The Washington State Board of Health

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The Washington State Board of Health

• Recommendations from the Subcommittee on
  Childrens Health and Well Being
• Vickie Ybarra, Chair
• Charles Chu
• Margaret Pageler
• Doreen Garcia, Staff

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Childrens Health Well BeingWork Plan
Recommendations

• Increase Comprehensive Clinical Preventive
  Services for All Children
• Improve Coordination with the Office of the
  Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Support the Family Policy Council to Help
  Families with Young Children Thrive
• Help Assure Safe and Healthy Childcare and Early
  Education

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Motion 1

• SBOH approves the successful completion of the
  following activities that will require ongoing
  collaboration and support
• A. Improve Coordination with OSPI
• SBOH will maintain close communication and
  interaction with representatives from OSPI on
  mutually important activities. These efforts
  will be coordinated by designated liaisons.

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Motion 1 Continued

• B. SBOH will continue to support efforts by the
  Family Policy Council to help families with young
  children thrive.
• C. SBOH will continue to track and provide input
  on efforts to assure safe and healthy childcare
  and early education

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Increase Clinical Preventive Services Step 1

• Identify the components of a comprehensive set of
  effective clinical preventive services for
  children from birth to 10 years of age
• Components being presented today

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Increase Clinical Preventive Services Step 2

• Identify models of delivery of comprehensive
  clinical preventive services for children
• To be presented at November 8th SBOH meeting

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Increase Clinical Preventive Services Step 3

• Measurement Tool
• This work to be presented to SBOH at the April
  2001 Board meeting

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Motion 2

• SBOH approves the Proposed List of Clinical
  Preventive Services for All Children Birth to 10
  Years of Age and Accompanying Materials.

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Assumptions

• Methodology is based on national efficacy
  information.
• Source Documents
• United States Preventive Services Task Force
  Guide to Clinical Preventive Services (USPSTF),
  1996
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health
  Care, 2000
• Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and
  Treatment (EPSDT) descriptive materials, 1997
  1999

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Major Areas of Services

• Periodic Comprehensive Health History, Physical
  Exam, and Development Assessment
• Mental/Behavioral Health Family Well-Being
• Health Risk Behaviors
• Communicable and Infectious Diseases
• Oral Health

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Items of Note

• Primary Prevention age 0-10
• General Population (GP)
• High Risk (HR)
• Continuity of Care
• Best knowledge to date
• Overlap with other subcommittees and Board
  regulatory authority

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Motion 2

• SBOH approves the Proposed List of Clinical
  Preventive Services for All Children Birth to 10
  Years of Age and Accompanying Materials.

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Subcommittee Contacts

• SBOH [phone]
• Vickie Ybarra, Subcommittee Chair
• Vickiey_at_yakimahaap.org
• Doreen Garcia, Staff
• Doreen.garcia_at_DOH.WA.GOV