Nevada The MCH Federal-State Partnership


 
Nevada's Title V Maternal and Child Health Program is administered through the Bureau of Family Health Services, Nevada State Health Division, Department of Health and Human Services. Programs under MCH include Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), which includes newborn screening, newborn hearing screening, multidisciplinary clinics, and Nevada Birth Outcomes Monitoring system (formerly Birth Defects Registry); Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, which includes Perinatal Substance Abuse Prevention, the MCH Campaign (which includes the MCH Information and Referral Line), teen pregnancy prevention, injury and rape prevention, early childhood systems development and middle childhood systems development; Oral Health which includes sealant initiatives, early childhood caries prevention, and fluoridation; and WIC, which includes breastfeeding promotion.
 
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) 47.5% 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) 41.2% 45%
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) 53.5% 56%
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) 82.6% 86%
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. 41.7% 45%
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. 65.4% 72%
The rate of birth (per 1,000) for teenagers aged 15 through 17 years. 25.9 23
Percent of third grade children who have received protective sealants on at least one permanent molar tooth. 41.0% 49%
The rate of deaths to children aged 14 years and younger caused by motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 children. 3.9 1.9
The percent of mothers who breastfeed their infants at 6 months of age. 26.5% 40%
Percentage of newborns who have been screened for hearing before hospital discharge. 98.8% 9%
Percent of children without health insurance. 18.8% 13%
Percentage of children, ages 2 to 5 years, receiving WIC services with a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile. 12.6% 9%
Percentage of women who smoke in the last three months of pregnancy. 6.6% 4%
The rate (per 100,000) of suicide deaths among youths aged 15 through 19. 11.9 5
Percent of very low birth weight infants delivered at facilities for high-risk deliveries and neonates. 97.1% 99%
Percent of infants born to pregnant women receiving prenatal care beginning in the first trimester. 64.7% 85%
Title V - MCH National Outcome Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 4.9 6
The ratio of the black infant mortality rate to the white infant mortality rate. 2.0 1.4
The neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 3.2 3
The postneonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 1.7 2
The perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths. 9.3 8
The child death rate per 100,000 children aged 1 through 14. 19.5 16
Title V - MCH State Performance Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The percent of women of child-bearing age who receive screening and assistance for domestic violence should be increased. 0.1% 15%
The rate of significant Medicaid dental providers to the Medicaid population of children, youth and women of childbearing age (15-44) should be increased. 1.9 2.4
The percent of obese women ages 18 to 44 should be decreased. 21.9% 16%
The percent of children and youth ages birth through aged 18 who died from unintentional injuries should be decreased. 12.2 5
The percent of women (18-44) who feel down or depressed should be decreased. 51.0% 28%
The percent of children kindergarten - grade six who have access to a school based health center in Clark County should be increased. * *
Percent of CSHCN program enrollees with follow-up visits from a nutritionist should be increased. 10.2% 100%
The percent of pregnant women and those who are suspected of being pregnant who are screened for Alcohol, Tobacco And Other Drugs (ATOD) and referred in Reno, NV should be decreased. 34.7% 25%
State Population: 2,565,382
Live Births: 40,085
 

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 6,813  $1,360,409 42.3%
Infants < 1 year old 40,652  $0 0%
Children 1 to 22 years old 34,288  $713,344 22.2%
Children with Special Healthcare Needs 3,738  $942,878 29.4%
Others 13,958  $0 0%
Administration   $195,714 6.1%
Totals 99,449 $3,212,345 100%
 
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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: 11

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:

3,212,345

Other MCHB Grant Programs:

710,399

Bioterrorism Grant Program:

0

Total MCH Partnership Funds:

3,922,744

 
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

For More Information on Title V:

Title V Program, contact:
Deborah Wagler
MCH Director
4150 Technology Way, Ste 101
Carson City, NV 89706
775 684-4285
775 684-4245
dwagler@health.nv.gov
http://www.health.nv.gov
 
Title V Program's Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, contact:
Judith M. Wright
Bureau Chief
4150 Technology Way, Ste 101
Carson City, NV 89706
775 684-4285
775 684-4245
jwright@health.nv.gov
http:/www.health.nv.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
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Carson City, NV
$115,000
(EMSC Partnership Grants)

Title V - Community Integrated Service Systems (CISS)
 
CISS - SECCS (PLANNING)
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Carson City, NV
$140,000
(Community-Based Integrated Service Systems (Local/State))

Title V - Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS)
 
NEVADA MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH STATE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Carson City, NV
$94,644
(State Systems Development Initiative)
 
Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN
Family TIES of Nevada, Inc
Reno, NV
$95,700
(Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN)

Traumatic Brain Injury
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation
Office of Disability Services
Carson City, NV
$99,513
(Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation)
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy
NV DISABILITY ADVOCACY & LAW CENTER
Las Vegas, NV
$50,000
(Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy)

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
 
UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Carson City, NV
$115,542
(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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