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
Title V of the Social Security Act → legalBasisFor → Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant ⓘ
linked to: Maternal and Child Health Block Grant