Needs Assessment
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, specifically
the Family Health Section in the Bureau of Community Health Promotion of
the Division of Public Health, has a responsibility for carrying out the
Title V Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Block Grant functions. As a
recipient of the federal block grant,
Wisconsin
is required to complete a statewide needs assessment every five years and
develop a plan of action for addressing priorities identified during the
process.
The vision of Wisconsin’s Title V MCH leaders was to involve the community of interest and
stakeholders in a data driven process to bridge the needs of women,
infants, children (including children with special health care needs) and
the strategies for their solution. The Wisconsin Title V MCH Program
embraced the unique opportunity the needs assessment process provided to
implement statewide results-based accountability strategies to improve the
health of the maternal & child health populations. As such, the needs
assessment was conducted as part of a larger comprehensive strategic
planning effort which not only identifies priorities, but also provides a
roadmap for guiding local and state public health activities to address
the priorities identified during the next five-year cycle of the Wisconsin
Title V MCH Block Grant.
Executive Summary (PDF,
22 KB)
Full Report (PDF,
22 KB)
Methodology
Consideration was given to multiple factors in selecting
Wisconsin’s priorities including findings from a review of data trends:
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a comprehensive analysis of key MCH indicators;
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input from local health departments, statewide
projects and funded organizations;
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capacity assessment of the Family Health Section;
and
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ongoing input from the Maternal & Child Health
Advisory Committee, Local Health Department staff and Family Health
Section staff in the Division of Public Health.
Methodology Report (PDF, 93 KB)
Priorities
The priorities of the Wisconsin Maternal & Child
Health Program are areas identified for targeted intervention that guide
local and state public health activities and address health needs and
improve health outcomes for women, children, and families in
Wisconsin.
Plan to Address
Priorities
Many
factors will influence the activities that support each priority and
although the activities may change over time, the priorities themselves
will stay the same until a future needs assessment indicates they should
change. Specific plans to address priorities
have been developed and will be used to guide our work.
Last Revised: October 26, 2010
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