Medical Homes in District of Columbia
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in District of Columbia that will
help improve access to medical homes for children with special
health care needs (CSHCN).
Click on a topic below to learn more about what's going on
in DC
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.
District
of Columbia Medical Home Contact:
Name:
Nathaniel Beers, MD, MPA, FAAP
Deputy Director for Policy and Programs
Contact: Phone: 202- 442-8984 | Email: nathaniel.beers@dc.gov
The District of Columbia Healthy People 2010 Plan:
A Strategy for Better Health
Healthy
People 2010 Executive Summary
The Executive Summary outlines the focus areas of the
2010 Plan, the Healthy People 2010 Plan, the Annual Implementation
Plan (2002), the Annual Implementation Plan Progress Report
(2002), and the Draft Biennial Implementation Plan (2003-2004).
Healthy People 2010 Plan
Click on the titles in the table of contents to obtain
the information you wish to view
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.
Project Title: Enhance the Tracking and Surveillance Systems for the EHDI Program
Project Period: 7/1/08-8/31/11
Purpose:
To identify infants with hearing loss as early as possible to allow their communication skills to develop on par with those of their peers with normal hearing. The cooperative agreement is to modify the existing database to improve data collection.
Project Title: Universal Newborn Screening (Continuation)
Project Period: 3/31/11
Purpose: To identify infants with hearing loss as early as possible to allow their communication skills to develop each child's maximum potential. Also to reduce the number "loss to follow up" infants who fail initial hearing screening.
Project Title: State Implementation Grant for Integrated Community Systems for CSHCN
Project Period: 6/1/08-5/31/11
Purpose: To improve access to quality, comprehensive, coordinate community-based systems of services for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and their families in Washington, DC.
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 Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter:www.aapdc.org/
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter:
www.aafp.org/chapterweb/dc.html
Title V Block Grant to States
Title V of the Social Security Act is one of the largest
Federal block grant programs. It leads the nation in ensuring
the health of all mothers, infants, children, adolescents,
and children with special health care needs (CSHCN). Title
V is administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau
(MCHB) as part of the Health Resources and Services Administration,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Title V and Children with Special Health Care
Needs
MCHB Objective: Support development and
implementation of comprehensive, culturally competent,
coordinated systems of care for the estimated 18 million
U.S. children who have or are at risk for chronic physical,
developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions and
who also require health and related services of a type
or amount beyond that required by children generally.
MCH Contact:
Nathaniel Beers, MD, MPA, FAAP
Deputy Director for Policy and Programs
Address: 825 North Capitol St, NE., 3rd Floor
Washington, DC , 20002
Phone: 202-442-8984
| Email: nathaniel.beers@dc.gov
For the CSHCN Contact please view the Medical Home Contact at the top of the page.
Early Comprehensive Childhood Services (ECCS) Initiative
The Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) initiative is focused on the critical components of access to comprehensive health services and medical homes for children and families in the district.
Name: Twana Dinnall, Project Manager
Contact: 202-724-7667
| Email: Twana.Dinnall@dc.gov
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: Caroline Sunshine`
Contact: 202-442-5874
Emai: Caroline.Sunshine@dc.gov
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: Jerri L. Johnston-Stewart MS.CCC-A
Contact: (202) 727-5853 (office)
Email: jerri.johnston-stewart@dc.gov
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: Theresa J. Govan, Ed.D
Contact: 202-724-7789
Email: theresa.govan@dc.gov
Interagency Collaboration and Services Integration Commission (ISIC)
IISIC develops goals and determines priorities for young people District-wide. It coordinates all interagency youth initiatives, monitors, aligns, and supports education related child and youth initiatives.
Name: Jenna Grant
Contact: 202-727-0953
Email: Jenna.Grant@dc.gov
Resources
A Guide to Community Services for Children
with Special Needs in DC. HSC Foundation Resource Directory Site: www.hschealthcaresystem.org
Addressing the District of Columbia's Health Priorities: http://doh.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1374,q,603403.asp
State Waiver Information: : http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidStWaivProgDemoPGI/MWDL/list.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.
The Children's Health Action Plan: Improving Health in the District of Columbia: www.dcha.org/ChildrensHealthActionPlan.pdf
The plan outlines the state of health for children in the District of Columbia, targets to be achieved by 2010 and strategies that are being implemented to address these targets. After this are the action plans for eight childhood health indicators (obesity, asthma, substance abuse, lead, well child visits, infant mortality, oral health, and sexual health.
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
Funding
Opportunities
The Foundation Center-Washington, DC: http://foundationcenter.org/washington
Grants.gov, source for federal funding opportunities: http://grants.gov
Office of Partnerships and Grant Services, DC Funding Alert: http://opgs.dc.gov
State Resources on the Internet
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.
Last Updated
June 23, 2009
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