Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant

The Mississippi State Department of Health is responsible for administering the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant for the State of Mississippi. The 2016 grant application was submitted on July 17th, 2017, to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) requesting funds from Title V of the Social Security Act for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

The Title V MCH Block Grant plays a key role in the provision of maternal and child health services in Mississippi. Funds from this grant are distributed among a number of programs which target the improvement of the health of women and infants, children and adolescents, and children with special health care needs.

Supported Programs

Child and Adolescent Health

• Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
• Genetic Services: Newborn Screening
• Early Intervention
• Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
• Immunization
• Adolescent Health
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Dental and Oral Health

Women's Health Services

• Breast and Cervical Cancer
• Domestic Violence, Rape Prevention and Crisis Intervention
• Comprehensive Reproductive Health

Resources

More information about the Title V MCH Block Grant

• Overview of the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant and Title V
  From the federal Health Resources and Services Administration
• Title V Children & Youth With Special Health Care Needs Programs AMCHP
  Overview, information and tools
• Title V MCH in Mississippi: A Snapshot
  Basic Title V MCH information including program description, performance measures, and funding
• HRSA Title V Information System
  More detailed information including narrative searches and program and financial data

Documents

• Mississippi Maternal and Child Health Priorities Survey 2015
• Title V: 2018 Application/2016 Annual Report
• 2010 Mississippi Needs Assessment

Report

• Breastfeeding in Mississippi, 2016
  A report on breastfeeding practice in the state and the factors that affect it