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State Resources

Maternal and Child Health and Children with Special Health Care Needs Program Directors
performance.hrsa.gov/mchb/mchreports/link/state_links.asp

The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Training Program
www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training
The Web site includes an events calendar, conference archives, a glossary, a PDF file library, and other resources relevant to the program.

Maternal and Child Health Technical Assistance to State Agencies
www.mchtaproject.com/Resource_Page.htm
This website is maintained by Roomers, Inc which has topics that may be of interest to you, such as:

Facilitating Public Comment on the Title V MCH Block Grant
Title V of the Social Security Act, the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, provides states with significant flexibility in use of federal funds. Balanced against this flexibility are mechanisms to promote accountability, including state specific needs assessments, plans, reports and performance measures. States evidence their compliance with these and other Title V requirements through annual submission of a combined application and annual report due July 15.

Update on CSHCN SLAITS Survey
A recent MCH.COM webcast organized by the Division of State and Community Health focused on an update of the next CSHCN survey. This broadcast focused on an overview of the survey which featured presentations by Marcie Cynamon, Stephen Blumberg, Michael Kogan and Paul Newacheck. The first CSHCN Survey, conducted five years ago, used a telephone survey methodology known as State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS). Ms. Cynamon and Dr. Blumberg from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics , provided an update on the developments and approach to the second CSHCN Survey scheduled to commence in 2005. The data from this survey provides each State with input to five of the National Performance Measures reported in the States Application/Annual Report.

The PowerPoint presentation contains a description of the methodology to collect the data, proposed changes, and an opportunity for States to have State specific measures, if they so choose. The entire webcast is available for viewing on the MCH webpage. This includes the presentation of all the presenters along with the Powerpoint program.

Medicaid Directors
www.nasmd.org/members.htm

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition State Information
Transition-related resources and education-related office contact information for states and territories in the United States. You will find manuals, toolkits, curricula, Web sites and more for everyone involved in supporting the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life.

NICHCY
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities www.nichcy.org/states.htm
Compiles disability-related resources in each state, and creates State Resource Sheets. This handy resource sheet will help you locate organizations and agencies within your state that address disability-related issues, including:

• Governors and U.S. Senators
• State agencies serving children and youth with disabilities
• State chapters of disability organizations and parent groups
• Parent training and information projects

State Children's Health Insurance Program– Title XXI Contacts
www.cms.hhs.gov/schip/corostcontacts.pdf

Kids Count 2006 Data Book
Data from the Anne E. Casey Foundation’s 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book are now available in the online database, “State Level Data Online,” that allows users to generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles – or – to download the entire data set as delimited text files. Go to www.aecf.org/kidscount/sld/databook.jsp

State Health Facts Online- Kaiser Family Foundation
This new resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. You can compare data for all states or look up an individual state profile. www.statehealthfacts.kff.org

For the Online Database on Medicaid Benefits, go to: www.kff.org/medicaidbenefits

State Waiver Information: www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidStWaivProgDemoPGI/08_WavMap.asp
Waivers are the result of a process that allows state Medicaid agencies to apply for and receive permission from HCFA to provide services not otherwise covered by Medicaid and/or to do so in ways not described by the Social Security Act. Most Medicaid managed care programs require Waivers. The Waivers, which can differ greatly, are known by their numbers (1115, 1119), or as home-and community-based, or as Katie Beckett Waivers.

National and State Health Reports and Resources

State Scorecard on Health System Performance
(Commonwealth Fund)
The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System released the first-ever comprehensive comparison of health system performance in all 50 states. "Aiming Higher: Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance" ranks states on 32 performance indicators of access, quality, avoidable hospital use and costs, equity, and "healthy lives".

Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
(Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative - CAHMI)
The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health provides online access to survey data that allows users to compare state, regional, and nationwide results – plus resources and personalized assistance for interpreting and reporting findings. User-friendly data is available from the National Survey of Childrens Health (2003) and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (2001).

State-At-A-Glance Chartbook on Coverage and Financing of Carefor Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
(Catalyst Center)
This Chartbook includes (1) State-at-a-Glance Coverage and Financing Charts - carefully selected indicators on key aspects of health coverage and health care financing in each state plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and (2) State Innovations and Strategies to Expand Coverage and Care - descriptions and samples of the most interesting state practices, with a focus on implementation and innovation.

ChildTrends Databank
National trends and research on over 100 key indicators of child and youth well-being, with new indicators added each month.

Last Updated July 6, 2007