Pennsylvania The MCH Federal-State Partnership

 
The Pennsylvania Department of Health's, Bureau of Family Health is the State Title V Agency overseeing the MCH Block Grant as well as other initiatives focused on maternal, child and family health. The mission of the BFH is to imporve the health of pregnant women, infants, children and CSHCN. 		 
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) 60.6% 73.5%
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) 45.8% 54.2%
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) 66.2% 70%
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) 89.5% 89.5%
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. 46% 52%
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. * 86.5%
The rate of birth (per 1,000) for teenagers aged 15 through 17 years. * 14.7
Percent of third grade children who have received protective sealants on at least one permanent molar tooth. * 32.4%
The rate of deaths to children aged 14 years and younger caused by motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 children. * 2.3
The percent of mothers who breastfeed their infants at 6 months of age. * 44%
Percentage of newborns who have been screened for hearing before hospital discharge. * 98%
Percent of children without health insurance. * 6.7%
Percentage of children, ages 2 to 5 years, receiving WIC services with a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile. * 13.4%
Percentage of women who smoke in the last three months of pregnancy. * 13.7%
The rate (per 100,000) of suicide deaths among youths aged 15 through 19. * 5
Percent of very low birth weight infants delivered at facilities for high-risk deliveries and neonates. * 82.9%
Percent of infants born to pregnant women receiving prenatal care beginning in the first trimester. * 81.4%
Title V - MCH National Outcome Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births. * 7
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. * 4.6
The postneonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. * 1.8
The perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths. * *
The child death rate per 100,000 children aged 1 through 14. * 16.6
Title V - MCH State Performance Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
Percent of callers who have expressed satisfaction with the services provided by the Special Kids Network Helpline. 91.9% 93%
Rate of infant deaths as a result of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed per 1,000 live births. * 0.5
The rate of pregnancy (per 1,000) among females ages 15-17 * 22
Percent of children ages 6 years and younger tested for elevated blood lead levels * 15%
The percent of tested children ages 6 years and younger with confirmed elevated blood lead levels. 2.3% 2.1%
The percentage of statewide breastfeeding initiation * 71%
The percentage of infants with failed hearing screenings that are lost to follow-up * 17%
State Population: 12,432,792
Live Births: 149,082
 
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 12,016  $2,703,608 3.2%
Infants < 1 year old 150,801  $5,535,796 6.6%
Children 1 to 22 years old 175,929  $47,427,030 56.9%
Children with Special Healthcare Needs 24,962  $12,922,025 15.5%
Others 73,930  $12,558,893 15.1%
Administration   $2,159,191 2.6%
Totals 437,638 $83,306,543 100%
 
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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: 15
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:

83,306,543
Other MCHB Grant Programs:

9,774,954
Bioterrorism Grant Program:

0
Total MCH Partnership Funds:

93,081,497
 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION

For More Information on Title V:

Title V Program, contact:
Melita J. Jordan, CNM, MSN, APRN C
Director, Bureau of Fanily Health
PA Department of Health, 7th & Forster Streets
Harrisburg, Pa 17120
717-787-7192
717-772-0323
mejordan@state.pa.us
www.health.state.pa.us
 
Title V Program's Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, contact:
Michelle Connors
Director, Div of Community Systems Development & Outreach
PA Department of Health, 7th & Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-772-2763
717-772-0323
mconnors@state.pa.us
www.health.state.pa.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
Pennsylvania State Department of Public Health & Human Services
Harrisburg, PA
$115,000
(EMSC Partnership Grants)
 
EMSC Targeted Issue Grants
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, PA
$199,943
(EMSC Targeted Issue Grants)
 
EMSC Targeted Issue Grants
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, PA
$199,966
(EMSC Targeted Issue Grants)
 
EMSC Targeted Issue Grants
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, PA
$194,880
(EMSC Targeted Issue Grants)

Healthy Start
 
HEALTHY START INITIATIVE: ELIMINATION DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH
HEALTHY START, INC
Pittsburgh, PA
$750,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)
 
HEALTHY START INITIATIVE: ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH
PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Philadelphia, PA
$736,469
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)
 
ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH
MCH CONSORTIUM OF CHESTER COUNTY
West Chester, PA
$775,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)
 
ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH
CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM
Springfield, PA
$675,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)
 
ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERNATAL HEALTH
PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Philadelphia, PA
$2,125,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)
 
HEALTHY START INITIATIVE: ELIMINATION DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH
HEALTHY START, INC
Pittsburgh, PA
$2,350,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)

Research
 
Aggregated Complication Measure for Neonatal Quality of Care (MCH Research)
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, PA
$249,571
(MCH Research)
 
Single Home Visits to Improve Health Outcomes (MCH Research)
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
HERSHEY, PA
$253,888
(MCH Research)

Title V - Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS)
 
Medical Home/CSHCN
PA CHAPTER/AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Media, PA
$150,000
(Medical Home/CSHCN)
 
Health Families Expansion Program
Pocono Health System
East Stroudsburg, PA
$50,000
(Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program)
 
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program
PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PHILADELPHIA, PA
$50,000
(Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program)
 
MCHB State Systems Development Initiative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA
$94,644
(State Systems Development Initiative)
 
GENETICS SERVICES
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh, PA
$183,000
(Genetic Services Project)
 
Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN
Parent Education & Advocacy Leadership Center
Pittsburgh, PA
$95,700
(Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN)
 
State Grants for Perinatal Depression
FAMILY PLANNING COUNCIL SOUTHEASTERN PA
PHILADELPHIA, PA
$209,607
(State Grants for Perinatal Depression)

Traumatic Brain Injury
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation
Pennsylvania State Department of Public Health & Human Services
Harrisburg, PA
$100,000
(Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation)
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, PA
$67,286
(Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy)

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
 
UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING
PA ST DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Harrisburg, PA
$150,000
(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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