Connecticut The MCH Federal-State Partnership


 
1. State MCH Administration: (max 2500 characters) The CT Department of Public Health (DPH), the state's leader in public health policy and advocacy, is the agency which administers Connecticut's Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant. Title V funding allows the state to address the health concerns of the Maternal and Child population (including women during the interconceptional period, and men) throughout the state through community-based programs and interventions. These programs include Perinatal Case Management Programs (i.e., state Healthy Start), Early Hearing, Detection and InterventionUniversal (Newborn Hearing Screening), Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) and School Based Health Centers (SBHC). These programs address the health needs of the three maternal and child population groups. Additionally, state capacity supported by Title V funding allows for ongoing assessment, planning, evaluation and policy-making activities regarding the state's MCH population, whether it be within the department, between state agencies, or in collaboration with other MCH organizations and community partners.
 
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) 57.8% 59.8%
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) 48.5% 48.5%
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) 61.7% 61.7%
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) 89.4% 89.4%
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. 43.3% 43.3%
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. * 90.2%
The rate of birth (per 1,000) for teenagers aged 15 through 17 years. * 12
Percent of third grade children who have received protective sealants on at least one permanent molar tooth. 38.0% 38%
The rate of deaths to children aged 14 years and younger caused by motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 children. * 0.9
The percent of mothers who breastfeed their infants at 6 months of age. * 52%
Percentage of newborns who have been screened for hearing before hospital discharge. * 99.6%
Percent of children without health insurance. 6% 5.5%
Percentage of children, ages 2 to 5 years, receiving WIC services with a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile. 32.2% 31.7%
Percentage of women who smoke in the last three months of pregnancy. * 0.1%
The rate (per 100,000) of suicide deaths among youths aged 15 through 19. * 6
Percent of very low birth weight infants delivered at facilities for high-risk deliveries and neonates. * 87.8%
Percent of infants born to pregnant women receiving prenatal care beginning in the first trimester. * 88.5%
Title V - MCH National Outcome Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births. * 5.1
The ratio of the black infant mortality rate to the white infant mortality rate. * 2.5
The neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. * 3.5
The postneonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. * 1.2
The perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths. * 8
The child death rate per 100,000 children aged 1 through 14. * 13
Title V - MCH State Performance Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
Cumulative number of datasets incorporated into integrated warehouse (called HIP-KIDS). 2.0 7
Cumulative number of formal agreements, in the format of Memoranda of Agreements (MOA's) and collaborative agreements, that serve the needs of the three MCH populations. 20 25
Percent of 9-12 graders who reported being in a fight within the past 12 months. 31.4% 32.3%
Percent increase in the number of adolescents 10-20 years old who receive services in school based health centers. 15.6% 40%
Percent of schools that have used a program to reduce obesity through physical exercise and nutrition education programs. * 9.5%
Percent of infants born to women under 20 years of age receiving prenatal care in the first trimester * 71.4%
Percent of CYSHCN who receive family-centered,community-based, culturally-competent,comprehensive, coordinated family/caregiver support svcs incl. respite in the Regional Medical Home System of Care 86.4% 93.2%
Percent of licensed child care centers serving children age birth to five who have on-site health consultation, as defined by the standards in "Caring for Our Children". * 0%
State Population: 3,502,309
Live Births: 41,807
 

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 7,556  $1,170,177 9.8%
Infants < 1 year old 41,722  $1,402,907 11.7%
Children 1 to 22 years old 142,752  $5,923,150 49.4%
Children with Special Healthcare Needs 33,140  $3,064,382 25.6%
Others 178,477  $246,147 2.1%
Administration   $185,594 1.5%
Totals 403,647 $11,992,357 100%
 
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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.

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Financial support (financial grants, technical assistance, travel, and child care) is offered for parent activities or parent groups.

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Family members are involved in the Children with Special Health Care Needs elements of the MCH Block Grant Application process.

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Family members are involved in service training of CSHCN staff and providers.

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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).

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Family members of diverse cultures are involved in all of the above activities.

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FY 2007 Total: 18

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:

11,992,357

Other MCHB Grant Programs:

1,843,212

Bioterrorism Grant Program:

0

Total MCH Partnership Funds:

13,835,569

 
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

For More Information on Title V:

Title V Program, contact:
Lisa Davis
Title V MCH Director, Section Chief, FHS
410 Capitol Avenue PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06016
(860) 509-8074
(860) 509-7720
Lisa.Davis@ct.gov
 
Title V Program's Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, contact:
Mark Keenan
CYSHCN Director
410 Capitol Avenue PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06016
(860) 509-8074
(860) 509-7720
Mark.Keenan@ct.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
CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Hartford, CT
$115,000
(EMSC Partnership Grants)

Healthy Start
 
ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER NEW HAVEN
New Haven, CT
$900,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)

Title V - Community Integrated Service Systems (CISS)
 
Community-Based Integrated Service Systems (Local/State)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
HARTFORD, CT
$140,000
(Community-Based Integrated Service Systems (Local/State))

Title V - Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS)
 
State Agency Partnerships for Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental Health
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
Hartford, CT
$85,000
(State Agency Partnerships for Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental Health)
 
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
MIDDLETOWN, CT
$50,000
(Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program)
 
LINKAGE OF WIC ELIGIBILITY FILES AND BIRTH RECORDS
CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Hartford, CT
$94,644
(State Systems Development Initiative)
 
Children's Oral Healthcare Access Program
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
Hartford, CT
$160,000
(Childrens Oral Healthcare Access Program)

Traumatic Brain Injury
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Hartford, CT
$100,000
(Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation)
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy
STATE OF CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABLITIES
Hartford, CT
$50,000
(Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy)

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
 
UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
HARTFORD, CT
$148,568
(Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention)
 


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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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