Roadmap for Collaboration among Title V, Home Visiting, and Early Childhood Systems Programs
The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs’ (AMCHP) roadmap is an interactive, accessible web-based collection of resources centered around AMCHP’s framework for collaboration among Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV); and other Early Childhood Systems (ECS) programs. The roadmap is for anyone who oversees or supports the implementation of Title V, MIECHV, or ECS programs and/or other early childhood system-building programs and initiatives. The resource can also be used by state and local decision makers, public health professionals and leaders, students, policymakers, and anyone interested in how these early childhood systems and programs work together.
The resource includes the following sections:
- Analysis and Recommendations: Discover the results of a qualitative analysis of the facilitators and barriers to early childhood program collaboration and 10 recommendations for programs to improve collaboration.
- Refined Collaboration Framework: Explore this thoroughly pilot-tested framework with practical and replicable strategies on how to better work together to create meaningful change and accomplish shared goals. State-level early childhood leaders can also adapt it to increase collaboration in leveraging shared measures.
- Real-world Case Studies: Learn from the successes of Guam, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi as they demonstrate how their Title V, MIECHV, and ECS programs came together to implement the framework.
- Infographic on Provider Outreach: This infographic presents the results of an analysis of AMCHP survey data on what factors are associated with a coordinated intake and referral system having outreach to different types of healthcare providers.
Optimizing statewide early childhood systems so that children can reach their full potential is a key priority for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). This commitment is actualized through MCHB’s investment in Title V, MIECHV, and the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) program. With support from the MCHB, AMCHP developed a roadmap of actionable strategies and recommendations to increase collaboration among these three programs within states and jurisdictions to create meaningful change and accomplish shared early childhood goals.
10 Recommendations to Improve Collaboration Between Title V, MIECHV, and ECCS
- Establish a shared state/jurisdiction vision of early childhood.
- Promote state/jurisdiction agency structure, leadership, and governance that supports early childhood systems building.
- Map and align current and future funding opportunities.
- Enhance partnerships with and optimize the role of Medicaid.
- Use partnerships to support systems building.
- Use systems-level initiatives to enhance alignment and collaboration.
- Align measures and data systems to promote shared accountability.
- Invest in family leaders and family engagement at all levels.
- Strengthen state-local coordination.
- Commit to advancing healthy equity and take action.
Roadmap for Collaboration among Title V, Home Visiting, and Early Childhood Systems Programs
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) • amchp.org
