Maternal and Child Health

Information

The purpose of the MCH Program is used to improve the health and well-being of mothers, infants, and children, including children and youth with speical health care needs (CSHCN), and their families. This grant supports a spectrum of services and programs including: implementation of quality improvement initatives and best practices to improve the health of pregnant and postpartum women, education to improve breastfeeding rates and infant safe sleep practices, physical activity and nutrition programming for children, preventive dental visits for children, evidence-based suicide prevention programming in schools, and support of CSHCN families and transition to adulthood. This grant also supports the administrative and personnel costs for the Newborn Screening Program and Children's Special Health Program. Every five years, states are required to conduct a comprehensive statewide needs assessment to be responsive to the changing needs of MCH populations and the systems that serve them.

Funding Composition

The Maternal and Child Health program is funded by 2 Federal grants and 1 Dedicated grant.

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Funding Source Percent
Federal 98.47%
Dedicated 1.53%
Last Updated On: 01/16/2025

Program Funding

Last Updated On: 01/16/2025
Grant Title
Grant Information
Dedicated
Communicable Disease Prevention Administration
Projected
$30,000
YTD
$0
Federal
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
Projected
$1,933,700
YTD
$739,865
Federal
Idaho Systems Development Project -SSDI
Projected
$0
YTD
-$104
Program Total
Total
$1,963,700
YTD
$739,761
ALN
Fund Type
Grant Title
Projected Budget SFY 2025
YTD Expenditure SFY 2025
Dedicated
Communicable Disease Prevention Administration
$30,000
$0
93.994
Federal
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
$1,933,700
$739,865
93.110
Federal
Idaho Systems Development Project -SSDI
$0
-$104
Program Total
$1,963,700
$739,761

Program Performance Measures

Goal 1: Improve the health and well-being of mothers, and children, including children and youth with speical health care needs.

Objective: Increase the percent of women, ages 18-44, with a preventive medical visit in the past year from 65% to 75% by September 2025.

Current: Sep 2018
65
Target: Sep 2025
75
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Date Actual Target
09/01/2018 65.3 75
09/01/2025 75

Performance Measures

Percent of pre- and inter-conception education and referrals to prenatal care and well-woman care

Current: Sep 2023
80
Target: Sep 2025
85
Current: Sep 2023
80
Target: Sep 2025
85
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Date Actual Target
09/01/2019 69.9 85
09/01/2020 73.8
09/01/2021 85.1
09/01/2022 77.5
09/01/2023 79.5
09/01/2025 85

Number of referrals to prenatal care when patients receive a positive prenancy test

Current: Sep 2023
77
Target: Sep 2025
85
Current: Sep 2023
77
Target: Sep 2025
85
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Date Actual Target
09/01/2019 259 85
09/01/2020 382
09/01/2021 165
09/01/2022 116
09/01/2023 77
09/01/2025 85