Peter C' van Dyck, M'D', M'P'H'

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Presentation For DataSpeakMay, 2003
Health Resources and Services Administration
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
The National Survey of Children with Special
Health Care Needs

• Peter C. van Dyck, M.D., M.P.H.

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• Partnership between HRSAs Maternal and Child
  Health Bureau (MCHB) and National Center for
  Health Statistics (NCHS)
• Using SLAITS, complete 750 CSHCN interviews per
  state
• Data available Winter 2002-2003

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• Establish uniform state, regional, and national
  prevalence estimates for CSHCN under 18 with
  existing special health care needs using the MCHB
  definition.
• Provide state, regional, and national data for
  CSHCN characteristics and systems impact as
  baseline estimates for federal and state
  performance measures, Title V needs assessment
  activities and HP 2010.

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• Screened 196,888 households with children
• Screened 373,055 children for special health care
  needs
• Completed 38,866 CSHCN interviews

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Children with special health care needs (CSHCN)
are defined by the Department of Health and Human
Services as
those who have or are at increased risk for
chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or
emotional conditions and who also require health
and related services of a type or amount beyond
that required by children generally.1
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