New Mexico The MCH Federal-State Partnership

 
Title V is located in the Family Health Bureau in the Public Health Division in the NM Department of Health. The Title V Director is also the Bureau Chief of the Family Health Bureau. The Family Health Bureau oversees: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Family Planning, Children with Special Health Care Needs, Perinatal Case Management/Home Visiting, Maternal Child Health, Maternal Child Health Epidemiology and Part C Care Coordination. School Health, Dental Health, Childhood Injury Prevention and Immunizations are located in other bureaus within the Public Health Division. Close coordination exists with these programs. The SECCS component is housed withing the Maternal Child Health Section of the Bureau. The Family Health Bureau consists of consists of sic sections/programs, and administrative staff who oversee the implementation of preventive services to reproductive aged women, mothers, infants, children, including children and youth with special health care need, and their families. The programs assess the needs of this population, and generate data to influence policy decision making. The services provider range from : 1) Direct safety-net health care services to individuals; 2) Family support services such as transportation, parent to parent support, case management, care coordination, WIC Commodity Supplemental Foods and Farmer's Market, outreach, translation, and health education; 3) Population-based services, such as newborn screening, surveillance, SIDS education and counseling, injury and violence prevention activities, and a marketing campaign to increase positive birth outcomes; and 4) Capacity or infrastructure building services, such as needs assessment, evaluation, planning, policy development, quality assurance, monitoring, training, information systems, and helping in developing systems of care. Several programs fund positions in the District and Local Health Offices to implement these services. The Bureau houses a Medical Director, Bureau Chief, and support staff who work collaboratively to use resources strategically to meet identified needs.		  
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) 53.2% 55%
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) 41.6% 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) 56.6% 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) 85.7% 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. 33.7% 36%
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. 81% 82%
The rate of birth (per 1,000) for teenagers aged 15 through 17 years. 34.3 33
Percent of third grade children who have received protective sealants on at least one permanent molar tooth. 48% 50%
The rate of deaths to children aged 14 years and younger caused by motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 children. 8.0 7
The percent of mothers who breastfeed their infants at 6 months of age. 41.8% 50%
Percentage of newborns who have been screened for hearing before hospital discharge. 92.3% 96%
Percent of children without health insurance. 9.8% 10%
Percentage of children, ages 2 to 5 years, receiving WIC services with a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile. 26.3% 20%
Percentage of women who smoke in the last three months of pregnancy. 7.6% 7%
The rate (per 100,000) of suicide deaths among youths aged 15 through 19. 22.8 21
Percent of very low birth weight infants delivered at facilities for high-risk deliveries and neonates. 67.6% 70%
Percent of infants born to pregnant women receiving prenatal care beginning in the first trimester. 72.7% 76%
Title V - MCH National Outcome Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births. * *
The ratio of the black infant mortality rate to the white infant mortality rate. * *
The neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. * *
The postneonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. * *
The perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths. * *
The child death rate per 100,000 children aged 1 through 14. * *
Title V - MCH State Performance Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The number of New Mexico counties and tribal entities implementing positive youth development strategies defined by 6 key criteria 6.0 6
Percent of first newborns/moms receiving support services/parenting through community home visiting/support programs 20.1 22
Reduce unintended pregnancy in New Mexico to less than 30% of births 45.8 41
Reduce the number of children witnessing violence (exposed to domestic or sexual violence) as expressed by percent of children present at a domestic violence scene. 22.4% 20%
Increase the proportion of women who report having all six criteria of the NM Healthy Birth Index 11.8% 12%
Reduce the proportion of women who report being physically abused by husband or partner during pregnancy. 5.4% 5%
Increase the proportion of women who deliver a live infant who are reported to have been screened for syphilis during pregnancy. 75.6% 90%
State Population: 1,969,915
Live Births: 29,937
 
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 23,389  $1,421,229 14.3%
Infants < 1 year old 29,738  $202,115 2%
Children 1 to 22 years old 85,438  $4,955,202 49.9%
Children with Special Healthcare Needs 5,341  $3,169,986 31.9%
Others 40,232  $0 0%
Administration   $191,292 1.9%
Totals 184,138 $9,939,824 100%
 
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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: 16
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:

9,939,824
Other MCHB Grant Programs:

3,386,443
Bioterrorism Grant Program:

0
Total MCH Partnership Funds:

13,326,267
 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION

For More Information on Title V:

Title V Program, contact:
Alexis Avery
Epidemiologist
2040 S. Pacheco St.
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-476-8892
505-476-8941
alexis.avery@state.nm.us
 
Title V Program's Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, contact:
Lynn Christiansen
CYSHCN Director
2040 S. Pacheco
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-476-8851
505-476-8959
lynn.christiansen@statelnm.us
 
 
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
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Albuquerque, NM
$115,000
(EMSC Partnership Grants)

Healthy Start
 
HEALTHY START INITIATIVE- ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH - BORDER H
LA CLINICA DE FAMILIA, INC.
LAS CRUCES, NM
$870,000
(Disparities in Perinatal Health-Border Initiatives)
 
HEALTHY START INITIATIVE- ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH - BORDER H
LUNA COUNTY
DEMING, NM
$832,500
(Disparities in Perinatal Health-Border Initiatives)

Title V - Community Integrated Service Systems (CISS)
 
CISS - SECCS (PLANNING)
NEW MEXICO STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Santa Fe, NM
$140,000
(Community-Based Integrated Service Systems (Local/State))

Title V - Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS)
 
Partnerships to Promote Maternal and Child Health
FAMILY VOICES, INC
Albuquerque, NM
$200,000
(Partnerships to Promote Maternal and Child Health)
 
NEW MEXICO STATE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
NEW MEXICO STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Santa Fe, NM
$94,643
(State Systems Development Initiative)
 
Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN
Parents Reaching Out to Help
Albuquerque, NM
$95,700
(Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN)
 
THE FAMILY VOICES NETWORK OF FAMILY TO FAMILY HEALTH INFORMATION CENTERS
FAMILY VOICES, INC
Albuquerque, NM
$725,000
(Family/Professional Partnership/CSHCN)

Traumatic Brain Injury
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation
New Mexico Aging & Long-Term Services Department
Santa Fe, NM
$118,600
(Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation)
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy
DNA-Native American Protection & Advocacy, Inc
Farmington, NM
$20,000
(Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy)
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
$50,000
(Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy)

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
 
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention
NEW MEXICO STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Santa Fe, NM
$125,000
(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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