 Medical
Homes in Georgia
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in Georgia 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 Georgia
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.
 Georgia was awarded d a Genetics Visting Professorship (2008)
/Genetics Visiting Professorship Pilot Program
The American Academy of Pediatrics National Center for Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs and the American College of Medical Genetics' National Coordinating Center for the Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Service Collaboratives (NCC) in partnership with the ACMG and MCHB recently developed a pilot visiting professorship program. This program focuses on the specific topic areas of genetics and medical home and also establishing linkages between Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Services Collaboratives (RCs) and AAP Chapters.
Hemophilia Grant: Abstract
Purpose: The Region IV South Bleeding Disorders
Program is a network of ten federally funded Hemophilia
Treatment Centers (HTCs) that provide comprehensive care
and prevention services to persons with bleeding disorders
in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi.
The Regional Core Center (RCC) office is located in Atlanta,
Georgia and shares an office with Hemophilia of Georgia,
Inc. The Regional Core Center emphasizes a pro-active orientation
toward bleeding disorder care which combines the strengths
of treatment center-based and community-based programs and
emphasizes a public health approach to patient care. The
Regional Core Center works collaboratively with local, state
and federal entities to create an environment for the promotion
and growth of comprehensive care and prevention programs
for the bleeding disorder community.
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.GAaap.org/
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter:
www.gafp.org/index.asp
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:
Rosalyn Bacon
Family Health Branch Director
Address: 2 Peachtree St. NW, Ste. 11.415
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404)657-2851 | Fax: (404)657-7307
Email: rbacon@dhr.state.ga.us
CSHCN Contact:
Helen Dulock
Address: Office of Children with Special Needs
2 Peachtree St. NW, Ste. 11-227
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404)657-4857 | Fax:( 404) 657-2763
Email: hdulock@dhr.state.ga.us
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, link newborns to a medical
home and strive to eliminate geographic and financial barriers
to service access.
Name: Akilah Heggs, M.A., CCC-A
Contact: Phone: 404-463-2192 | Fax: 404-463-6729
| E-mail: akheggs@dhr.state.ga.us
EHDI AAP Chapter Champion
Name: Lynne Feldman, MD, FAAP
Contact: Phone: 229-333-5290 | E-mail:
lfeldman@gdph.state.ga.us
Babies Can't Wait - 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: Stephanie Moss, Part C Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (404) 657-2721 (Moss)
| Fax: (404) 657-2763
Email:
skmoss@dhr.state.ga.us
Section 619/ Preschool Grants
Program of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA). This program provides free appropriate public
education (FAPE) for children, ages 3 through 5 years, with
disabilities:
Name: Sharon Smith, Young Children w/Disabilities
Consultant
Contact: Phone: (404) 657-9953 | Fax:
(404) 651-6457
Email: shasmith@doe.k12.ga.us
Web site: www.doe.k12.ga.us/curriculum/exceptional/index.asp
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: Cynthia Vail, ICC Chair
Contact: Phone: (706) 542-4578 | Fax:
(706) 542-2929
Email:
cvail@coe.uga.edu
Web site: www.health.state.ga.us/programs/bcw/icc.shtml
Resources
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.
Developmental Surveillance and Screening Policy
Implementation Project (D-PIP)
Kids Clinic from Lawrensville, GA is participating
in the Developmental Surveillance and Screening Policy Implementation
Project (D-PIP). The D-PIP has selected 17 practices from
across the United States to implement the AAP policy statement
(scheduled for publication in July 2006) “Identifying
Infants and Young Children with Developmental Disorders
in the Medical Home: An Algorithm for Developmental Surveillance
and Screening” to 1) determine if the algorithm is
efficiently and effectively implemented into pediatric practice;
2) recognize strategies for implementing the algorithm;
and 3) examine outcomes of implementation. Following the
project, information and outcomes will be shared with pediatric
clinicians and other health care professionals who are seeking
to improve the delivery of developmental surveillance and
screening.
Click
here for additional information on the D-PIP.
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
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 August 27, 2008 |
