Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force
2015 Meeting Dates and Work Plan
2015 Meeting Dates
Friday, March 13
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
St. Paul-Ramsey County
Public Health
90 Plato Blvd.
West, St. Paul
Friday, June 12
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
St. Paul-Ramsey County
Public Health
90 Plato Blvd.
West, St. Paul
Friday, September 11
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
St. Paul-Ramsey County
Public Health
90 Plato Blvd.
West, St. Paul
Friday, December 4
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
MDH Freeman Building
Room B-144 & B-145
625 Robert St. N
St. Paul, MN
2015 Work Plan
Overarching frameworks that shape the work of the Task Force:
Health Equity
Healthy Minnesota 2020
Life Course
Tasks
2015 Title V Block Grant Needs Assessment
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Title V Needs Assessment leadership team will select top state priorities based
on data, reports and stakeholder inquiries.
The Task Force will be involved in reviewing and selecting state priorities.
The Task Force will be provided quarterly updates on the progress of the needs
assessment.
Early Childhood
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Continue a work group to assist the MDH in the development of a state
Adolescent Health Plan by providing input on recommendations and generating
actions steps for each area. The purpose of the plan will be to provide guidance
and direction on activities to support adolescent health activities in Minnesota.
Convene a larger group to recap the information gathered through state-wide
listening sessions and focus on establishing next steps and strategies to
address identified needs and priorities.
Infant Mortality Reduction
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January 2015 to June
2015
Review Early Childhood system, with particular focus on where health fits in.
Provide direction, guidance, and assistance with priority identification on issues
related to early childhood. This includes input on planning for National Help Me
Grow, Family Home Visiting, the Prenatal to Three initiative, Race to the Top,
developmental and mental health screenings and other issues and gaps as they
affect children’s healthy development.
Adolescent Health
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Timeline
January 2015 to July
2015
First phase of the Infant Mortality Reduction Plan will be provided to the Task
Force
Updates on strategies and action steps being developed by work groups for the
second phase of the plan will be provided quarterly.
Continue to support
planning group in
2015. Convene larger
group in mid-2015.
Provide first phase in
early 2015 and
provide updates on
second phase of the
plan quarterly
Community Engagement
 Develop a plan to gather community input on MCH issues, in addition to the
traditional method of gaining input through consumer representative members
Ongoing Task Force Monitoring
Task Force Membership
The Executive Committee will receive and review
applications for any open positions on the Task Force.
This includes members with terms expiring in January
2016. The Executive Committee and Task Force will
also select a chair-elect for 2016 (to begin term in
2016).
Task Force Executive
Convene quarterly meetings of the executive committee
Committee
one month prior to the full Task Force meeting.
Betty Hubbard MCH
Solicit nominations for Betty Hubbard awards. Review
Leadership Awards
and recommend award recipients to the Commissioner
of Health. Present the awards.
2016 Title V Block Grant
Review 2016 block grant application and 2014 block
Application and 2014 Annual grant annual report. Review state-specific measures.
Report
Develop 2016 Work Plan
Brainstorm ideas for 2016 Work Plan and discuss
priority areas for 2015 Work Plan with executive
committee. Full Task Force reviews and approves 2016
Task Force Work Plan.
Family Delegate
Continue to support the role of the family delegate,
including participation in the AMCHP Family
Delegate/Mentor program.
Children and Youth with
Monitor the ongoing implementation of
Special Health Needs
recommendations from the CYSHN Strategic Plan.
Coordinate activities with
Task Force staff will maintain relationship with the State
State Community Health
CHS Advisory Committee (SCHSAC) and Office of
Services Advisory Committee Minority and Multicultural Health (OMMH) staff. Task
(SCHSAC), Rural Health
Force members representing SCHSAC and OMMH
Advisory committee (RHAC)
share information at Task Force meetings and share
and Office of Minority and
information about Task Force with represented groups.
Multicultural Health (OMMH)
Submit quarterly updates from Task Force to SCHSAC.
Invite OMMH Director to Task Force meetings.
Member and Family Stories
Receive information from Task Force members on their
personal or professional stories.
Program Updates
Receive updates from MDH or community programs
and partners on MCH/CYSHN-related activities.
Legislative update of interest Receive updates on legislative activities specific to
to Task Force
maternal and child health and children with special
health care needs of interest to Task Force.
Work Group/Committee Updates
Prematurity Task Force
Continue to receive regular updates on the progress of
the legislatively-mandated Prematurity Task Force.
Preconception Health Work
Continue the MCH Advisory Task Force Preconception
Group
Health Work Group to provide direction, guidance and
assistance with priority identification on issues related
to preconception health and life course. A draft strategic
plan has been developed and will be finalized in early
2015.
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Continue to convene the PRAMS Advisory Committee.
and Monitoring System
Minnesota PRAMS gathers state-specific information on
(PRAMS) Advisory
the health of mothers and infants in Minnesota. This
Committee
committee provides input to the MDH on using PRAMS
data to address public health issues and to develop
effective programs and policies.
Children and Youth with
Continue to inform the statewide CYSHN program and
Special Health Needs
help to identify gaps, assess services available to
Parent/Youth Work Group
March 2015 to June
2015
Timeline
Early 2015 and
ongoing.
December 2015
Quarterly
May-December 2015
September 2015
SeptemberDecember 2015
Ongoing
Quarterly meetings
Ongoing
Quarterly meetings
Quarterly meetings
Quarterly meetings
Timeline
Quarterly meetings
Ongoing
Meet annually with
ongoing input
Ongoing
families, and determine MDH next steps for action in
better meeting needs of Minnesota families.
Topics of Interest:
These topics will be incorporated into Task Force meeting agendas throughout the year. Additional issues
will be presented as needed.
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Child and Teen Check-Ups: Having a cross-agency discussion that is both information
and focuses on recent and anticipated changes to the C&TC program.
School-Based Health Centers
How the MCHATF can get involved in some of the work being done around paid parental
leave.
What is MDH doing around supporting parents to be healthy parents? (Not just related to
home visiting) Are there opportunities? Do we see this as a role? Could be a crossagency discussion with MDE.
Parent-to-Parent Support for CYSHN and building the peer-to-peer relationships.
How do we have a better understanding of what’s happening at the LPH level for
children and youth with special health needs?
National Help Me Grow project
Title V Yearly update
SCHSAC: Provide an introduction to the committee
WIC: Provide updates on eligibility changes and the work that has been done regarding
patient-centered services
Education reform in Minnesota and health’s role in the schools: MnSIC, Generation
Next, etc.
Mental Health: gaps in mental health services, available services, school-based grants,
pediatrics and adults
Integration of maternal and child health and oral health