Health Resources Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau

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Health Resources Services Administration
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
New Leaders Orientation October 19, 2003 Division
of State Community Health (DSCH) Cassie Lauver

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Mission of the Division of State Community
Health

• To work, in partnership with states, primarily
  through the Title V block grant, communities, and
  grantees to assure continued improvement in the
  health, safety and well-being of the MCH
  population

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Functions of the Division of State and Community
Health (DSCH)

• Serve as project officers to the 59 state and
  territory MCH programs
• Track state progress in meeting performance
  objectives
• Coordinate Technical Assistance (TA)
  opportunities requested by states and
  jurisdictions
• Orchestrate the annual Federal/State Partnership
  meeting (MCH and Children with Special Health
  Care Needs (CSHCN) State Directors grantee
  meeting)
• Administer the State Systems Development
  Initiative (SSDI) program

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Division of State and Community Health State MCH
Block Grant Project Officers
Region I Audrey Koertvelyessy PH
301-443-1971 E-mail akoertelyessy_at_hrsa.gov Regi
on II Jeff Koshel PH 301-443-5843 E-mail
jkoshel_at_hrsa.gov
Region III Carol OToole PH301-443-0869 E-mail
cotoole_at_hrsa.gov Region IV Meribeth Reed PH
301-443-1963 E-mail mreed_at_hrsa.gov

• Region V
• Jeff Koshel
• PH 301-443-5843
• E-mail jkoshel_at_hrsa.gov

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Division of State and Community Health State MCH
Block Grant Project Officers
Region VI Cassie Lauver PH 301-443-2204 E-mail
clauver_at_hrsa.gov Region VII Jeff Koshel PH
301-443-5843 E-mail jkoshel_at_hrsa.gov
Region VIII Audrey Koertvelyessy PH
301-443-1971 E-mail akoertvelyessy_at_hrsa.gov Regi
on IX Cassie Lauver PH 301-443-2204 E-mail
clauver_at_hrsa.gov

• Region X
• Meribeth Reed
• PH 301-443-1963
• E-mail mreed_at_hrsa.gov

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Division of State and Community Health State
Systems Development InitiativeProject Officer

• All Regions
• Charles Wellington
• PH 301-443-0272
• E-mail cwellington_at_hrsa.gov

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Priority Areas of the Division of State
Community Health

• Analyze Title V performance data
• across states within individual states over
  time
• Identify possible best practice models
• further investigated by rigorous evaluations
• Coordinate technical assistance
• To individual states
• With other divisions of MCHB and HRSA

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Newly Revised Block Grant Guidance for 2003

• Developed Draft of New Application Guidance with
  Advisory Committee
• Obtained Feedback on Draft from State MCH/CSHCN
  Directors
• Revised Guidance Based on Feedback and Input from
  MCHB Leadership
• Final Draft Received OMB Approval in May 2003

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Newly Revised Block Grant Guidance for 2003

• Developed Web Based Application Procedures with
  Science Applications International Corporation
  (SAIC)
• Established New Call Center for Questions on
  Application Guidance and Submission Procedures

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Call Center Contact Information

• Christopher Dykton
• Doug Margulies
• 20201 Century Boulevard, Suite 200
• Germantown, MD 208784
• Telephone
• 1-877-GO4-HRSA
• E-Mail
• CallCenter_at_HRSA.gov
• MarguliesD_at_SAIC.com
• DyktonC_at_SAIC.com

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Revisions Included

• Overall reduction in redundancy resulting in a
  seamless narrative
• Convert Core Heath Status Measures to Health
  Capacity Measures (annual)
• Place Developmental Health Status Measures with
  Needs Assessment (every 5 years)

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Revisions Included

• Guidance on how to calculate 3 year moving
  averages for small samples
• Stand Alone Needs Assessment
• Elimination of Types of Services
• Annual Report - Navigational tool

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New Block Grant Review Process for 2003

• Transition to new structure
• Face-to-face review with State MCH and CSHCN
  Directors in Field Offices
• Interactive discussion
• Focus
• Individual State Priorities
• State Performance Measures
• National Performance Measures while meeting
  statutory and regulatory requirements
• Technical Assistance Needs Assessment
• Delivery of Technical Assistance

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State Programs

• Wide-range of responsibilities including
• Administration of additional programs
• WIC, Family Planning, Part C, I.D.E.A., School
  Health, and Newborn Screening
• Delivery of services through local agencies
  including Community Health Centers

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Contact Information

• Cassie Lauver
• PH 301-443-2204
• E-mail clauver_at_hrsa.gov
• 18-31 Parklawn Building
• 5600 Fishers Lane
• Rockville, MD 20852