Maternal and Child Health Block Grant

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The Maternal and Child Health Block Grant is a major U.S. federal funding program that supports states and territories in improving the health and well-being of mothers, infants, children, including those with special health care needs, and their families.

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instanceOf U.S. federal block grant program
public health funding program
administeredBy Health Resources and Services Administration
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
alsoKnownAs Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant
authorizedBy Title V of the Social Security Act
beneficiary adolescents
children
children with special health care needs
families of children with special health care needs
infants
mothers
pregnant women
country United States
fundingMechanism formula-based allocation to states and jurisdictions
fundingType block grant
funds prenatal and postnatal care services
preventive and primary care services for children
public health systems for maternal and child health
services for children with special health care needs
historicalOrigin original Title V of the Social Security Act of 1935
levelOfGovernment federal-to-state program
monitoredBy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
policyArea child health
health services for children with special health care needs
maternal health
public health
purpose improve access to health services for children with special health care needs
improve adolescent health
improve child health
improve infant health
improve maternal health
reduce health disparities among mothers and children
reduce infant mortality
reduce maternal mortality and morbidity
support family-centered, community-based care
requires allocation of funds to preventive and primary care services for children
allocation of funds to services for children with special health care needs
state needs assessments
state performance measures
state performance reporting
scope District of Columbia
U.S. territories
all U.S. states
jurisdictions under U.S. authority
startDate 1935
supports public health infrastructure for mothers and children
state maternal and child health programs

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Health Resources and Services Administration oversees Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant alsoKnownAs Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant
linked to: Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
Maternal and Child Health Bureau overseesProgram Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant
linked to: Maternal and Child Health Block Grant