Department of Public Health Title V Program Visits
Since 1935, Title V has promoted the nation's goals for healthy mothers and children. The MCH Block Grant Program provides funds to states for this purpose. It is currently administered by the US Department of Health and Human Services agency called the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and, in Massachusetts, by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
The grants' purpose is the creation of Federal-State Partnerships to develop state and local systems to meet critical challenges facing women, children and families. The Title V visit supports the fellows in gaining first hand knowledge of the Maternal and Child Health program available to families of children and youth with developmental disabilities across the lifespan.
- significantly reducing infant mortality
- providing comprehensive care for women before, during, and after pregnancy and childbirth
- providing preventive and primary care services for children and adolescents
- providing comprehensive care for children and adolescents with special health care needs
- immunizing all children
- reducing adolescent pregnancy
- preventing injury and violence
- putting into community practice national standards and guidelines (for example, for prenatal care, healthy and safe child care, and health supervision of infants, children and adolescents)
- meeting the nutritional and developmental needs of mothers, children, and families
LEND fellows have the opportunity to visit one of the following Title V programs as part of their community based experiences:
Title V Program Visited |
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SSI and Public Benefits Training and Technical Assistance |
Care Coordination Program |
The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund and CICRF Commission Meeting |
Community Support Line |
F.O.R. Families |
Massachusetts Maternal and Infant Mental Health Project |
Medical Review Team |
Early Intervention Services |
Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project |
Newborn Hearing Screening Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project |
SSI and Public Benefits Training and Technical Assistance |
Early Intervention |
Family Initiatives |
Family Initiatives Program |
The Catastrophic Illness in Children relief Fund and CICRF Commission Meeting |
WIC |
Massachusetts Technology Resource Assistance Team |
Pediatric Palliative Care program |
Massachusetts Community AIDS Resource Enhancement |
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