 In
June 2005, The Office for Children with Special
Health Care Needs was awarded a three year
grant, “Integrated Community Systems for
Children with Special Health Care Needs", by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources and Services
Administration, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau (MCHB).
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This Grant created a
statewide task force comprised of
stakeholders of governmental and state
agencies, local, and community level
providers, children and youth with special
health care needs (CYSHCN), and their
families.
This task force facilitates
the development of partnerships between
agencies and communities to evaluate the
service delivery system for CYSHCN and
make recommendations on more effective
community-based systems. Families and youth are involved in the
task force, as well as the working
committees, and have a formal forum in the
parent-led Community Action Council and
the Youth Advisory Council.
The second major goal of this grant is
to study the impact of providing screening
and care coordination in different
clinical settings, including school-based
clinics with the intent of evaluating the
cost-effectiveness of these services in
increasing the identification of medical
and psychosocial conditions, enhancing
access, and ensuring higher quality of
care outcomes. The impact of insurance
coverage will be evaluated in each of the
clinical settings. The culmination of all
of the activities will result in a white
paper that will be sent to the Governor.
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For
additional information contact:
The
Office for Children with Special
Health
Care Needs
(602) 542-1860. |
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