Title V - Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
Title V - Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
The Title V MCH Program envisions a nation where all mothers, children and youth, including children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), and their families are healthy and thriving. The mission of Title V MCH is to improve the health and well-being of the nation’s mothers, infants, children, and youth, including children and youth with special health care needs, and their families.
Efforts within the MCHBG work across six population domains:
- Women/Maternal Health
- Perinatal/Infant Health
- Child Health
- Adolescent Health
- Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Cross-cutting/Systems Building
In 2015, the Ohio Department of Health led a collaborative and comprehensive needs assessment process with internal and external stakeholders MCH experts, agency partners and consumers. These results in the identification of Ohio’s priority focus areas for 2015-2020:
- Increase the prevalence of women receiving preconception care
- Reduce the rate of infant mortality and disparities statewide
- Increase comprehensive newborn screenings and improve Ohio’s newborn screening system
- Increase access to early infant care and wellness
- Increase the prevalence of children receiving integrated physical, behavioral, mental, and developmental services
- Reduce the rate of childhood obesity
- Increase access to care via patient centered medical homes for children with special health care needs
- Reduce barriers, improve access, and increase the availability of health services for all populations
- Reduce the rate of maternal smoking and substance abuse by pregnant women
2017 Annual Report and 2019 Application
Children with Medical Handicaps
External Resources
HRSA Maternal and Child Health