The Mississippi State Department of Health is responsible for administering the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant for the State of Mississippi. The 2016 grant application was submitted on July 17th, 2017, to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) requesting funds from Title V of the Social Security Act for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
The Title V MCH Block Grant plays a key role in the provision of maternal and child health services in Mississippi. Funds from this grant are distributed among a number of programs which target the improvement of the health of women and infants, children and adolescents, and children with special health care needs.
Supported Programs
Child and Adolescent Health
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
- Genetic Services: Newborn Screening
- Early Intervention
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
- Immunization
- Adolescent Health
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Dental and Oral Health
Women's Health Services
- Breast and Cervical Cancer
- Domestic Violence, Rape Prevention and Crisis Intervention
- Comprehensive Reproductive Health
Resources
- Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant
- Overview of the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant and Title VFrom the federal Health Resources and Services Administration
- Title V Children & Youth With Special Health Care Needs Programs AMCHPOverview, information and tools
- Title V MCH in Mississippi: A SnapshotBasic Title V MCH information including program description, performance measures, and funding
- HRSA Title V Information SystemMore detailed information including narrative searches and program and financial data
Documents
- 2020 Needs Assessments
- Mississippi Maternal and Child Health Indicators and Fact Sheets 2020
- All documents
For more information about Maternal and Child Health Programs and the MCH Block Grant, call 1-800-721-7222.
Beryl Polk, PhD, CPM, CHP, CCM
State Title V Director
Director, Health Services
601-576-7472
Beryl.Polk@msdh.ms.gov
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
Jackson, MS 39216-4538
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
601-576-7281
Office of Child Health
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
Jackson, MS 39216-4538
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