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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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The UVA health system also manages the Care Connection for Children center in SWVA, which is a statewide network funded through the Title V CYSHCN program, to provide care coordination services to CYSHCN and their families. Using a medical home model , HOME coordinates primary and specialty care, mental health care, and other needed services.

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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.