Medical Homes in the Virgin Islands
This page is designed to keep you informed about events and activities
happening in the Virgin Islands that will help improve access to medical
homes for children with special health care needs (CSHCN).
Medical Home Initiatives
This section provides
information on state medical home initiatives/programs. States that are
a part of the mentorship network will have a "Promise to
the State" which outlines how they will achieve ensuring that all
children have a medical home by 2010. This is based on the Healthy
People 2010 goals which is a 10 year action plan to achieve and
measure success for all CSHCN.
No information is currently available for
this category.
Related Grant Initiatives
This section provides information on current state
grants that are working on medical home initiatives. This includes
the grant abstract as well as key contacts for the grant.
No information is currently available for this category.
Partners in the State
This section provides information on who in the state (individuals
and agencies) are working together to create medical homes for children.
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter:
www.aafp.org/cgi-bin/chapterlookup.pl?chapter=vi
Virgin Islands Department of Health Web site: www.usvi.org/health/
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Contact(s):
State EHDI programs promote universal newborn hearing screening, develop
effective tracking and follow-up as a part of the public health system,
promote appropriate and timely diagnosis of the hearing loss, prompt enrollment
in appropriate Early Intervention, ensure a medical home for all newborns
and strive to eliminate geographic and financial barriers to service access.
Name: C. Patricia Penn
Contact: Phone: 340-776-3580 | Fax: 340-774-8633 | E-mail: cppenn@earthlink.net
Name: Mavis L. Matthew; MD, MPH
Contact: Phone: 340-713-9924 | Phone:340-713-9925 | Fax: 340-713-9928
E-mail: vimchstx@viaccess.net
Early Intervention/Part C Coordinator:The Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C of IDEA) is a federal grant program that assists states in operating a comprehensive statewide program of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities, ages birth through age 2 years, and their families.
Name: Rene Joseph Rhymer, Director
Contact: Phone: (340) 777-8804 x2631 | Fax: (340) 774-2820 | Email: birthto3usvi@viaccess.net
Web site: www.ectac.org/contact/ptccoord.asp#VI
Section 619/Special Education for ages 3-5 Coordinators:
This program provides free appropriate public education (FAPE) for
children, ages 3 through 5 years, with disabilities:
Name: Belinda O'Neal, Acting Special Education Director
Contact: Phone: (340) 774-0100 | Fax: (340) 779-7153 | Email: bwoneal@usviosep.org
State Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) Chairs:
The ICC advises appropriate agencies on the unmet needs in early childhood
special education and early intervention programs for children with disabilities,
assists in the development and implementation of policies that constitute
a statewide system, and assists all appropriate agencies in achieving full
participation, coordination, and cooperation for implementation of statewide
system.
Name: Michele LaCoss, ICC Chair
Contact: Phone: (340) 692-2323 | Email: bigmango85@hotmail.net
Name: Maureen Moorehead, ICC Vice Chair
Contact: Phone: (340) 773-7997 | Fax: (340) 773-4640 | Email: mmooreh@viaccess.net
Resources/Documents
Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities
www.uvi.edu/pub-relations/viuapindx.htm
State Waiver Information: www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidStWaivProgDemoPGI/08_WavMap.asp
Waivers are the result of a process that allows state Medicaid agencies to
apply for and receive permission from HCFA to provide services not otherwise
covered by Medicaid and/or to do so in ways not described by the Social Security
Act. Most Medicaid managed care programs require Waivers. The Waivers, which
can differ greatly, are known by their numbers (1115, 1119), or as home-and
community-based, or as Katie Beckett Waivers.
Educational Initiatives
This section provides information on training initiatives on the
medical home. Some states will discuss their outreach projects in relation
to physicians, families, and the community.
No information is currently available for this category.
Screening
Initiatives
This section provides information on surveillance
and screening initiatives in the state.
State Newborn Screening & Genetics Programs:
genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/resources.htm
- State Newborn Screening Program Links
- State Genetics Program Links
- Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaborative Links
- Newborn Screening State Contact Fact Sheet
Family Corner
Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org/st/VI.htm
Partnering with professionals and families to advocate for health care services
that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally
competent.
NAMI of the Virgin Islands (National Voice on Mental
Health): www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Your_Local_NAMI&Template=/CustomSource/AffiliateFinder.cfm&State=VI
Education, advocacy and support for persons with brain disorders (mental illnesses)
and their families
Virgin Islands Family Information Network on Disabilities (V.I.FIND)
www.taalliance.org/ptis/vifind/
State Resources on the Internet: www.medicalhomeinfo.org/states/index.html#res
Note: The information provided on the state pages was submitted by the state
medical home teams.As this is not an exhaustive list, please let us know if
you have additions for your state resource page. You can contact us at: medical
home@aap.org.
http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/states/state
/virgin_islands.html
Last Updated
August 10, 2006