Maternal and Child Health Resources
 Link to Maternal and Child Health Overview Page
General Resources - NCSL
- Addressing Our Children's Mental Health Needs (December 2001)
Summary of a Children, Families and Health Committee meeting at the Assembly on State Issues Meeting (Washington, DC).
- Annual Meeting (2006)
Neal Halfon's "Ounce of Prevention; Opportunities to Promote Optimal Childhood Development"
- Child Care and Early Education
NCSL's Child Care and Early Education webpage provides links to NCSL resources as well as other helpful websites.
- Child Psychiatrist Shortage Looms (March 2006)
This legisbrief discusses the treatment gap in child psychiatric care due to a shortage of providers.
- Children's Dental Health Project
Projects include Promoting State Oral Health Policy and Improving Perinatal and Infant Oral Health
- Children's Health and Environment (January 2005)
Webpage maintained by NCSL's Environment, Energy and Transportation Program.
- Children's Mental Health and Terrorism (December 2001)
One of a series of briefs written by NCSL, "Protecting Democracy: States Respond to Terrorism."
- Children's Oral Health (September 2007)
NCSL Legisbrief that explores promising practices for states to improve oral health for kids.
- Children's Oral Health: Closing the Gaps (March 2006)
An NCSL web-assisted audio conference.
- Cost of Low Birthweight Babies (February 2008)
This NCSL Postcard shows the cost and prevention of low birthweight babies.
- Developing Mental Health Systems for Children: An NCSL Audio conference (February 2002)
This audio conference, sponsored by NCSL's Children's Policy Initiative, focused on legislative options to develop state and community policy strategies that address mental health services for young children.
- Exemptions for Childhood Immunizations (June/July 2006)
This NCSL LegisBrief explains different forms of exemptions that states have created and the implications of exemptions.
- Finding the Causes of Childhood Diseases (June 2001)
Article from NCSL's State Legislatures magazine that discusses the role of the environment on children's health.
- Genetic Technologies Project (2006)
This NCSL webpage offers a variety of resources related to genetics including topics such as newborn screening, embryonic and fetal research, sickle cell disease and more.
- Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) Demonstration Initiative (March 2003)
This brief provides information on the background of HIFA as well as benefits, cost sharing, private health insurance "buy-ins," budget neutrality, the waiver approval process and reporting and evaluation components of the new Section 1115 demonstration initiative.
- Improving the Lives of Young People with Disabilities (June/July 2005)
This legisbrief discusses state action relating to children with disabilities.
- Infant Mortality/ Life Expectancy Rates (October 2006)
Article from NCSL's State Health Notes newsletter.
- Maternal and Child Health: Snapshot for State Legislators (June 2004)
Booklet is intended to help legislators and legislative staff gain a better understanding of issues, resources and programs related to maternal and child health.
- Medicaid and Community Services for Developmental Disabilities (April/May 2006)
This legisbrief discusses Medicaid and institutional spending for individuals with developmental disabilities.
- Medicaid Services Across a Woman's Lifespan (February 2007)
This NCSL LegisBrief explains healthcare for children, pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage, family planning and disabilities coverage, and supplemental Medicare coverage.
- Medical Homes for Children (2006)
This webpage offers an overview and legislation on Medical Homes for children with special health care needs.
- Meningitis Vaccination Laws by State (2006)
This Webpage provides information regarding meningitis vaccination laws as well as a 50 state chart.
- Newborn Screening Webcast (September 2005)
This webcast covers the Newborn Screening Conference that took place Wednesday, September 25th, 2005.
- Newborn Screening (June/July 2000)
LegisBrief (Vol. 8, Number 27) discusses newborn genetic screening, as well as state and federal action related to the issue.
- Oral Health
- Osteoporosis Breaks Bones and Budgets (April/May 2008)
This LegisBrief provides a summary of state and federal action related to osteoporosis.
- Physical Education Activity for Children and Teens (January 2006)
This legisbrief discusses the importance of physical education among young people.
- Predictive Genetic Testing for Minors (April/ May 2006)
This legisbrief discusses state action as well as ethical, legal and psychosocial issues related to predictive genetic testing for minors.
- Preventing Cervical Cancer (Nov/Dec 2006)
NCSL Legisbrief about state policies regarding the HPV Vaccine
- Quality in Children's Health Care (January 2005)
This policy report focuses on the Medicaid and SCHIP programs.
- School Wellness Programs (November/December 2006)
This NCSL LegisBrief discusses how schools can make a big impact on children's health.
- Sorry Kids, Another Shot (January 2007)
This article discusses the CDC's recomendations for the HPV vaccine and discusses state legislator's role in its administration.
- State Responses to Maternal Drug and Alcohol Use: An Update (January 2000)
This NCSL publication addresses the problems of pregnant women who use alcohol and other drugs including biochemical process, barriers to receiving treatment, treatment effectiveness, and state action in the area.
- States Consider Requiring New HPV Vaccine for Girls (October 2006)
Article from NCSL's State Health Notes newsletter that discusses states' role in the administration of the new HPV vaccine.
- Teen Pregnancy (February 2007)
This NCSL LegisBrief explains the costs related to teen pregnancy rates for states and the federal government.
- TEFRA Medicaid Option for Children with Mental Illness (March 2003)
Legisbrief describes what states are doing regarding children with disabilities.
- Women and Diabetes (March 2008)
This National Conference of State Legislatures Postcard provides some brief statistics about women and diabetes, costs, and control and prevention.
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Women's Legislative Network
The Women's Legislative Network, an affiliate of NCSL, includes all women legislators by virtue of their election to office.
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) dedicates its efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
*The Academy's resources on Children's Mental Health
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a membership organization of obstetrician-gynecologists dedicated to the advancement of women's health through education, advocacy, practice and research.
- The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
AMCHP is the national organization representing state public health leaders working to improve the health and well-being of women, children, and youth.
- ASTHO
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to assuring excellence in state-based public health practice.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS, formerly HCFA, is the federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The agency provides health insurance for over 74 million Americans through these programs.
- Children's Defense Fund
Advocacy Group for Children.
- CityMatCH
CityMatCH is a freestanding national membership organization of city and county health departments' maternal and child health (MCH) programs dedicated to improving the health and well-being of urban women, children, and families.
- Fetal and Perinatal Mortality
CDC National Vital Statistics Report, February 2007.
- Kids Count 2006
An online database by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that contains state-by-state data on the educational, health, and economic status of children in the United States.
- Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is an independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The KFF website provides facts, analysis, and explanation on health policy issues with an emphasis on low-income populations.
- The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), administers four major programs which include: the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (Title V); the Healthy Start Initiative (Public Health Service Act); the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (Public Health Service Act); and the Abstinence Education Program (Title V). This comprehensive web site includes maternal and child health fact sheets, program information, current updates and relevant state data.
Archived Webcast now available: Partnering to Pay for MCH, September 20, 2006.
Depression During and After Pregnancy: A Resource for Women, their Families, and Friends.
- Maternal and Child Health Library
This database provides on-line resources and continually updated reports on a range of MCH issues.
- Maternal and Child Health Update 2005
Report Issued by the National Governor's Association
- National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) is a resource center dedicated to improving the health of children and families. This site provides a searchable database on MCH organizations and issues, publications available for downloading, information on conferences and projects and links to other MCH web sites.
- NGA Center for Best Practices
The National Governors' Association (NGA) is the only bipartisan national organization of, by, and for the nation's governors. Its members are the governors of the 50 states, the commonwealths, and territories.
- National Institute for Health Care Management
Reducing Health Disparities Among Children: Strategies and Programs for Health Plans (Feb 2007) Read the Report
- Partnering to Pay for MCH Webcast (2006)
- Reducing Health Disparities Among Children: Strategies and Programs for Health Plans
National Institute of Healthcare Management Report, February 2007.
- The Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a non-partisan economic and social policy research organization.
Birth Defects (General)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ works to improve the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of health care for Americans by supporting health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision making.
- March of Dimes
The March of Dimes works with international partners to educate health care professionals about best practices in perinatal health and to raise public awareness about cost-effective interventions that can improve birth outcomes.
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (CDC)
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnership. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
- NICHD
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is part of the National Institutes of Health, the biomedical research arm of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services.
Breastfeeding (General)
- Lead Screening for Children Enrolled in Medicaid: State Approaches (June 2001)
This Issue Brief presents the findings from a national survey on state policies and practices for screening Medicaid-enrolled children for lead poisoning. This paper describes the seriousness of the issue, the difficulties involved in implementing screening programs and results from the survey about state approaches to improving their screening practices.
- NCSL Transportation Program
NCSL's transportation website contains information on traffic safety in addition to many other transportation-related topics.
Childhood Injury Prevention (General)
Newborn Hearing Screening (General)
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is a membership organization made up of parents of children with hearing loss, adults who are deaf or hard of hearing, educators, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, physicians, and other professionals in fields related to hearing loss and deafness.
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA is a membership organization working to ensure that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services.
- March of Dimes
The March of Dimes works with international partners to educate health care professionals about best practices in perinatal health and to raise public awareness about cost-effective interventions that can improve birth outcomes.
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (CDC)
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnership. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
- National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management
The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management is housed at Utah State University and works to ensure that all infants (newborns) and toddlers with hearing loss are identified as early as possible and provided with timely and appropriate audiological, educational, and medical intervention.
- National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center (NNSGRC)
The National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center provides a forum for interaction between consumers, health care professionals, researchers, organizations, and policy makers in refining and developing public health newborn screening and genetics programs. NNSGRC also serves as a national resource center for information and education in the areas of newborn screening and genetics.
- Newborn and Infant Hearing Loss: Detection and Intervention (American Academy of Pediatrics)
This webpage contains the AAP's policy statement on newborn and infant hearing loss.
- Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People exists to open the world of communication for people with hearing loss through information, education, advocacy and support.
- American Association of Poison Control Centers
The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) is a nationwide organization of poison centers and interested individuals.
- MedicineNet.com
MedicineNet is a nationally recognized organization which provides comprehensive information on Poison Control Centers in specific states.
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention works to reduce morbidity, disability, mortality, and costs associated with injuries.
NCSL General Information
- Frequently Asked Questions...SCHIP (March 2005)
This 12-page paper answers 10 frequently asked questions about SCHIP.
- Kids and States Receive a Break (July/August 2006)
This article appeared in the July/August 2006 issue of NCSL's magazine State Legislatures.
- Medicaid Survival Kit
Originally published in 1996, NCSL's Medicaid Survival Kit has been updated through two additional editions in 1999, 2001 and 2005. It is designed to provide state legislators, their staffs, and other interested in health care finance with basic survival "tools." Please call to receive a copy.
- Quick Fix for SCHIP Shortfall (April 2007)
This article discusses state issues relating to reauthorization of SCHIP funds.
- The State of Children's Health Insurance: Who's Covered and Who's Not? (February 2006)
This primer for state legislators addresses uninsured children and the state's role--mainly through the SCHIP program--in providing coverage for those who cannot afford it themselves.
- State Children's Health Insurance Program Charts (March 2005)
These charts contain information collected through periodic surveys of SCHIP directors. Charts include eligibility levels, benefits, crowd out, cost sharing, outreach methods, enrollment strategies, enrollment levels, allotments and quality assurance tools.
- SCHIP Conference Sessions:
- Has SCHIP Escaped the Budget Ax? - Web-Assisted Audioconference (March 2004)
This event featured national and state SCHIP experts who summarized the changes that occurred in the last year and described the potential impacts of these and other cuts. You will be able to listen and view this event and download the speakers' slides from this same website. [Search March 2004]
- SCHIP: Insuring Kids in Hard Times - Web-Assisted Audioconference (March 2003)
This event has been archived and the audio portions of the program are now available by clicking here. The results from NCSL's survey on SCHIP budgets has been summarized and is now available.
- SCHIP: Success and Ongoing Challenges (November 2001)
Summary of a session at NCSL's National Health Policy Conference in Seattle, Washington.
- Federal Flexibility Issues Under Medicaid and SCHIP (December 2000)
Summary of presentations by Wendy Wolf, M.D. M.P.H., Senior Advisor, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Cindy Mann, Family and Children's Health Program Group, Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) at NCSL's Joint ASI/AFI Meeting.
- Meeting the Outreach Requirement under the Children's Health Insurance Program (1998)
Summary of presentations given at NCSL's ASI meeting by Lillian Gibbons, R.N., Dr. P.H., Senior Advisor to Children's Programs, HCFA's Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Maryland; and Joe Quinn, Director of Communications, Department of Human Services, Arkansas.
SCHIP (General)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (General)
NCSL Publications
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- The Benefits of Breastfeeding (April 2005)
This article appeared in the NCSL's magazine, State Legislatures.
- Children's Health and Environment (January 2005)
Webpage maintained by NCSL's Environment, Energy and Transportation Program.
- Frequently Asked Questions...SCHIP (March 2005)
This 12-page paper answers 10 frequently asked questions about SCHIP.
- Improving the Lives of Young People with Disabilities (June/July 2005)
This LegisBrief discusses state action relating to children with disabilities.
- Kids Having Kids Declines (October/ November 2005)
This article appeared in the NCSL's magazine, State Legislatures.
- Newborn Screening Webcast (September 2005)
This webcast covers the Newborn Screening Conference that took place Wednesday, September 25th, 2005.
- An Ounce of Prevention (October/ November 2005)
This article about newborn screening appeared in NCSL's magazine, State Legislatures.
- Overfed but Undernourished (April 2005)
This article appeared in the NCSL's magazine, State Legislatures.
- Quality in Children's Health Care (January 2005)
This policy report focuses on the Medicaid and SCHIP programs.
- Right to Refuse vs. Easy Access (September 2005)
This is an article about emergency contraception from NCSL's magazine, State Legislatures.
- State Children's Health Insurance Program Charts (March 2005)
These charts contain information collected through periodic surveys of SCHIP directors. Charts include eligibility levels, benefits, crowd out, cost sharing, outreach methods, enrollment strategies, enrollment levels, allotments and quality assurance tools.
- Treating Obesity (August/ September 2005)
This LegisBrief discusses obesity and state action that can address this issue.
- What's for Lunch? When's Recess? (December 2005)
This article addresses the fight against obesity as it is addressed in schools in the NCSL's magazine, State Legislatures.
- Women and Cardio Vascular Disease (April/ May 2005)
This LegisBrief is about the number one killer of American women and action being taken to change perceptions, raise awareness and engage women in lowering their risk for heart attack and stroke.
- Developing Mental Health Systems for Children: An NCSL Audio conference (February 2002)
This audio conference, sponsored by NCSL's Children's Policy Initiative, focused on legislative options to develop state and community policy strategies that address mental health services for young children.
- Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) Demonstration Initiative (January 2002)
This brief provides information on the background of HIFA as well as benefits, cost sharing, private health insurance "buy-ins," budget neutrality, the waiver approval process and reporting and evaluation components of the new Section 1115 demonstration initiative.
- SCHIP: Money Matters (January 2002)
This report focuses on several state funding issues regarding SCHIP implementation and maintenance efforts, including: federal funding; states' use of federal funds; sources of state matching funds; SCHIP administrative cap and outreach funding; costs per child; and cost-sharing practices, issues and proposed regulations.
- Title XXI at Five: Progress is Measurable - But Gaps Remain (July 2002)
This State Health Notes article discusses various issues related to SCHIP.
- Addressing Our Children's Mental Health Needs (December 2001)
Summary of a Children, Families and Health Committee meeting at the Assembly on State Issues Meeting (Washington, DC).
- Children's Mental Health and Terrorism (December 2001)
One of a series of briefs written by NCSL, "Protecting Democracy: States Respond to Terrorism."
- Exploring a New Option: Section 1115 Demonstration Waivers Under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (July 2001)
This NCSL publication discusses the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) a new option available to the states-- 1115 demonstration projects. This option provides additional flexibility to the states.
- Finding the Causes of Childhood Diseases (June 2001)
Article from NCSL's State Legislatures magazine that discusses the role of the environment on children's health.
- Frequently Asked Questions: SCHIP (March 2001)
This 11-page paper answers 10 frequently asked questions about SCHIP.
- Increasing Dentists' Participation in Medicaid and SCHIP (May 2001)
This Issue Brief which discusses oral health disparities is part of the "Promising Practices" series.
- Lead Screening for Children Enrolled in Medicaid: State Approaches (June 2001)
This Issue Brief presents the findings from a national survey on state policies and practices for screening Medicaid-enrolled children for lead poisoning. This paper describes the seriousness of the issue, the difficulties involved in implementing screening programs and results from the survey about state approaches to improving their screening practices.
- New SCHIP Enrollment Figures (February 2001)
State Budget & Tax News. Vol. 20, No. 3 (Feb. 1, 2001).
- SCHIP Funds are Redistributed (April 2001)
State Budget & Tax News. Vol. 20, No. 7 (April 1, 2001).
- SCHIP: Success and Ongoing Challenges (November 2001)
Summary of a session at NCSL's National Health Policy Conference in Seattle, Washington.
- 2001 State Children's Health Insurance Chartbook
This is the newest edition of the SCHIP Chartbook, available on CD-Rom. To order, contact NCSL's publications department (303-830-2200, ext. 176).
- State Children's Health Insurance Efforts Gain Momentum (December 2001)
State Budget & Tax News. Vol. 19, No. 23 (Dec. 1, 2000).
- Expanding Health Coverage to Working Families: State Options (June 2000)
This 18-page report highlights state options to cover the working uninsured, including Medicaid, SCHIP, insurance subsidies and state-funded programs.
- Federal Flexibility Issues Under Medicaid and SCHIP (December 2000)
Summary of presentations by Wendy Wolf, M.D. M.P.H., Senior Advisor, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Cindy Mann, Family and Children's Health Program Group, Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) at NCSL's Joint ASI/AFI Meeting.
- Keeping Kids Enrolled: Continuity of Coverage under SCHIP and Medicaid (January 2000)
This report discusses outreach and enrollment to low-income children through state-sponsored coverage programs. The report also discusses cost sharing in SCHIP and Medicaid programs.
- Language Services Under SCHIP (November/December 2000)
This LegisBrief, (Vol. 8, Number 46) discusses Barriers to Enrolling in SCHIP, State Actions, and the results of an informal survey of the 13 states.
- Must Poor Kids Have Bad Teeth? (May 2000)
This article from NCSL's State Legislatures magazine discusses Medicaid, SCHIP and Oral Health, dentist participation rates, potential solutions, and Title V funding for dental programs.
- New Challenges for States: Indian Health Care (June 2000)
This article from NCSL's State Legislatures magazine discusses issues such as devolution, SCHIP, barriers, "bridging the gap," cooperation, at-risk populations, and the Federal Trust Responsibility for Indian Health Care.
- Newborn Screening (June/July 2000)
LegisBrief (Vol. 8, Number 27) discusses newborn genetic screening, as well as state and federal action related to the issue.
- Providing Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents: State Options (July 2000)
This report discusses some of the major federal sources of funding for reproductive health services for adolescents including SCHIP, Medicaid, the National Family Planning Program, the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, the Social Services Block Grant and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
- SCHIP: How Well is it Working in Rural Areas? (March 2000)
This Rural Health Brief discusses extending health insurance coverage and increasing access to medical services through safety net providers in rural areas, such as FQHCs, rural health clinics and local health departments.
- SCHIP: Money Matters (January 2000)
Part of the "Insuring More Kids: Options for Lawmakers" series of short reports on SCHIP. This 15-page report, plus tables, covers federal funding, states' use of federal funds, sources of state matching funds, the cap on administrative costs and outreach funding, costs per child and cost-sharing issues.
- SCHIP and Access for Children in Immigrant Families (January 2000)
This report provides an overview of citizen and noncitizen children in immigrant families in the United States and their access to SCHIP.
- State Responses to Maternal Drug and Alcohol Use: An Update (January 2000)
This NCSL publication addresses the problems of pregnant women who use alcohol and other drugs including biochemical process, barriers to receiving treatment, treatment effectiveness, and state action in the area.
- Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage in State Children's Health Insurance Programs (May 2000)
This report on substance abuse and children's health plans describes the range of substance abuse benefits available to children who are covered by private or combination SCHIP plans.
- Implementing the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Will Service Delivery Needs be Adequately Met? (September 1999)
This report surveyed 26 states that have their own programs or a program combined with Medicaid designed to provide improved health care for low-income children. (Available from NCSL's Publication Department, books@ncsl.org.)
- SCHIP and the Immigrant Community (September 1999)
This State Health Notes article discusses issues related to immigration, SCHIP, and public charge status.
- SCHIP and Children with Special Health Care Needs (August 1999)
This 22-page report, plus appendices, provides an overview of children with special health care needs, state options and actions under SCHIP to provide special services, state program examples and state and national contacts.
- SCHIP: Dental Care for Kids (August 1999)
Part of the "Insuring More Kids: Options for Lawmakers" series of short reports on SCHIP. The report provides a brief summary of SCHIP, lists SCHIP programs and discusses SCHIP dental health services.
- SCHIP: Outreach and Enrollment (August 1999)
Part of the "Insuring More Kids: Options for Lawmakers" series of short reports on SCHIP. This report discusses state and community outreach and enrollment strategies that determine each state's success in providing health care to its uninsured children.
- SCHIP: Overview (March 1999)
Part of the "Insuring More Kids: Options for Lawmakers" series of short reports on SCHIP. This 17-page paper, plus appendices, describes the federal SCHIP legislation, state options and planning issues.
- Dental Health and the Children's Health Insurance Program (November/December 1998)
This LegisBrief, (Vol. 6, No. 47) provides an overview of SCHIP and dental health, federal actions, and state actions.
- Meeting the Outreach Requirement under the Children's Health Insurance Program (1998)
Summary of presentations given at NCSL's ASI meeting by Lillian Gibbons, R.N., Dr. P.H., Senior Advisor to Children's Programs, HCFA's Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Maryland; and Joe Quinn, Director of Communications, Department of Human Services, Arkansas.
Other Resources
Publications
Web Resources
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The website offers information on SCHIP such as target population, outreach/enrollment, benefit design/service delivery, cost-sharing, crowd-out, and monitoring/evaluation.
- American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) dedicates its efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. This webpage focuses on SCHIP.
- AMCHP
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is the national organization representing state public health leaders and others working to improve the health and well being of women, children and youth and families.
- ASTHO
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to assuring excellence in state-based public health practice.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) SCHIP
CMS, formerly HCFA, is the federal agency that administers the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The site provides materials on SCHIP, also known as Title XXI. The website includes information on SCHIP state plans, enrollment, outreach, Title XXI legislation, SCHIP regulations and allotment notices, and SCHIP-related White House and department information.
- Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is an independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The KFF website provides facts, analysis, and explanation on health policy issues with an emphasis on low-income populations.
- Kids Count 2006
An online database by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that contains state-by-state data on the educational, health, and economic status of children in the United States.
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