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States Build Capacity to Address Maternal Mortality through Policy Innovations

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from maternal-related causes , with more than 80 percent of these deaths being preventable. This will allow IDPH to link specified Medicaid data with other public health data systems and to independently analyze data related to maternal and infant health. Over 800 women die each year in the U.S.

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State Policy Considerations to Support Equitable Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs 

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44 Ohio The Ohio Department of Health’s Bureau of Maternal, Child, and Family Health publicly shares 69 public health data sets through the DataOhio Portal and InnovateOhio Platform. Using a medical home model , HOME coordinates primary and specialty care, mental health care, and other needed services.

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Optimizing Postpartum Coverage Extension

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Comprehensive postpartum care can address elevated health risks during the postpartum period, including through management of chronic health conditions (e.g., hypertension ), as well as treatment of mental health conditions (e.g., postpartum depression ), which can impact infant health and well-being.

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HIMSS22 Day 2 Roundup: Google Partners with MEDITECH, Microsoft’s Health Cloud Strategy Expansions

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Veterans who opt to participate in the program, which was co-developed with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and is run through Evidation’s app , will be able to track relevant heart health data over time, like activity, mood, symptom, and weight data, and have that data shared back with them weekly.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

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The commission was created in the New Hampshire Legislature in 2000 (NH RSA Chapter 12-J), which established the Alcohol Fund, directing a part of proceed from sales of alcohol to prevention, harm reduction treatment, and recovery services. States may bolster behavioral health screening and assessments to expand early identification.