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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHNEEDS ASSESSMENTOffice of Family and Community Health Improvement
Washington State Department of Health | 2
Maternal and Child HealthBlock Grant (MCHBG)
Improve the health and well-being of the nation’s mothers, infants, children and youth, including children and youth with special health care needs, and their families
Nation’s oldest, federal-state partnership (1935)o Permanently authorized in Title V of Social Security Acto Congress sets funding annuallyo Funding agency is Health Resources and Services
Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Title V funds distributed to all 50 states, District of Columbia and eight U.S. territories
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Five-Year MCH Needs Assessment
Required as part of MCHBG
Identify:o The need for preventive and primary care services for:■ pregnant women, mothers and infants up to age one; ■ children; and■ children with special health care needs
o Emerging public health issueso State’s capacity and resources to address them
To be used as basis to set priorities for five-year state action plan for MCHBG …
… but useful for other programs and purposes as well
Process and Timeline
Gather Information
Spring 2019
Compile & Analyze
Summer 2019
Set Priorities,
Performance MeasuresFall-Winter
2019
Prepare Work Plan, Application
Spring 2020
FFY2021 Application
DueJuly 15, 2020
Partner Engagement Partner Engagement
You Are Here
2013 Report Each Day in America2 mothers die from complications of childbirth
4 children are killed by abuse or neglect
5 children or teens commit suicide
7 children or teens are killed with a gun
24 children or teens die from accidents
67 babies die before their first birthday
208 children are arrested for violent crimes
467 children are arrested for drug crimes
892 babies are born with low birthweight
914 babies are born to teen mothers
1,208 babies are born without health insurance
1,825 children are confirmed as abused or neglected
2,712 babies are born into poverty
2,857 high school students drop out*
4,475 babies are born to unmarried mothers
4,500 children are arrested
16,244 public school students are suspended*
In March 2013; Source: Children’s Defense Fund (www.childrensdefense.org) *Based on 180 school days a year
2013 Report 2017 Report Each Day in America2 2 mothers die from complications of childbirth
4 4 children are killed by abuse or neglect
5 7 children or teens commit suicide
7 8 children or teens are killed with a gun
24 22 children or teens die from accidents
67 64 babies die before their first birthday
208 167 children are arrested for violent crimes
467 311 children are arrested for drug crimes
892 879 babies are born with low birthweight
914 566 babies are born to teen mothers
1,208 1,414 babies are born without health insurance
1,825 1,854 children are confirmed as abused or neglected
2,712 1,759 babies are born into poverty
2,857 2,857 high school students drop out*
4,475 4,388 babies are born to unmarried mothers
4,500 2,805 children are arrested
16,244 12,816 public school students are suspended*Source: The State of America’s Children® 2017 (https://www.childrensdefense.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2017-soac.pdf). *Based on 180 school days a year
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MCHBG Population Domains
Women / Maternal Health
Perinatal / Infant Health
Child Health
Adolescent Health
Children (and Youth) with Special Health Care Needs
Cross-Cutting and Systems Building
Align withMCHBG
guidance
Align withexisting state health plans
Emphasize health equity, social
determinants of health and life
course perspective
Washington Maternal and Child HealthNeeds Assessment Framework
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Questions We’ll Discuss Today
1. What are the emerging and on-going health needs of women, children, and families in Washington State?
2. What are the strengths of the work in our state in addressing the health needs of this population?
3. What is the capacity (or what resources are available) statewide to work on improving the health of this population?
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