Arizona The MCH Federal-State Partnership

 
The Arizona Department of Health Services was established as the State Public Health Agency in 1973 under A.R.S. Title 36 and is designated as Arizona's Title V Agency. The Bureau of Women's and Children's Health (BWCH) and the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs (OCSHCN) provide policies and standards development, comprehensive planning, community organization and development, training and technical assistance, and direct provision of screening, preventive and curative services and service coordination. Services provided through the Title V program include, but are not limited to, the statewide Newborn Screening, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, High Risk Perinatal Services, community development, Community Grants Initiative, Family Planning, Hotline, Health Start, Medical Home Project, and Traumatic Brain Injury Project.		  
MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH (MCH) MEASURES
Title V - MCH National Performance Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The percent of screen positive newborns who received timely follow up to definitive diagnosis and clinical management for condition(s) mandated by their State-sponsored newborn screening programs. 100.0% 100%
The percent of children with special health care needs age 0 to 18 years whose families partner in decision making at all levels and are satisfied with the services they receive. (CSHCN survey) 53.6% 58%
The percent of children with special health care needs age 0 to 18 who receive coordinated, ongoing, comprehensive care within a medical home. (CSHCN Survey) 40.4% 43%
The percent of children with special health care needs age 0 to 18 whose families have adequate private and/or public insurance to pay for the services they need. (CSHCN Survey) 58.1% 59%
Percent of children with special health care needs age 0 to 18 whose families report the community-based service systems are organized so they can use them easily. (CSHCN Survey) 86.5% 89%
The percentage of youth with special health care needs who received the services necessary to make transitions to all aspects of adult life, including adult health care, work, and independence. 39.4% 43%
Percent of 19 to 35 month olds who have received full schedule of age appropriate immunizations against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Polio, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Haemophilus Influenza, and Hepatitis B. 76.2% 80%
The rate of birth (per 1,000) for teenagers aged 15 through 17 years. 34 32
Percent of third grade children who have received protective sealants on at least one permanent molar tooth. 36.2% 37%
The rate of deaths to children aged 14 years and younger caused by motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 children. 4 3.5
The percent of mothers who breastfeed their infants at 6 months of age. 46.5% 50%
Percentage of newborns who have been screened for hearing before hospital discharge. 95.5% 99%
Percent of children without health insurance. 17% 15.7%
Percentage of children, ages 2 to 5 years, receiving WIC services with a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile. 36.9% 34%
Percentage of women who smoke in the last three months of pregnancy. 4.7% 4%
The rate (per 100,000) of suicide deaths among youths aged 15 through 19. 13 10
Percent of very low birth weight infants delivered at facilities for high-risk deliveries and neonates. 77.5% 84%
Percent of infants born to pregnant women receiving prenatal care beginning in the first trimester. 77.7% 80%
Title V - MCH National Outcome Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 6.3 6.1
The ratio of the black infant mortality rate to the white infant mortality rate. 3.1 1.8
The neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 4.3 4
The postneonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 2 2
The perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths. 5.9 5.8
The child death rate per 100,000 children aged 1 through 14. 21.5 22
Title V - MCH State Performance Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
Proportion of low-income women who receive reproductive health/family planning services. 49.2% 51%
The percent of high school students who are overweight or at-risk for overweight. 25.9 24
The percent of preventable fetal and infant deaths out of all fetal and infant deaths. 25.0 31
Emergency department visits for unintentional injuries per 100,000 children age 1-14. 6902.9 7476
The percent of women entering prenatal care during their first trimester in underserved primary care areas. 50% 46%
Percent of Medicaid enrollees age 1-18 who received at least one preventive dental service within the last year. 34.0% 44.5%
Percent of children and youth with special health care needs who have access to service. 0.1% 0.3%
Percentage of state MCH programs that formally incorporate screening for behavioral health issues. 33.3% 50%
State Population: 6,338,755
Live Births: 102,475
 
TITLE V FEDERAL - STATE BLOCK GRANT EXPENDITURES

By Number of Individuals Served and Population Group
Populations Served Number of Individuals Served Expenditures FY 2007
Pregnant Women 24,135  $3,004,656 5.9%
Infants < 1 year old 108,908  $8,648,465 16.9%
Children 1 to 22 years old 569,980  $8,548,907 16.7%
Children with Special Healthcare Needs 32,631  $30,621,095 59.8%
Others 9,642  $0 0%
Administration   $397,952 .8%
Totals 745,296 $51,221,075 100%
 
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FAMILY PARTICIPATION IN CSHCN PROGRAM
 
Family members participate on advisory committee or task forces and are offering training, mentoring, and reimbursement, when appropriate.
3		  
 
Financial support (financial grants, technical assistance, travel, and child care) is offered for parent activities or parent groups.
3		  
 
Family members are involved in the Children with Special Health Care Needs elements of the MCH Block Grant Application process.
3		  
 
Family members are involved in service training of CSHCN staff and providers.
3		  
 
Family members hired as paid staff or consultants to the State CSHCN program (a family member is hired for his or her expertise as a family member).
3		  
 
Family members of diverse cultures are involved in all of the above activities.
2		  
 
 
FY 2007 Total: 17
Total Possible:

 18
Scale:  0 = Not Met
1 = Partially Met
2 = Mostly Met
3 = Completely Met
 

MCH PARTNERSHIP FUNDS
FY 2007
Title V Federal-State Block Grant:

51,221,075
Other MCHB Grant Programs:

2,545,411
Bioterrorism Grant Program:

0
Total MCH Partnership Funds:

53,766,486
 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION

For More Information on Title V:

Title V Program, contact:
Sheila Sjolander
Chief, BWCH
150 N 18th Avenue Suite 320
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-364-1419
602-364-1496
sjolans@azdhs.gov
http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/owch/index.htm
 
Title V Program's Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, contact:
Joan Agostinelli
OCSHCN Office Chief/CRS Director
150 N. 18th Avenue, Ste. 330
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-542-1860
602-542-2589
agostij@azdhs.gov
www.azdhs.gov
 
 
FY 2007 TITLE V AND MCHB DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

Note: If the title of the grant is underlined in the list below, you can view a copy of the abstract for that grant by clicking on the title (hyperlink). If the title of grant is not underlined, no abstract is currently available.

Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)
 
EMSC Partnership Grants
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Phoenix, AZ
$114,702
(EMSC Partnership Grants)

Healthy Start
 
HSI: ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH
MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Tempe, AZ
$400,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)
 
Disparities in Perinatal Health-Border Initiatives
MARIPOSA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC
Nogales, AZ
$255,664
(Disparities in Perinatal Health-Border Initiatives)

Research
 
MCH Research
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
Tuba City, AZ
$235,151
(MCH Research)

Title V - Community Integrated Service Systems (CISS)
 
CISS - SECCS (PLANNING)
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Phoenix, AZ
$140,000
(Community-Based Integrated Service Systems (Local/State))

Title V - Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS)
 
State Implementation Grants for Integrated Community Systems for CSHCN
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Phoenix, AZ
$275,000
(State Implementation Grants for Integrated Community Systems for CSHCN)
 
State Implementation Grants for Integrated Community Systems for CSHCN
NAVAJO Nation
Window Rock, AZ
$295,500
(State Implementation Grants for Integrated Community Systems for CSHCN)
 
ARIZONA STATE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Arizona Department of Health Services
Phoenix, AZ
$94,644
(State Systems Development Initiative)
 
Healthy Behaviors in Women
WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE
Whiteriver, AZ
$141,186
(Healthy Behaviors in Women)
 
Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN
Raising Special Kids
Phoenix, AZ
$95,700
(Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN)
 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MCH WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Tucson, AZ
$179,091
(Certificate in MCH Public Health)

Traumatic Brain Injury
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation
Arizona State Department of Economic Security
Phoenix, AZ
$118,069
(Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation)
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy
ARIZONA CENTER FOR DISABILITY LAW
Phoenix, AZ
$50,734
(Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy)

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
 
UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING
Arizona Department of Health Services
Phoenix, AZ
$149,970
(Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention)
 

* Data not available

Population Data: For the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: Population estimates (July 1, 2007), U.S. Bureau of the Census, for the remaining seven jurisdictions: 2007 CIA World Factbook; Washington, DC. Live Births: National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7 (December 5, 2007), Centers for Disease Control. 2006 Live Birth data for Guam was not available, therefore 2005 data was used from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 55, No.11 (December 28, 2006), Centers for Disease Control. 2005 data for the Pacific Islands was retrieved from Pacific Regional Information System (PRISM). 2005 Live Birth data was obtained directly from FM.

MCH Partnership Funds – FY 07: This MCH Partnership total includes other MCHB grant programs, which was collected from HRSA’s Electronic Handbook (EHB) System for Fiscal Year 2007.
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