Family Health Branch
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Title V Block Grant -
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The purpose of the MCH Block Grants to the states is the creation of Federal-State partnerships to develop service systems in communities that can meet the critical challenges facing maternal and child health. For every $4 of Federal funds, at least $3 must be matched by State and local funds.
Each year in mid-July, the Family Health Branch submits its
grant application for Federal Maternal and Child Health funding to the Health Resources
Services Administration (HRSA). Georgia is receiving $17,348,033 in MCH Block Grant funding
for Fiscal Year 2006, and $279,809,636 in Matching Funds, to address maternal and child
health priorities including:
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 (e.g., prenatal care; healthy and safe child care; and health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents);
Ensuring access to care for all mothers and children; and
Meeting the nutritional and developmental needs of mothers, children, and families.
As a part of the "MCH Block Grant" process, we submit a work plan for the implementation of
the 18 National Performance Measures (NPM) and the 10 State Performance Measures (SPM) for the
current fiscal year as well as a report on the activities of the previous year which supported
the achievement of these performance measures.
This year’s application contains data from the
Georgia Statewide Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment. According to HRSA / MCHB, needs assessment is defined as “a study undertaken
to determine the service requirements within a jurisdiction.” In 2005, as part of its commitment
to promote the physical, mental, spiritual and social well being of Georgia’s children and families,
the Family Health Branch of the Georgia Department of Public Health conducted a statewide needs
assessment that including an investigation and analysis or environmental scan of some of the key
factors that affect maternal, child, and adolescent health in Georgia. During this process, input
was directly solicited from Georgians about their health care needs and concerns, and about family
health trends in Georgia and nationwide. Along with this public input, several focus groups of MCH
staff were held and key informants from around the state were interviewed, as well.
This web page has two purposes:
- To inform both citizens and consumers about Georgia's MCH priorities and to seek input into future development and implementation of priorities.
- To inform public health staff about the performance measures and to encourage district and state level public health staff to report on supporting activities.
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