Updates from the MCH Training Program

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Updates from the MCH Training Program
UCEDD/LEND Directors Meeting September 21, 2005
Laura Kavanagh, MPP Department of Health and
Human Services Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health
Bureau (MCHB) Division of Research, Training and
Education
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Overview

• HRSA Efforts Regarding Hurricane Katrina
• MCHB Updates
• MCH Training Updates

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HRSA
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Bureau of Health Professions
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
HIV/AIDS Bureau
Healthcare Systems Bureau
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HRSA Hurricane Katrina Efforts

• Advance funds for 26 new health care centers
• Deployed 200 Commissioned Corps Officers
• Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness funds
  available for emergency needs
• MCHBMobile Medical Units moved from Texas to
  Baton Rouge and Biloxi
• HIV/AIDS and Hemophilia Centers serving evacuees
  in Northern LA, MS, TX, FL, GA

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MCHB
Office of Data and Program Development Michael
Kogan, PhD
Division of State and Community Health Cassie
Lauver, ACSW
Division of Services for Children with Special
Healthcare Needs Merle McPherson, MD, MPH
Division of Child, Adolescent and Family Health
David Heppel, MD
Division of Research, Training and Education M.
Ann Drum, DDS, MPH
Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal
Services Maribeth Badura, MPN, RN
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MCHB

• Childrens Health Survey, Databooks
• Block Grant Reviews, Partnership Meeting
• Family Centered Care Definition
• Follow-Up to All Grantee Meeting

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LEND Program Profile

• Annual Budget - 18.7 million
• Interdisciplinary leadership training
• 35 Active Projects in 28 States and DC

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Other Interdisciplinary Programs

• Adolescent Health (LEAH), (7)
• Pediatric Pulmonary Centers (PPC), (7)
• Schools of Public Health (SPH), (12)

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Single Discipline Programs

• Communication Disorders (3)
• Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (9)
• Nursing (7)
• Nutrition (7)
• Pediatric Dentistry (3)
• Social Work (3)

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Short Term Training

• Certificate Program in Public Health (2)
• Collaborative Office Rounds (12)
• Continuing Education (13)
• Distance Learning (13)
• Graduate Medical Education/Summer Mentors (4)
• MCH Institute (1)

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MCH Training Programs, FY 05
MCH Certificate in Public Health
AK
Distance Learning
PR No Sites
MCH Institute
Collaborative Office Rounds
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What weve been up to

• Genetics and LEND
• MCH Pipeline
• Grant Competitions this Year
• LEND, MCH Pipeline, Collaborative Office Rounds
• Bureau of Health Professions
• MCH Training Resource Center
• Faculty Development in DBP

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Training Priorities

• Strategic Planning
• Leadership Competencies
• Measuring Performance
• Medium Term Trainees

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Results of Grant Competitions

• Schools of Public Health
• 2 newTulane, Arizona
• Pediatric Pulmonary Centers
• Distance Learning3 New
• MA-Early Intervention
• MN-Distance Learning MPH
• Dartmouth-Pediatrics in Practice

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• You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because
  that's where the fruit is.               --Wil
  l Rogers

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A Vision for the 21st Century
All children and families will live and thrive in
healthy communities served by a quality workforce
that helps assure their health and well being.
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Training Program Goals

• Goal 1 MCH Competencies
• Goal 2 Cultural Competence and Family
  Centered Care
• Goal 3 Interdisciplinary Studies
• Goal 4 Examining Leadership
• Goal 5 Research to Practice
• Goal 6 Broad Based Support for MCH Training

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Training Performance Measures (PM)

• PM 07 The degree to which MCHB supported
  programs ensure family participation in program
  and policy activities.
• PM 08 The percent of graduates of MCHB
  long-term training programs that demonstrate
  field leadership after graduation.

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Training Performance Measures (PM)

• PM 09 The percent of participants in MCHB
  long-term training programs who are from
  underrepresented groups.
• PM 11 The degree to which MCHB long-term
  training grantees include cultural competency in
  their curricula/training.

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HRSAs Electronic Handbooks (EHB)
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www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training
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Reminders About the Web Site

• Add faculty or trainees to the MCH Training
  Listserv
• Latest products from MCH Training Programs
• Access tools such as the History of MCH
• Guidances, Webcasts and More!

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Resources Available to You

• University of Florida Distance Learning
• Joint Web Site?
• Listserv?
• Sharing of training resources?
• Collaborative Tools
• Mchtraining.net

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Group Collaboration
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MCH Training Program Contacts

• Laura Kavanagh, MPP
• [phone]
• lkavanagh_at_hrsa.gov

www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training