Center For Health Policy Development

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS: HEALTH PAYMENT AND FINANCING

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS

SUPPORTING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH INNOVATION IN STATES

ALLIANCE FOR INNOVATION ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

IMMUNIZATION BARRIERS IN THE UNITED STATES: TARGETING MEDICAID PARTNERSHIPS

LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE PROGRAM: PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES, BUILDING STATE CAPACITY

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS

SUPPORTING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH INNOVATION IN STATES - THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR STATE HEALTH POLICY (NASHP) WILL LEVERAGE ITS LONGSTANDING EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN WORKING WITH STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND REDUCE DISPARITIES FOR MCH POPULATIONS. THROUGH THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH POLICY INNOVATION PROGRAM (MCH PIP), NASHP WILL ENGAGE STATE TITLE V MCH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS, AND THEIR PARTNERS (E.G., BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HOUSING, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, HEALTH PLANS, FAMILIES/CONSUMERS) TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND SUSTAIN STATE-LEVEL POLICY INITIATIVES AND INNOVATIONS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH). NASHP WILL SUPPORT STATES BY CONVENING STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS AND KEY PARTNERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND ALIGN EFFORTS, PROVIDING TARGETED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA), AND DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING IN-DEPTH POLICY RESOURCES ON SDOH AND OTHER EMERGENT MCH POLICY INNOVATIONS. PROJECT WORK WILL SUPPORT STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS IN THE FOCUS AREAS OF SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD THROUGH STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND OTHER SDOH-RELATED PRIORITY POLICY ISSUES THAT EMERGE DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD. NASHP'S APPROACH WILL ACCOMMODATE DIVERSE STATE CONTEXTS AND PRIORITIES, ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH FEDERAL PRIORITIES, AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES AND THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD, NASHP WILL CONDUCT A TWO-YEAR LEARNING COLLABORATIVE TO CONVENE STATE LEADERS AND OTHER STATE PARTNERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND ALIGN EFFORTS IN COLLECTIVELY ACHIEVING SHARED SDOH GOALS. PARTICIPATING STATES WILL RECEIVE IN-DEPTH TA THROUGH ANNUAL CONVENINGS, WEBINARS, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR SHARED GOALS. NASHP WILL DEVELOP AND NATIONALLY DISSEMINATE POLICY RESOURCES (E.G., BRIEFS, BLOGS, STATE POLICY TRACKERS) BY CONDUCTING COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYSES ON PRIORITY AND EMERGING MCH POLICY INNOVATIONS IN SDOH. FINAL LY, NASHP WILL INCLUDE A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY IN ALL CORE ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTE THE LONGEVITY OF SDOH POLICY INITIATIVES IN STATES THROUGH ONGONG NATIONAL DISSEMINATION MECHANISMS (E.G., NEWSLETTER, SOCIAL MEDIA).

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY AND MIGRANT HEALTH CENTERS AND HOMELESS

IP17-1704.NU66 IMMUNIZATION BARRIERS IN THE UNITED STATES: TARGETING MEDICAID PARTNERSHIPS

ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO IMMUNIZATION THROUGH STATE INTERAGENCY AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION - PROJECT ABSTRACT: CDC-RFA-IP-23-0002 IMMUNIZATION BARRIERS IN THE UNITED STATES: TARGETING MEDICAID PARTNERSHIPS NASHP, ACADEMYHEALTH, AIM AND AIRA PROJECT: ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO IMMUNIZATION THROUGH STATE INTERAGENCY AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION DESPITE ENHANCED COVERAGE THROUGH MEDICAID AND THE VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM, LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS, AND PREGNANT PEOPLE CONTINUE TO HAVE LOWER ESTIMATED VACCINATION RATES THAN THOSE ABOVE POVERTY LEVEL. INTERAGENCY AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION WITH MEDICAID PROGRAMS CAN STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS BARRIERS TO IMPROVING IMMUNIZATION RATES AMONG THESE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTEROPERABILITY, PROVIDER SCOPE OF PRACTICE, AMONG OTHERS. NOW, FACING DOCUMENTED COVID-19 FATIGUE AND AN INCREASINGLY HOSTILE IMMUNIZATION ENVIRONMENT, IT WILL BE ESPECIALLY VALUABLE TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS FROM DELAYED VACCINATION SCHEDULES AND WELL-CHILD VISITS. NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR STATE HEALTH POLICY (NASHP) AND ACADEMYHEALTH, IN POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF IMMUNIZATION MANAGERS (AIM) AND THE AMERICAN IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY ASSOCIATION (AIRA), PROPOSE FORMING A NEW “VACCINE INFORMATION SHARING AND EDUCATION RESOURCE” NETWORK (VISER NETWORK). WE WILL BUILD ON OUR PREVIOUSLY CDC-FUNDED PROJECT WITH TWO NEW PROPOSED WORKSTREAMS. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO ENGAGE WITH VACCINE ACCESS COOPERATIVE (VAC) MEMBERS, THE MEDICAID MEDICAL DIRECTORS NETWORK (MMDN), AND OTHER MEDICAID STAKEHOLDERS USING A MULTI-FACETED STRATEGY TO ENHANCE COLLABORATIVE IMMUNIZATION EFFORTS ACROSS PERTINENT STATE AGENCIES AND IMPROVE IMMUNIZATION RATES FOR ALL MEDICAID COVERED LIVES. LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS TO IMMUNIZE AGAINST VACCINE-PREVENTABLE RESPIRATORY DISEASE: VISER LEARNING NETWORK: BUILDING ON MOMENTUM AND PARTNERSHIPS GENERATED THROUGH PREVIOUS REGIONAL VAC MEETINGS, THE VISER LEARNING NETWORK WILL ENGAGE CROSS-AGENCY AND MULTI-SECTOR VAC PARTICIPANTS IN AN ONGOING LEARNING NETWORK FOCUSED ON DISSEMINATING EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION, SHARING PROMISING AND BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE VACCINATION RATES, AND DISCUSSING EMERGING ISSUES RELATED TO VACCINE-PREVENTABLE RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. LEVERAGING THIS NEW COALITION OF PARTNERS WITH RENEWED ENERGY AND INTEREST IN IMPROVING VACCINATION RATES, THE VACCINE-PREVENTABLE RESPIRATORY DISEASE LEARNING NETWORK WILL HOLD MONTHLY LEARNING NETWORK CALLS THAT PRESENT TIMELY INFORMATION AND SHARE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE VACCINATION RATES FOR VACCINE-PREVENTABLE RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN MEDICAID PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC HEALTH: IN-DEPTH POLICY CONSULTATIONS: THE PROJECT TEAM WILL FOCUS ON ADDRESSING POLICY, TECHNICAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS TO INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN STATE MEDICAID INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND IIS. IMPROVING BI-DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN MEDICAID AND IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS IS CRITICAL TO UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING VACCINATION COVERAGE AND GAPS AND SUPPORTING IIS INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS. THE VISER NETWORK WILL LAUNCH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR UP TO SIX CROSS-AGENCY STATE TEAMS (TWO CYCLES OF THREE STATES EACH) TO RECEIVE IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON SPECIFIC GOALS RELATED TO CONNECTING IIS AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS TO SHARE IMMUNIZATION DATA BETWEEN AGENCIES AND SUPPORT IIS INFRASTRUCTURE.

SUPPORTING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH INNOVATION IN STATES

ALLIANCE FOR INNOVATION ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

ADDRESSING BARRIERS AND IMPROVING IMMUNIZATION RATES FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN THROUGH TARGETED MEDICAID PARTNERSHIPS

HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM