Colorado The MCH Federal-State Partnership


 
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment administers the state Title V grant within the Prevention Services Division as part of the Center for Healthy Families and Communities. Most of the programs associated with the Title V grant are housed in this Center that includes the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children; the Child and Adult Care Food Program housed with WIC; the Women's Health Unit (Family Planning, Prenatal, Prenatal Plus and Nurse Home Visitor programs); the Child, Adolescent & School Health (CASH) Unit (Early Childhood Systems Development, Adolescent Health Promotion, School-Based Health Centers and the Tony Grampsas Youth Services program); the Children with Special Health Care Needs Unit; the Injury, Suicide and Violence Prevention Unit; and a fiscal and administrative services unit. There is also access to a Evaluation. Planning and Epidemiology Branch.
 
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) 59.1% 65%
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) 48.2% 51.7%
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) 59.1% 60%
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) 87.8% 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. 47% 49%
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. 80% 90%
The rate of birth (per 1,000) for teenagers aged 15 through 17 years. 23.7 20
Percent of third grade children who have received protective sealants on at least one permanent molar tooth. 35% 41.5%
The rate of deaths to children aged 14 years and younger caused by motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 children. 3.2 2.3
The percent of mothers who breastfeed their infants at 6 months of age. 42% 50%
Percentage of newborns who have been screened for hearing before hospital discharge. 97.6% 98%
Percent of children without health insurance. 10.3% 7%
Percentage of children, ages 2 to 5 years, receiving WIC services with a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile. 24.3% 22%
Percentage of women who smoke in the last three months of pregnancy. 10.4% 7%
The rate (per 100,000) of suicide deaths among youths aged 15 through 19. 10.8 8.5
Percent of very low birth weight infants delivered at facilities for high-risk deliveries and neonates. 81.4% 90%
Percent of infants born to pregnant women receiving prenatal care beginning in the first trimester. 79.7% 85%
Title V - MCH National Outcome Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 5.7 5.3
The ratio of the black infant mortality rate to the white infant mortality rate. 2.3 1.8
The neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 4.4 4.2
The postneonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 1.3 1.1
The perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths. 9.9 9.6
The child death rate per 100,000 children aged 1 through 14. 18.2 15
Title V - MCH State Performance Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The proportion of children and adolescents attending public schools who have access to basic preventive and primary, physical and behavioral health services through school-based health centers 22.2% 15%
Percent of Medicaid-eligible children who receive dental services as part of their comprehensive services 36.0% 38%
The percentage of women with inadequate weight gain during pregnancy 27.5% 18%
The rate of birth (per 1,000) for Latina teenagers age 15-17 69.6 64
The motor vehicle death rate for teens 15-19 years old. 19.0 13
Percent of mothers smoking during the 3 months before pregnancy. 20.3% 18%
The proportion of all children 2-14 whose BMI is at or above 85% of normal weight for height. 25.8% 24%
Percent of children who have difficulty with emotions, concentration, or behavior. 28.2% 25%
Percent of center-based child care programs using a child care nurse consultant. 90.0% 98%
The proportion of high school students reporting binge drinking in the past month. 30.6% 27%
State Population: 4,861,515
Live Births: 70,750
 

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 13,680  $2,481,784 19.4%
Infants < 1 year old 68,282  $0 0%
Children 1 to 22 years old 151,029  $4,166,942 32.5%
Children with Special Healthcare Needs 11,559  $5,195,335 40.5%
Others 27,610  $0 0%
Administration   $978,595 7.6%
Totals 272,160 $12,822,656 100%
 
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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:

12,822,656

Other MCHB Grant Programs:

3,026,405

Bioterrorism Grant Program:

0

Total MCH Partnership Funds:

15,849,061

 
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

For More Information on Title V:

Title V Program, contact:
Karen Trierweiler
Director, Center for Healthy Families and Communities
Colorado Department of Health, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, Colorado 80246
303 692-2481
303 782-5576
karen.trierweiler@state.co.us
 
Title V Program's Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, contact:
Kathy Watters
Director, Children with Special Health Care Needs Section
CDPHE, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, Colorado 80246
303 692-2418
303 782-5576
kathy.watters@state.co.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
COLORADO STATE DEPT/PUB HLTH & ENVIRONMENT
DENVER, CO
$115,000
(EMSC Partnership Grants)

Healthy Start
 
ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH
METRO COMMUNITY PROVIDER NETWORK
Englewood, CO
$700,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)

Research
 
WRAPAROUND CARE COORDINATION FOR PART C CHILDREN
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
Aurora, CO
$254,740
(MCH Research)

Title V - Community Integrated Service Systems (CISS)
 
CISS - SECCS (PLANNING)
COLORADO STATE DEPT/PUB HLTH & ENVIRONMENT
DENVER, CO
$140,000
(Community-Based Integrated Service Systems (Local/State))

Title V - Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS)
 
Improving Understanding of Maternal and Child Health and Health Care Issues
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES
Denver, CO
$200,000
(Improving Understanding of Maternal and Child Health and Health Care Issues)
 
Improving Understanding of Maternal and Child Health and Health Care Issues
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES
Denver, CO
$200,000
(Improving Understanding of Maternal and Child Health and Health Care Issues)
 
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program
DENVER HEALTH & HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
Denver, CO
$50,000
(Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program)
 
MCHB STATE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
COLORADO STATE DEPT/PUB HLTH & ENVIRONMENT
DENVER, CO
$94,644
(State Systems Development Initiative)
 
HEMOPHILIA DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTERS REGION VIII
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
Aurora, CO
$351,207
(Hemophilia Treatment Centers (SPRANS))
 
Children's Oral Healthcare Access Program
COLORADO STATE DEPT/PUB HLTH & ENVIRONMENT
DENVER, CO
$159,714
(Childrens Oral Healthcare Access Program)
 
LEADERSHIP OPTION: CARE OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
Denver, CO
$180,000
(Leadership Training in Nursing)
 
Adolescent Health/School-Based Health
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES
Denver, CO
$100,000
(Adolescent Health/School-Based Health)
 
NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CHILD CARE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
Aurora, CO
$312,500
(Child Care)

Traumatic Brain Injury
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation
CO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Denver, CO
$118,600
(Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation)
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy
CENTER FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY
DENVER, CO
$50,000
(Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy)
 


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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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