, which provide education and support to parents through trained professionals or paraprofessionals. Online resources include the Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap and Policy Clearinghouse, which review scientific research to identify evidence-based interventions.

Keywords: Early intervention, Financing, Home Visits, MCH programs, Medicaid, Parent support services, Policy, Prenatal care, State policy

Annotation: Rutgers Center for State Health Policy is an initiative of the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (IHHCPAR) to create a formal capacity within Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, for policy analysis, research, training, facilitation, and consultation on state health policy. The Center provides state health policy-makers in New Jersey and elsewhere with impartial research findings and analyses to inform health policy decisions. Areas of current research activities include: long-term care and support services, access and coverage, health and long-term care workforce, health system performance improvement, and cross cutting and other projects.

Keywords: Health care access, Health care reform, Health care systems, New Jersey, Policy analysis, State legislation

Annotation: The Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy is a statewide, nonprofit, policy analysis and advocacy organization working to shape policies to improve health, welfare and human services for all New Yorkers, especially those who are poor or vulnerable. SCAA works with many partners including civic, business, religious, human service and government agencies to identify problems confronting the poor and design compassionate and cost effective solutions. Primary issues of concern to SCAA include: child care and early education, child support, child welfare, education policy and finance, employment training and workforce development, health care policy and finance, mental health services, low income tax policy, and welfare and income maintenance. SCAA works to change policies through reports, collaborations, forums and technical assistance.

Keywords: Health policy, New York, State organizations

Annotation: The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) is a healthy policy research center within the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. SHADAC specializes in issues related to health insurance access, use, cost and quality with a particular focus on state implementation of health reform. Work includes providing technical assistance to agencies and individuals across the country, at both the federal and state government levels. SHADAC also conducts health policy research, which is translated into issue briefs, reports, and peer-reviewed journal articles. SHADAC also administers and maintains the SHADAC Data Center, which provides health insurance coverage, access, and cost estimates from federal population surveys. SHADAC is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Keywords: Access to care, Data collection, Electronic publications, Health insurance, Policy analysis, State programs, Surveys, Technical assistance, Uninsured persons

Annotation: The Statewide Family and Consumer Networks Technical Assistance Center provides technical assistance to Center for Mental Health Services' (CMHS') Statewide Family Network and CMHS Statewide Consumer Network grantees. Operated by Policy Research Inc. in Delmar, New York, the Center uses a wide range of technical assistance approaches to strengthen the networks by meeting the specific needs of grantees in numerous critical areas including data reporting, network enhancement, organizational leadership building, and development.

Keywords: Consumers, Families, Health policy, Networks, State initiatives, Technical assistance