Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health
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State Strategies to Mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
/in COVID-19 State Action Center California, New Jersey Blogs, Featured News Home Health Equity, Healthy Child Development /by Rebecca CooperThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and children could be facing a surge of poor physical and mental health outcomes without adequate investment and focus to reduce the effects of ACEs. This is especially important because Black, Latinx, and Native American children, who already disproportionately experience higher levels of ACEs, have also […]
View Each State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women
/in Policy Charts, Featured News Home, Maps Eligibility and Enrollment, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHP StaffTwo States’ Approaches to Leveraging Data for Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
/in COVID-19 State Action Center Blogs, Featured News Home COVID-19, Immunization, Vaccines /by Rebecca CooperFederal and state governments are continuing to vaccinate residents as quickly as possible, while working to ensure they reach populations experiencing barriers to vaccination. Access to high-quality data to track and identify under-vaccinated areas and populations is critical to this goal. States have a variety of data systems at their disposal, with vaccine registries at the center.
Promoting Maternal and Child Health: Virginia’s Dental Benefit for Pregnant Women
/in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Policy Featured News Home, Reports Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Oral Health /by Allie AtkesonStates Adapt COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies for Adolescents Ages 12-15
/in COVID-19 State Action Center Blogs, Featured News Home Immunization /by Ariella Levisohn, Jill Rosenthal and Rebecca CooperFollowing the May 10, 2021 approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12-15, approximately 17 million adolescents are now able to get vaccinated, about half of whom are adolescents of color. States are using lessons learned from earlier vaccination efforts and adapting the planning and implementation process of vaccinating individuals aged 16 and older against COVID-19 to inform the process for those 12 and older and ensure an equitable and efficient approach. This authorization raises new […]
State Medicaid Coverage of Dental Services for General Adult and Pregnant Populations
/in Policy Charts, Featured News Home, Maps Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Oral Health /by Ariella Levisohn, Carrie Hanlon and Allie AtkesonResources to Help States Improve Access to High-Quality Care for Women
/in Policy Featured News Home, Toolkits Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHP StaffStates Expand Medicaid Reimbursement of School-Based Telehealth Services
/in COVID-19 State Action Center Featured News Home, Maps COVID-19, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Telehealth Initiatives /by NASHP StaffThrough Coordination and Investment, Arizona Substantially Increases Access to School-Based Behavioral Health Services
/in COVID-19 State Action Center, Policy Arizona Blogs, Featured News Home Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, COVID-19, EPSDT, Health Equity, Integrated Care for Children, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, Telehealth Initiatives /by Anita Cardwell and Gia GouldBy leveraging federal Medicaid funding and state investment while simultaneously clarifying complex billing procedures and enhancing engagement with providers, Arizona has made remarkable progress in increasing student access to critical school-based behavioral health services. Arizona’s efforts to improve school behavioral health services began in 2018 when its state legislature allocated $3 million from the state’s […]
For individuals living with complex, often chronic conditions, and their families, palliative care can provide relief from symptoms, improve satisfaction and outcomes, and help address critical mental and spiritual needs during difficult times. Now more than ever, there is growing recognition of the importance of palliative care services for individuals with serious illness, such as advance care planning, pain and symptom management, care coordination, and team-based, multi-disciplinary support. These services can help patients and families cope with the symptoms and stressors of disease, better anticipate and avoid crises, and reduce unnecessary and/or unwanted care. While this model is grounded in evidence that demonstrates improved quality of life, better outcomes, and reduced cost for patients, only a fraction of individuals who could benefit from palliative care receive it. 
State Strategies to Mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
/in COVID-19 State Action Center California, New Jersey Blogs, Featured News Home Health Equity, Healthy Child Development /by Rebecca CooperThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and children could be facing a surge of poor physical and mental health outcomes without adequate investment and focus to reduce the effects of ACEs. This is especially important because Black, Latinx, and Native American children, who already disproportionately experience higher levels of ACEs, have also […]