Application for Block Grant Funds available for public comment
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) has completed the state's application for Federal Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant Funds for the federal fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2022 and ending Sept. 30, 2023. The application is available for public comment.
The application includes a description of the state’s plan to provide:
- Preventive and primary care services for pregnant women, mothers and infants up to the age of 1.
- Preventive and primary care services for children and adolescents.
- Family-centered, community-based, coordinated care and development of community-based systems of services for families with children who have special health care needs.
A statewide needs assessment designed to identify service gaps and barriers and to determine important needs in North Dakota’s maternal and child population was conducted. The following 11 priorities were identified through the statewide needs assessment process:
- Well-woman care, with an emphasis on minority and low-income women.
- Breastfeeding, with a priority amongst American Indian women.
- Physical activity and nutrition (overall obesity prevention).
- Adolescent well visits, with an emphasis on overall health, including depression screening, obesity prevention and immunizations.
- Transition from pediatric to adult health care.
- “Vision Zero” to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes.
- Maternal and Child Health (MCH) workforce development.
- Implementation of North Dakota state mandates delegated to the NDDoH Title V / Maternal and Child Health Program
A copy of the Title V application is available for public comment. To receive a copy of the application, contact:
Healthy & Safe Communities
Section Director, Title V/Maternal and Child Health
North Dakota Department of Health (Judicial Wing, second floor)
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 301
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200
kmertz@nd.gov
1-800-472-2286
OR
- Kimberly Hruby, Special Health Services Director
Healthy & Safe Communities
Assistant Director, Title V/Maternal and Child Health
North Dakota Department of Health (Judicial Wing, second floor)
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 301
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200
krhruby@nd.gov
1-800-755-2714
For more information, contact:
Kimberly Hruby, Assistant Director, Title V/Maternal and Child Health Healthy and Safe Communities
600 E Boulevard Avenue, Dep. 301 | Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone: 701-328-4854 | Email: krhruby@nd.gov
health.nd.gov
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