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A Pediatrician Can Make a Difference!!!!
CATCH Program Mission
CATCH supports pediatricians to collaborate within their communities so that all children have access to needed health services and a
medical home.
It Takes A Village….
More Background Information
• Program of the Community Pediatrics Council of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Provides seed funds for programs aimed at improving children’s health
• A pediatrician or pediatric resident need to be program leader
• Asks for development of community partnerships
More Background Information cont.
• Grants awarded twice a year (Fall and Spring)• Planning and Implementation grants fund 6
month long projects• $ 12,000 and $ 3,000 awards for pediatricians
and residents• Application is straightforward!!!• Local and national technical support is readily
available
CATCH Evaluation Highlights
• 401 funded grants from 2006 to 2012 (731 eligible applications)
• 58% grantees spend 100% of their time in general pediatrics
• Non-profit community health center is single largest employment setting
CATCH Evaluation Highlights
• 85% projects are completed• 87% projects still exist in some form two years
after funding• 63% awardees still involved in their project• 29% report CATCH funds helped to leverage
additional funding
CATCH Evaluation Highlights
• 72% have sustained most community partnerships
• 64% formed new community partnerships after funding ended
• 64% success at increasing access for children• 41% have mentored others in obtaining a
CATCH grant or conducting a CATCH project
Some Examples
• Youth in transition health care• Oral Health• Maternal Depression• Care coordination for CSHCN• Mental Health Access• Asthma• Health Literacy• Teenage pregnancy
YES, YOU CAN!!!!
Contact Information
• Massachusetts CATCH co-facilitatorsDr. Anne Nugent ([email protected])Dr. Giusy Romano-Clarke ([email protected])• District I CATCH Resident RepresentativeDr. Megan Schultz ([email protected])
Contact Information
• AAP CATCH Program ManagerDana Bennett-Tejes ([email protected])• Community Pediatrics Websitehttp://www2.aap.org/commpeds• CATCH Websitehttp://www2.aap.org/catch/index.html
