New Jersey The MCH Federal-State Partnership


 
In New Jersey the administration of the MCH Block Grant, including the program for children with special health care needs, is organizationally located within the Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Family Health Services (FHS). The division's organization is based on function, rather than categorical programs. Maternal, Child and Community Health (MCCH) has oversight of the Maternal and Child Health Consortia (MCHC), the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalitions (HMHB), FAS risk reduction perinatal addiction services, Healthy Start, the Black Infant Mortality Reduction Awareness Campaign, comprehensive maternity services and outreach and education, preventive and primary care services including child and adolescent health services, oral health, childhood lead poisoning prevention services, Title X-family planning, breast and cervical cancer control initiative, the primary care cooperative agreement, and the federally qualified health center (FQHC) expansion program. The second service unit in FHS, Special Child Health and Early Intervention Services (SCHEIS) administers programs and services to assure that all persons with special health needs have access to comprehensive, community based, culturally competent and family centered care. The Birth Defects registry provides for early identification and surveillance. Newborn screening follow-up is within SCAEIS. Specialized pediatric evaluation and treatment services are managed by SCAEIS along with community based case management services for children with special health care needs. Services for adults include hereditary disorders, diabetes control, Huntington's disease, and chronic renal disease. The MCH Epidemiology Program is under the Office of the Medical Director within the Office of the Assistant Commissioner.
 
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) 55.4% 64%
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) 40.8% 46%
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) 59.9% 65%
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) 88% 90%
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. 37.9% 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. 80.3% 85%
The rate of birth (per 1,000) for teenagers aged 15 through 17 years. 12.3 11.4
Percent of third grade children who have received protective sealants on at least one permanent molar tooth. 42% 47%
The rate of deaths to children aged 14 years and younger caused by motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 children. 1.3 1.2
The percent of mothers who breastfeed their infants at 6 months of age. 37.3% 50%
Percentage of newborns who have been screened for hearing before hospital discharge. 99.1% 99.2%
Percent of children without health insurance. 13.1% 9%
Percentage of children, ages 2 to 5 years, receiving WIC services with a Body Mass Index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile. 39.1% 37%
Percentage of women who smoke in the last three months of pregnancy. 8.1% 7.4%
The rate (per 100,000) of suicide deaths among youths aged 15 through 19. 4.4 3
Percent of very low birth weight infants delivered at facilities for high-risk deliveries and neonates. 76.7% 80%
Percent of infants born to pregnant women receiving prenatal care beginning in the first trimester. 76.6% 80%
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. 2.8 1.9
The neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 4.0 3.5
The postneonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births. 1.6 1.5
The perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths. 6.1 5.6
The child death rate per 100,000 children aged 1 through 14. 13.6 12.4
Title V - MCH State Performance Measures State 2007 Results State 2012 Goal
The percentage of Black non-Hispanic preterm infants in New Jersey 11.3% 12%
The percentage of Regional MCH Consortia implementing community-based Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR)Teams. 100.0 100
The percentage of children with elevated blood lead levels (>=20 ug/dL). 0.2% 0.2%
The percentage of repeat pregnancies among adolescents 15 - 19 years of age. 5.7% 5.3%
The percentage of State supported initiatives implemented for improving the nutrition and physical activity of children and adolescents 100.0% 100%
The percentage of children with birth defects who are appropriately reported to the New Jersey Birth Defects Registry. 89.0% 92%
Percent of children reported to the NJ Birth Defects Registry by three months of age. 60.8% 80%
The percentage of HIV exposed newborns receiving appropriate antiviral treatment to reduce the perinatal transmission of HIV. 97.0% 78%
State Population: 8,685,920
Live Births: 115,006
 

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 110,168  $7,725,640 5.9%
Infants < 1 year old 112,715  $5,646,453 4.3%
Children 1 to 22 years old 209,763  $12,755,319 9.8%
Children with Special Healthcare Needs 40,000  $103,479,556 79.3%
Others 30,000  $0 0%
Administration   $918,198 .7%
Totals 502,646 $130,525,166 100%
 
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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:

130,525,166

Other MCHB Grant Programs:

3,681,132

Bioterrorism Grant Program:

0

Total MCH Partnership Funds:

134,206,298

 
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

For More Information on Title V:

Title V Program, contact:
Celeste Andriot Wood
Assistant Commissioner
PO Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609) 292-4043
(609) 292-9599
Celeste.Andriot-Wood@doh.state.nj.us
 
Title V Program's Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, contact:
Gloria Rodriquez
Service Director of Special Child Health & Early Intervention Services
PO Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609) 292-4043
(609) 292-9599
Gloria.Rodriquez@doh.state.nj.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
New Jersey Department of Health
Trenton, NJ
$115,000
(EMSC Partnership Grants)

Healthy Start
 
ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPT OF HEALTH
Trenton, NJ
$500,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)
 
HEALTHY START INITIATIVE
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY PERINATAL
Pennsauken, NJ
$1,520,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)
 
HEALTHY START INTIATIVE ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH
Children's Futures, Inc
Trenton, NJ
$700,000
(Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities)

Title V - Community Integrated Service Systems (CISS)
 
CISS - SECCS (PLANNING)
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPT OF HEALTH
Trenton, NJ
$140,000
(Community-Based Integrated Service Systems (Local/State))

Title V - Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS)
 
STATE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPT OF HEALTH
Trenton, NJ
$94,644
(State Systems Development Initiative)
 
Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network of New Jersey
Newark, NJ
$95,700
(Family Professional Partnership/CSHCN)
 
Promoting Integration of State Health Information Systems and Newborn Screening Service Systems
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Trenton, NJ
$200,000
(Promoting integration of State Health Information Systems and Newborn Screening Service Systems)

Traumatic Brain Injury
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Trenton, NJ
$100,000
(Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation)
 
Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy
NEW JERSEY PROTECTION & ADVOCACY INC
TRENTON, NJ
$58,335
(Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy)

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
 
UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPT OF HEALTH
Trenton, NJ
$157,453
(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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