Among industrialized nations the U.S. ranks 27th. Too many U.S. babies are born to small or soon, and preterm birth is a leading cause of infant death.
Through the home visiting program, nurses, social workers, or other trained home visitors meet with at-risk families in their homes and connect them with assistance.
The Healthy Start program is an initiative mandated to reduce the rate of infant mortality and improve perinatal outcomes through grants to project areas with high annual rates of infant mortality.
Enacted in 1935 as a part of the Social Security Act, the Title V Maternal and Child Health Program is the Nation’s oldest Federal-State partnership. For over 75 years, the Federal Title V Maternal and Child Health program has provided a foundation for ensuring the health of the Nation’s mothers, women, children and youth, including children and youth with special health care needs, and their families. Title V converted to a Block Grant Program in 1981.
The EPSDT Program is the child health component of Medicaid. It's required in every state and is designed to improve the health of low-income children, by financing appropriate and necessary pediatric services. This website provides information about how EPSDT works with public health, families, managed care organizations, pediatricians, and other health providers. Learn more
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Alabama (800) 654-1385
Alaska (800) 799-7570
American Samoa (684) 633-4616
Arizona (800) 232-1676
Arkansas (800) 232-0002
California (866) 241-0395
Connecticut (800) 688-7777
Delaware (800) 464-4357
District of Columbia (800) 311-2229
Florida (800) 451-2229
Georgia (800) 822-2539
Guam (671) 735-7111
Hawaii (800) 235-5477
Idaho (800) 296-2588
Illinois (800)-843-6154
Indiana (800) 433-0746
Iowa (800) 369-3826
Kansas (800) 332-6262
Kentucky (800) 462-6122
Louisiana (800) 251-2229
Maine (800 698-3624
Maryland (800) 456-8900
Massachusetts (800) 882-1435
Michigan (800 262-4784
Minnesota (800 728-5420
Mississippi (800) 721-7222
Missouri (800) 835-5465
Montana (887) 543-7669
Nebraska (800) 862-1889
Nevada (800) 429-2669
New Hampshire (800) 852-3345
New Jersey (800) 328-3838
New Mexico (877) 725-2552
New York (800) 522-5006
North Carolina (800) FOR-BABY
North Dakota (800) 472-2286
Northern Marianas (670) 664-4850
Ohio (800) 755-4769
Oklahoma (800) 426-2747
Oregon (800) SAFENET
Pennsylvania (800) 986-2229
Puerto Rico (800) 981-5721
Rhode Island (800) 942-7434
South Carolina (800) 868-0404
South Dakota (800) 305-3064
Tennessee (800) 428-2229
Texas 2-1-1 (Texas Only)
Utah (800) 826-9662
Vermont (800) 649-HELP
Virginia (800) 230-6977
Virgin Islands (866) 248-4004
Washington (800) 322-2588
West Virginia (800) 642-8522
Wisconsin (800) 722-2295
Wyoming (800) 438-5795
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