Designing Evaluation Studies of Care Coordination Outcomes for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Nationwide, there is growing interest in the use of care coordination as an integral component of comprehensive, quality care provided within the medical home model for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). A broad range of stakeholders – family members, advocates, state Titl [...]
Preventive Parenting Intervention for Clients with Intellectual Disabilities
This project will evaluate the efficacy of Project IMPACT, an intensive in-home training program for parents with intellectual disabilities who are at risk of child removal due to allegations of child maltreatment. Children whose parents have intellectual disabilities are more likely to be placed in [...]
Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
The threshold used as a basis for determining eligibility for many public benefits programs, including Medicaid and CHIP. The limits are usually expressed as a percentage of the base federal poverty level. For example, in 2020 for a 4-person household, the base federal poverty guideline is $26,000, [...]
Diabetes Training for Community Health Workers on an American Indian Reservation
A quality-improvement program assessing knowledge, attitudes, participation rates, and participant satisfaction among community health workers who received nurse-administered training in diabetes management and care on an American Indian reservation.
Community Health Workers: Integral Members of the Health Care Work Force
An article from the American Journal of Public Health. Provides a general overview of the integral role of CHW in the health care work force. Topics include: contributions of CHW in the U.S., characteristics of successful CHW programs, barriers to expanded use of CHW, and recommendations for strengt [...]
Care Coordination for Children with Medical Complexity
Manuscript describing models of complex care management for CMC, description of Gillette’s complex care program, and Team MN participation in the CMC CoIIN.
Relief Funds: A Safety Net for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Relief Funds pay for services families incur for their children and youth with special health care needs/disabilities that are not covered by private insurance, Medicaid, or any other public or private programs. Relief Funds function as a payer of last resort for families who struggle financially t [...]
A Community Health Worker-Led Rotation to Train Medical Students in the Social Determinants of Health
A report describing a pilot program in which fourth year medical students, as an elective rotation, focus on building community relationships and developing cultural humility by learning from community health workers.
Sexual Health Part I
OBJECTIVES By the end of this unit, participants will be able to: Understand that sexual health is more than sexual transmitted infections (STIs) and contraception, and requires a deeper understanding of sexuality Understand how social determinants of health (SDOH) influence sexuality and sexual hea [...]
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)
The federal matching dollars that states receive for every dollar they spend to support their Medicaid program. FMAP is based on the state-specific multiplier that the federal government uses to determine the percentage of each state’s federal match. The FMAP ranges from 50% – 83%, with [...]
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