Search Results: MCH Organizations

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

Annotation: The Children's Trust Fund is a state agency creates solely for the purpose of preventiung child abuse and neglect.

Keywords: Child abuse, Child neglect, Prevention programs, State MCH agencies

Annotation: CityMatCH is a national organization of maternal and child health (MCH) leaders working to improve the health and well-being of urban women, children, and families by strengthening the public health organizations and leaders in their communities. The Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) Learning Network brings community stakeholders together to build consensus, support, and partnership around infant mortality data. CityMatCH convenes an annual conference, a webinar series, and leadership training for emerging and mid-level leaders in urban MCH. Resources include the CityLights newsletter, the MCH Life Course Toolbox, NewsBriefs, a Toolkit for Policy Development, and issue specific publications.

Keywords: Health agencies, Immunization, Information sources, Local MCH programs, MCH services, Networking, Program descriptions, Publications, State surveys, Urban health

Annotation: Mississippi's Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center is a family-focused, family-managed resource center that empowers families of children with special health care needs to be partners in decisions concerning the health of their children. The F2F Center is a collaboration of The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies, the Children’s Medical Program of the Mississippi State Department of Health, and LIFE of Mississippi, Inc. Through project activities, the F2F Center works to enable families to be knowledgeable, comfortable and competent in addressing the Title V system with regard to their child’s unique health care needs as well as advocating for ongoing and continuous quality improvement. The Center is funded by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Disabilities, Family centered services, MCH programs, Mississippi, State agencies

Annotation: The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC) at the University of Colorado Denver promotes health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation. NRC collaborates with the American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to produce national health and safety performance standards guidelines for out-of-home child care programs. The center's website provides resources for child care providers, parents, health consultants, regulators, and early childhood systems leaders including a database of state licensure regulations.

Keywords: Child care, Child care workers, Child health, Child safety, Consumer education, Information sources, Injury prevention, National MCH resource center, Online databases, Regulations, Resource centers, Spanish language materials, Standards, State programs, Technical assistance, Training

Annotation: OCCYSHN is Oregon’s Title V program for children and youth with special health needs funded by the federal Maternal Child Health Bureau, through a grant which is administered through the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center at Oregon Health and Sciences University. The Center works to promote coordinated, family-centered, community-based systems of care; provide policy and program development, population-based assessment and surveillance, and leadership for health systems and services in Oregon.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Family support programs, MCH programs, Oregon, Service coordination, Social Security Act, Title V, State programs

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

Annotation: Rhode Island Kids Count is a children's policy and advocacy organization that provides information on child well-being, encourages dialogue about issues related to children, and promote accountability and action. The organization collects and disseminates data on the well-being of Rhode Island's children and advocates for and facilitates the development of responsive policies and programs. The organization's mission is to improve the health, safety, education, economic security, and development of Rhode Island's children.

Keywords: Campaigns, Collaboration, Dental care, Infants, Oral health, Professional training, Rhode Island, State MCH programs, Young children

Keywords: Child health, Federal MCH programs, Maternal health, State MCH programs, Statistics, Title V programs

Keywords: Child health, federal MCH programs, Maternal health, state MCH programs, Statistics, Title V programs

Keywords: Dental education, Dental schools, MCH training programs, Oral health, Pediatric dentistry, State programs, Washington