May 1999 Salt Lake City, Utah
This workshop was a Regional/State partnership (REGIONS VI, VIII, IX AND X) to assist states in preparing for the Maternal and Child Health Five-Year Needs Assessments (due in MCH Block Grant Applications July 15, 2000). The workshop provided opportunities for persons involved in the Five-year Needs Assessments to learn from each other and collaborate towards consensus on data definitions and methodological issues. For complete guidance and instructions on completing the Five Year Needs Assessment, see the Title V Block Grant Guidance and related documents at: http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/guidance.htm1#titlev
The agenda topics for this workshop were developed by State MCH Agency staff from the four participating Regions. HRSA/MCH Field Office staff from the four regions provided logistical and planning support. Special thanks to the State of Utah MCH Agency for hosting the meeting.
Topics and activities included the following:
1) Updates from key federal resources: MCHB, CDC, AMCHP, Title V Information System staff, Family Voices, SSDI and the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC).
2) Proposed MCH Assessment Indicators: The MCHB perspective, then open discussion among the states.
3) Presentations and group discussions on three performance measures/needs indicators: Medical Home for CSHCN; Uninsured Children; and Oral Health.
4) Challenges for states in reporting performance measures about children on SSI, and Medicaid participation.
5) Categorizing services by the levels of the pyramid - MCHB and State perspectives.
6) Perspectives on framing MCH Data (Title V Information System)in a political arena.
7) Presentations by three states on how they are designing their five-year needs assessments.
The following regions/states in DHHS/HRSA/MCH participated. For more information contact one of the following regional office representatives:
Region VI (AR, OK, TX, LA, NM) Thomas Wells, twells@hrsa.gov, or Frances Vines, fvines@hrsa.gov
Region VIII (CO, UT, SD, ND, WY, MT) Joyce Borgmeyer, jborgmeyer@hrsa.gov, or Joyce Devaney, Jdevaney@hrsa.gov
Region IX (HI, CA, AZ, NV, Pacific Islands) Reg Louie, rlouie@hrsa.gov, or George Nakama, gnakama@hrsa.gov
Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA) Carolyn Gleason, cgleason@hrsa.gov, or Margaret West, mwest@hrsa.gov
The conference was videotaped and is available here in its entirety. (You will need the RealPlayer G2 to view the video at this site (read more about it under "Technical Requirements")).