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STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION PROGRAM - VERMONT AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH 280 STATE DRIVE, WATERBURY, VT 05671-9501 ILISA STALBERG, PROJECT DIRECTOR (802) 343-8125, ILISA.STALBERG@VERMONT.GOV WWW.HEALTHVERMONT.GOV A SMALL STATE, WITH FEWER THAN 5,500 BIRTHS ANNUALLY , VERMONT IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED IN THE TOP TEN STATES FOR CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING. VERMONTERS ENJOY HIGH RATES OF INSURANCE COVERAGE AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS. MEDICAID COVERS CHILDREN IN FAMILIES WITH INCOME UP TO 312% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL), INSURES PREGNANT PEOPLE WITH INCOME UP TO 200% FPL , AND BEGAN EXPANDED MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR THE FIRST YEAR POSTPARTUM STARTING IN 2023. VERMONT'S PERINATAL OUTCOMES ARE GENERALLY STRONG COMPARED TO THE NATION AS A WHOLE: EARLY PRENATAL CARE ENTRY (89.2% VS. 78.3%), POSTPARTUM VISIT (94.4% VS. 90.8%), AND SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY (82.1% VS 88.3%). THIS DATA, HOWEVER, DO NOT TELL THE FULL STORY. MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, HIGH RATES OF PERINATAL SUBSTANCE USE (AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION), DISPARITIES DUE TO STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS OF CARE, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND LONGSTANDING SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE AND INEQUITY HAVE INCREASED EXISTING GAPS AND NEEDS OF PERINATAL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN VERMONT. THIS HAS EXACERBATED FRACTURES IN MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AND UNDERSCORES THE URGENCY FOR A COORDINATED AND SUPPORTIVE SYSTEM OF CARE. VERMONT'S PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY AND SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY BY ACHIEVING LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY, DATA COLLECTION, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EFFECTIVE STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND DATA INTEGRATION. OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES IN UNDER-SERVED REGIONS AND FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUITY-DRIVEN, COMMUNITY SUPPORTED, EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY, WE AIM TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE PERINATAL POPULA TION-SERVING WORKFORCE TO DELIVER HOLISTIC SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. VERMONT WILL CREATE A STATEWIDE MATERNAL HEALTH TASK FORCE (MHTF) AND STRATEGIC PLAN AND EXPAND AND ENHANCE PERINATAL DATA CAPACITY, COLLABORATION, AND SHARING AT THE STATE AND REGIONAL LEVELS. WE WILL ESTABLISH REGIONAL PERINATAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVES (PQCS) TO SUPPORT INTEGRATION OF EXISTING SERVICES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING BASED ON REGIONAL NEEDS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING PRIORITIES. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED DOULA PROGRAMS, STANDARDIZING STATEWIDE DOULA TRAINING AND CREDENTIALING, AND PREPARING POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2026 WILL FURTHER EXPAND PERINATAL SUPPORTS. THE ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN THIS APPLICATION REFLECT EXISTING CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERING TO ADDRESS PERINATAL HEALTH BY IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES WHICH EXPAND ACCESS, FOCUS ON HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION, AND PROMOTE STRENGTHS-BASED AND EQUITY DRIVEN APPROACHES. THIS FUNDING WILL AFFORD VERMONT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LINK SILOED MATERNAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND DATA EFFORTS AS WELL AS PROVIDE GREATER ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP FOR CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. WE WILL TEST AND MEASURE INNOVATIVE, REPLICABLE AND SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES WHILE CEMENTING SYSTEMS BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS THE MATERNAL HEALTH TASK FORCE AND REGIONAL PQCS. WE PLAN TO BUILD UPON DECADES OF SUCCESS CONDUCTING CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING.
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STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION PROGRAM - VERMONT AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH 280 STATE DRIVE, WATERBURY, VT 05671-9501 ILISA STALBERG, PROJECT DIRECTOR (802) 343-8125, ILISA.STALBERG@VERMONT.GOV WWW.HEALTHVERMONT.GOV A SMALL STATE, WITH FEWER THAN 5,500 BIRTHS ANNUALLY , VERMONT IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED IN THE TOP TEN STATES FOR CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING. VERMONTERS ENJOY HIGH RATES OF INSURANCE COVERAGE AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS. MEDICAID COVERS CHILDREN IN FAMILIES WITH INCOME UP TO 312% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL), INSURES PREGNANT PEOPLE WITH INCOME UP TO 200% FPL , AND BEGAN EXPANDED MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR THE FIRST YEAR POSTPARTUM STARTING IN 2023. VERMONT'S PERINATAL OUTCOMES ARE GENERALLY STRONG COMPARED TO THE NATION AS A WHOLE: EARLY PRENATAL CARE ENTRY (89.2% VS. 78.3%), POSTPARTUM VISIT (94.4% VS. 90.8%), AND SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY (82.1% VS 88.3%). THIS DATA, HOWEVER, DO NOT TELL THE FULL STORY. MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, HIGH RATES OF PERINATAL SUBSTANCE USE (AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION), DISPARITIES DUE TO STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS OF CARE, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND LONGSTANDING SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE AND INEQUITY HAVE INCREASED EXISTING GAPS AND NEEDS OF PERINATAL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN VERMONT. THIS HAS EXACERBATED FRACTURES IN MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AND UNDERSCORES THE URGENCY FOR A COORDINATED AND SUPPORTIVE SYSTEM OF CARE. VERMONT'S PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY AND SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY BY ACHIEVING LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY, DATA COLLECTION, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EFFECTIVE STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND DATA INTEGRATION. OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES IN UNDER-SERVED REGIONS AND FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUITY-DRIVEN, COMMUNITY SUPPORTED, EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY, WE AIM TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE PERINATAL POPULA TION-SERVING WORKFORCE TO DELIVER HOLISTIC SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. VERMONT WILL CREATE A STATEWIDE MATERNAL HEALTH TASK FORCE (MHTF) AND STRATEGIC PLAN AND EXPAND AND ENHANCE PERINATAL DATA CAPACITY, COLLABORATION, AND SHARING AT THE STATE AND REGIONAL LEVELS. WE WILL ESTABLISH REGIONAL PERINATAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVES (PQCS) TO SUPPORT INTEGRATION OF EXISTING SERVICES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING BASED ON REGIONAL NEEDS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING PRIORITIES. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED DOULA PROGRAMS, STANDARDIZING STATEWIDE DOULA TRAINING AND CREDENTIALING, AND PREPARING POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2026 WILL FURTHER EXPAND PERINATAL SUPPORTS. THE ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN THIS APPLICATION REFLECT EXISTING CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERING TO ADDRESS PERINATAL HEALTH BY IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES WHICH EXPAND ACCESS, FOCUS ON HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION, AND PROMOTE STRENGTHS-BASED AND EQUITY DRIVEN APPROACHES. THIS FUNDING WILL AFFORD VERMONT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LINK SILOED MATERNAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND DATA EFFORTS AS WELL AS PROVIDE GREATER ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP FOR CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. WE WILL TEST AND MEASURE INNOVATIVE, REPLICABLE AND SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES WHILE CEMENTING SYSTEMS BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS THE MATERNAL HEALTH TASK FORCE AND REGIONAL PQCS. WE PLAN TO BUILD UPON DECADES OF SUCCESS CONDUCTING CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING.
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