Data Enhancement for Accountability and Leadership in
Maternal and Child Health (DEAL MCH)

A data utilization and enhancement cooperative agreement funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau
at the University of Illinois - School of Public Health at Chicago.

DEAL MCH is designed to advance data-based decision making within state health
departments and to build their capacity for:

 effective public health surveillance
 epidemiologic analysis
 needs assessment
 program planning & evaluation
 policy development

      ......supporting the health of women, infants, children, and adolescents.

Enhanced Analytic Skills Program 1997 (EASP)
An intensive one-week program designed for practicing state-level public health professionals . The curriculum focused on state-of-the-art methods and issues related to the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data pertinent to the primary and special health needs of women, infants, children, and adolescents. Due to the end of the grant period, the last EASP was offered in June, 1997. However, we are currently preparing self-instructional modules based on many of the EASP sessions.We hope to have these modules available by January 1, 1998.

Consultation Service (CS)
The CS Provides access to data expertise and promotes state-to-state technical assistance. Users
send data analysis and utilization questions via e-mail, fax, or phone. Questions are responded to by
DEAL MCH Staff and other experts as needed.