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MCH Needs Assessment Toolkit
Original Release: January 2019; Version 2.0 October 2023
Authors
Alyssa Bosold
Program Analyst, Epidemiology and Evaluation
AMCHPBecky Burns
Principal
BBWorks LLCRebecca Greenleaf
Training Coordinator
National MCH Workforce Development Center
University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOllie Kuo
Special Project Senior Analyst, Evidence and Implementation
Association of Maternal and Child Health ProgramsAmy Mullenix
Deputy Director
National MCH Workforce Development Center
University of North Carolina, Chapel HillDenise Pecha
Deputy Executive Director
CityMatCH
University of Nebraska Medical CenterJohn Richards
Research Professor and Executive Director
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Georgetown UniversityCaroline Stampfel
Chief Strategy and Program Officer
Association of Maternal and Child Health ProgramsKeisha Watson
Research Professor and Co-Lead, MCH Navigator
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Georgetown University
Funding Credits
MCH Evidence Center. This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy ($700,000). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
MCH Navigator. This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UE8MC25742 MCH Navigator ($250,000). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
National MCH Workforce Development Center. This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UE7MC26282 National MCH Workforce Development Center Cooperative Agreement ($1,740,000). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP). This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U01MC00001 Partnership for State Title V MCH Leadership Community Cooperative Agreement ($1,738,864). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
CityMatCH is funded through cooperative agreements with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Support is also provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Additionally, throughout CityMatCH history many foundations have generously provided funding in support of CityMatCH work.
References
1 Division of State and Community Health. Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to States Program: Guidance and Forms for the Title V Application/Annual Report (Appendix of Supporting Documents). (12/31/2020 expiration; 8th edition). Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Rockville, MD.
2 Strobino D. MCH Needs Assessment: An Overview. (2006). Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore, MD.
3 Children's Safety Network. Tips for Title V Directors: Integrating Injury and Violence Prevention into the MCH Needs Assessment, Selecting National Performance Measures, and Developing State Priorities and State Performance Measures for 2016-2020. (2014). Children's Safety Network. Waltam, MA.
4 O'Donnell E. Seven Steps for Conducting a Successful Needs Assessment. National Institute for Children's Health Quality.
5 Rienks J, Shatara A. Community Health Needs Assessment: An Introduction. (2018) Family Health Outcomes Project, California Department of Public Health.