Maternal and child health services - IT is the goal of title V to assure availability of a comprehensive quality, accessible maternal and child health system that will positively affect pregnancy…

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded the West Virginia State Health Department $15.663 million in funding under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.994) on October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027.

The award supports the West Virginia Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health to develop and coordinate systems of care for maternal and child health populations across the state, particularly vulnerable populations without adequate access to health care. Work includes a five-year needs assessment using epidemiological and qualitative approaches to identify priorities, collaboration with community resources and stakeholders to determine essential resources such as childcare services and economic support, population-based health surveillance activities, and evaluation of care availability and service quality for maternal and child health populations.

The State Health Department sub-awarded funding to West Virginia University Research Corporation on April 13, 2026, to identify and manage genetically determined diseases through the West Virginia Newborn Screening Program for children ages 0–21. Performance occurs in West Virginia.

Maternal and child health services - IT is the goal of title V to assure availability of a comprehensive quality, accessible maternal and child health system that will positively affect pregnancy outcomes and promote positive health status for infants, children, adolescents, and children with (and without) special health care needs by involving multiple stakeholders across west virginia (WV). The title V needs assessment identifies needs based on data/outcomes and partners with community and stakeholders to develop systems-level interventions that will achieve positive results. Other goals of the needs assessment are to: collaborate around data collection activities that support the evaluation of care availability, service utilization and the quality of health services for maternal and child health populations; administer population-based health surveillance activities; and collaborate with community resources, government agencies, families, and other stakeholders to identify resources essential for healthy families such as childcare services, healthcare, and economic support. The vision of the WV office of maternal, child, and family health (OMCFH) is to provide leadership to support state and community efforts to build systems of care that assure the health and well-being of all west virginians throughout the life cycle. WV uses a systematic method in developing a working framework for carrying out the required five-year needs assessment using epidemiological and qualitative approaches to determine priorities incorporating data, clinical, cost-effectiveness, and patient, provider, and stakeholder perspectives. WV also looks at available capacity in determining health interventions and attempts to make explicit what health benefits are being pursued. This approach tries to balance the clinical, ethical, and economic considerations of need-what should be done, what can be done, and what can be afforded when determining evidence-based health interventions. The OMCFH engages multiple stakeholders across WV to develop and support interventions with the greatest potential to achieve optimal results. These partnerships work together to support data collection activities and assess the availability of care, service utilization, and quality of health services for the maternal and child health populations. The OMCFH strives to maximize state and federal funding streams to administer population-based surveillance and service systems, coordinate with other agencies to eliminate duplicate services, provide safety-net services to address gaps in the delivery system, support home visitation services that strengthen families, and provide capacity for data collection and analysis. Allocation of resources is based on need that takes into consideration other available resources, populations served, and desired outcomes. Historically, the OMCFH has engaged multiple stakeholders, leveraged longstanding relationships and braided federal and non-federal funds to accomplish objectives outlined in its state action plan. Key partnerships include the WV perinatal partnership, academic institutions, medical facilities, advisory boards, health care providers, the WV department of education, and families.