About

The growing need to translate findings of successful programs and practices into actionable resources has called for an evolution in the support provided to Title V agencies in the states and jurisdictions.

The Strengthen the Evidence for MCH Programs utilizes a consortium-based approach to advance MCH National Performance Measure topic areas and develop evidence-based/informed State Action Plans. We do this thgrough a Ready-Set-Go approach:

READY: Summarizing the Evidence. We provide a background on why evidence-based/informed strategies are important in not recreating the wheel and have developed an entire series of Evidence Accelerators (targeted reports) that provide context for each national and standardized measure as well as detailed strategies that have proven effectiveness in similar settings. We also have MCHbest, a searchable database of these strategies that contains details of intervention type, components, audience, outcomes... and most importantly, examples of how Title V can measure the intervention (the all-important Evidence-Based Strategy Measures (ESMs)). If you really want to dig deeper, you can also jump from the strategy to the actual peer-reviewed studies to understand the actual science behind the strategy with our Established Evidence database.
SET: Employing a Planning Process. While Title V must always start with the science, we know that in order to develop programs that appropriately address the needs of the population we need to use results-based planning. We use an established planning process called Results-Based Accountability (RBA) along with Root-Cause Analysis (RCA) to ensure that programs identified by the evidence will actually serve the needs of your particular population. We've developed a Strategy Planning Tool (SPLAT) to walk you through the seven steps in moving from goal to fully-formed ESM to make sure your work is addressing needs.
GO: Following Up with Practice Tools. We rely on a series of implementation science tools to make sure that programs based on evidence-base/informed strategies will actually work. The Hexagon Tool is a quick way to choose which program is right for your organization and for the populations you serve. We also provide a crosswalk of two models: the IDEAS Framework and the Active Implementation Framework to serve as a scaffold of tools to make sure your program, based on the best science, will have the best chance at making prolonged change.

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Partners

National Center for Education in Maternal & Child Health (NCEMCH)
National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center (NMCHWDC)
Association of Materbak and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
CityMatCH
Thrive Center for Children, Families and Communities (formerly the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development)

Factsheets

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Overarching Strategies

Project partners provide expert consultation, technical assistance (TA), and resources to assist state Title V MCH Block Grant programs implement the Title V MCH Block Grant.

The three strategic focus areas that the project addresses:

Support to States. Building upon the NMCHWDC infrastructure, TA is responsive and multi-pronged.
Implementation Science. Reports and tools are designed to translate effective interventions into practice and policy.
Knowledge-Based Learning. Learning is responsive to the needs of busy professionals and integrates an extensive MCH knowledge base.