February Maternal and Child Health Bureau Division of State & Community Health (DSCH)

February Mission of the Division of State and Community Health “To work, in partnership with States, primarily through the Title V block grant, communities, and grantees to assure continued improvement in the health, safety and well-being of the MCH population.”

February Functions of the Division of State and Community Health Serve as Project Officers to the 59 State and jurisdictional MCH programs. Develop and update every three years the Title V MCH Block Grant Application Guidance. Track State progress in meeting performance objectives. Coordinate Technical Assistance (TA) opportunities, as requested by States and jurisdictions.

February Functions of the Division of State and Community Health Administer the SSDI program. Provide administrative oversight for two AMCHP Cooperative Agreements: Partnership for State Title V MCH Leadership State Public Health Coordinating Center for Autism Orchestrate the annual Federal/State Partnership meeting (MCH and CSHCN State Directors grantee meeting).

February Electronic Application Submission Title V grantees submit applications/annual reports online using the Title V Information System (TVIS). States report on 18 National Performance Measures, State Performance Measures, Outcome Measures, Health Status Indicators and Health System Capacity Indicators. Annual data reported is available for 5 years.

February Electronic Application Submission State, Regional, and National comparisons are accessible by the general public. TVIS can be accessed through the MCHB website or at: /search.asp. Every five years States are also required to conduct a comprehensive, Statewide Needs Assessment.

February Priority Areas of the Division of State & Community Health Analyze Title V Performance Data Across States Within Individual States over Time. Identify Promising Practice Models Further Investigated by Rigorous Evaluations. Coordinate Technical Assistance To Individual States. With Other Divisions and Offices of MCHB and HRSA.

February Researchers Academic Institutions/Public Health Programs Federal/State Policy Makers Federal/State/Local Governmental Agencies Stakeholders Professional Organizations/Associations General Public End Users Title V Block Grant Data

February Division of State and Community Health 2008 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Congratulations to the Title V MCH Block Grant Program for achieving a rating of Effective in the 2008 U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) review. -Highest Achievable Rating -Approximately 19 Percent of Federal Programs are rated as performing at an “Effective” Level -Review posted at

February Division of State and Community Health 2008 ACCOMPLISHMENTS PART Review cited that the program has had a positive impact, with strong and effective collaborations established between Federal, State, local and private-sector entities concerned with MCH. Also cited was that the program has shown improvements in the scope and quality of evaluations conducted since the 2002 PART review.

February Division of State and Community Health ACCOMPLISHMENTS Recent Completed Evaluations: Assessment and Evaluation of Title V Block Grant Program’s Infrastructure-Building Activities Final Report (Based on Report prepared by Health Systems Research, Inc., December 2007) Meeting State MCH Needs: A Summary of State Priorities and Performance Measures (Sheps Center-UNC, January 2008)

February Division of State and Community Health ACCOMPLISHMENTS Evaluation Reports (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., May 2008): Assessment of Data Notes for Title V MCH Block Grant National Performance Measures and for Nine MCHB Discretionary Grant Performance Measures; Assessment of MCH Block Grant State Performance Measures Related to Obesity; and Analysis of Family Participation Performance Measures in the MCH Block Grant and MCHB Discretionary Grant Programs.

February Division of State and Community Health FUTURE EFFORTS 2008 PART review findings indicated a continuing need to determine what actions are required to improve the percent of low birth weight births. PART Improvement Plan Objectives: Develop a program performance measure targeting the ratio of racial and ethnic disparities in low birth weight infants.

February Division of State and Community Health FUTURE EFFORTS PART Improvement Plan Objectives: Promote evidence-based practices to reduce the incidence (and better understand the causes) of low birth weight; and Conduct a technical review and evaluation of State Title V MCH priority needs, SPMs and promising practices. (Ongoing work with the Sheps Center to examine current trends in the delivery of VLBW infants at appropriate level hospitals and States’ efforts and existing data capacity around preconceptional health and oral health care/access.)

February Division of State and Community Health State MCH Block Grant Project Officers Region V Pam Eason PH: Region I Ellen Volpe PH: Region II Corey Palmer PH: Region III Keisher Highsmith PH: Region IV Scott Snyder PH:

February Division of State and Community Health State MCH Block Grant Project Officers Region VI Cassie Lauver PH: Region VII Corey Palmer PH: Region VIII Michele Lawler PH: Region IX Cassie Lauver PH: Region X Carol O’Toole PH:

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February State Systems Development Initiative Project Officer – All Regions Scott Snyder, M.P.H. PH:

February Division of State and Community Health Program Support Florence Odongkara Public Health Analyst