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May 23, 2005
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Building State & Community Teams: Issue Brief #3
Developing teams at state and local levels lies at the heart of Objective 16.23 of Healthy People 2010. This objective calls for the establishment of state systems of care for children and youth with special health care needs. While Title V staff and other state leaders already have experience working on teams and with teams others may lack a shared understanding of the process. Champions Issue brief #3 reflects discussions from the multi-state meetings that were aimed at building that understanding and highlights a number of principles and highlights current strategies that reflect those principles at work. Additionally you will find discussion questions for state and community teams, and useful links and resources.
Building State & Community Teams: Issue Brief #3
Improving Outcomes for Young Adults with Disabilities
The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices invites states to apply for its upcoming policy academy on improving outcomes for young adults with disabilities, aged 14 to 30. This academy will provide teams of leaders from six states a special opportunity to identify weaknesses in their state's current policies and practices and to develop and begin implementing realistic strategies for improvement.
The funding will cover travel, lodging, and per diem expenses for up to 7 team members from each selected state or territory to participate in the Policy Academy. Proposals are due July 1, 2005. Only one application per state.
For more information contact Lindsey Woolsey by email at lwoolsey@nga.org or by phone at (202) 624-5366.
Application Guidelines for NGA Policy Academy (PDF Format: 52K)
Cover Letter to the Governors (JPG: 239K)
Service/Care Coordination Conference
A national conference on Service/Care Coordination for young children with disabilities and their families will be held on October 27th & 28th, 2005. For more information, contact Melissa Van Buren, Ed.D. bye email at vanburen@uchc.edu or by phone at 860-679-1586.
Conference Announcement (PDF Format: 200K)
Apply for Child Health Improvement Partnerships
The Commonwealth Fund has an exciting opportunity to help improve child health in your state or region. The Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP) Improvement Partnership Initiative of the University of Vermont, supported by the Fund and the Vermont Department of Health, will be teaming up with the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ), to build state and regional capacity for enhancing developmental and preventive services for young children. Five states or regions will be selected through an application process to form Improvement Partnerships.
Chosen states/regions will recruit and support physician practices and clinics in a project that uses a systems-based approach to improve developmental or preventive services for children age 5 and younger. Successful applicants will receive:
- $10,000
- A guide/toolkit of resources to aid in the formation of your Improvement Partnership
- Ongoing support from the VCHIP Project Team
For more information, visit the www.cmwf.org or NICHQ's Improvement Partnership page. Completed applications must be submitted via e-mail by 11:59 PM PDT on June 17, 2005, to jaime.gagnon@uvm.edu.
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The Champions for Progress Newsletter if funded as part of the Leadership Development for Implementation of Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Cooperative Agreement (#U42MC00241), funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS) to the Early Intervention Research Institute at Utah State University.
The Champions for Progress Center would like to thank John Reiss of the Institute for Child Health Policy at the University of Florida for his work collecting newsitems for this Newsletter.