Title V Block Grant to States
Title V of the Social Security Act is one of the largest Federal block grant programs. It leads the nation in ensuring the health of all mothers, infants, children, adolescents, and children with special health care needs (CSHCN).

• Overview
• Understanding Title V (Adobe Acrobat - get the free Reader)
• Title V Information System
• Title V: A Snapshot of Maternal and Child Health 2000
• Webcast Updates for State Directors
• State Directors of Maternal and Child Health and Children with Special Health Care Needs Directors
• Title V Today newsletter

Women and Infants
MCHB Objective: Eliminate barriers and health disparities and increase access to high quality health care.

• Prenatal Care tips on healthy pregnancy and resources for low-cost care
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center 
• MCH Neighborhood gateway to and for MCHB-funded projects

Child Health and Safety
MCHB Objective: Reduce illness, injury and death among children and youth. Promote comprehensive, community-based health care that combines public and private resources and promotes health environments where healthy behaviors can develop.

• Emergency Medical Services for Children programs
• Children's Safety Network information and technical assistance for maternal and child health agencies and other organizations
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care. National performance standards, resources for parents, compilation of state regulations.

Children with Special Health Care Needs
MCHB Objective: Support development and implementation of comprehensive, culturally competent, coordinated systems of care for the estimated 18 million U.S. children who have or are at risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.

• National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs: Chartbook 2001, published October 2004
• Achieving and Measuring Success national agenda
• Family Voices clearinghouse for information and education concerning the health care of children with special health needs
• State Directors of Maternal and Child Health and Children with Special Health Care Needs Directors
  Publications (Adobe Acrobat - Get the free Reader)
• National Agenda: Achieving the Goals 2000
• Useful Links

Adolescents
MCHB Objective: Support development, expansion and enhancement of comprehensive, community-based, family-centered care

• National Adolescent Health Information Center 
• Abstinence Education
• Adolescent Nutrition

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

• Bright Futures for Infants, Children and Adolescents
• Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children
• Bright Futures for Women's Health and Wellness

Genetics
MCHB Objective: Support newborn screening and increase professional and public knowledge of how genetic diseases affect health

• National Newborn Screening and Genetic Resource Center for health professionals, policy-makers and the public
• Gene Tests-Gene Clinics resources for health care providers and researchers
• Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
• Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in Newborns and Children

Research
MCHB Objective: Support research that finds better, more efficient ways to provide maternal and child health services, especially preventive care and early intervention.

• Overview

Training
MCHB Objective: Support trainees, faculty, continuing education and technical assistance to train the next generation of leaders in maternal and child health. Emphasis on interdisciplinary, family-centered, culturally competent care with a population-focused, public health approach.

• Training Program Overview, Funded Projects and Resources

Traumatic Brain Injury
MCHB Objective: Ensure that the estimated 5.3 million individuals and their families who live with the effects of TBI in the United States have access to comprehensive, coordinated systems of care that are person-centered and attend to their changing needs from the moment of injury throughout the rest of their lives.

• Federal Traumatic Brain Injury Program