Develop and conduct activities resulting in recommendations to the Commissioner of Health and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) on priority maternal and child health (MCH) issues according to statutory charge, not addressed by any other MDH advisory group, and utilizing members’ expertise and experience.
| Work Plan Priority Area |
Action Steps (Timeline) |
| State/MDH Administration Transition |
- Discuss the change of state (including MDH) administration (March 2011)
- Gather input on how best to communicate the work of the task force to the new administration, including communication about public health MCH priorities (March 2011)
- Solicit information regarding the Task Force for the new Commissioner of Health (March 2011)
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| Federal Health Reform |
- Monitor federal and state health reform activities to assess their impact on maternal and child health and children with special health care needs in Minnesota (Ongoing)
- Discuss communication with policy makers on the various federal funding streams, including what resources are needed to achieve MCH objectives (Ongoing)
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| Children’s Mental Health Work Group |
- Monitor and receive updates on the activities of the Children’s Mental Health Work Group (Ongoing)
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| Local Public Health Statewide Objectives Work Group |
- Monitor progress on implementation of the joint MCH Advisory Task Force/SCHSAC on the Local Public Health Statewide Objectives Work Group (March 2011)
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| Federal MCH Grants |
- Receive updates and provide input on federal grants related to MCH and CYSHN activities (Ongoing)
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| Standing Work Plan Items |
Action Steps (Timeline) |
| 2011 Title V Block Grant Application and Annual Report |
- Discuss options for increasing awareness of Title V priorities identified in the Title V Needs Assessment (September 2011)
- Review 2011 block grant application (September 2011)
- Receive report on 2010 block grant annual report (September 2011)
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| Program Updates |
- Receive updates from MDH or community programs/partners on MCH/CHSN-related activities (Quarterly meetings)
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| Member Stories and Family Stories |
- Receive information from task force members on their personal or professional stories (Quarterly meetings)
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| Legislative update on activities of interest to Task Force |
- Monitor 2011 MCH Advisory Task Force sunset legislation (March and June 2011)
- Receive updates on legislative activities specific to maternal and child health and children with special health care needs of interest to Task Force (Ongoing)
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| New Task Force Member Recruitment/ Orientation |
- Applications received (November 2011)
- Executive Committee discusses and develops recommendations (December 2011)
- Recommendations forwarded to Commissioner of Health (December 2011)
- New member orientation (March 2012)
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| Task Force Executive Committee |
- Recruit new Executive Committee members (December 2011)
- Determine 2011 meeting schedule and meeting structure (February 2011)
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| Betty Hubbard Leadership Awards |
- Solicit nominations for Betty Hubbard awards (May-July 2011)
- Executive Committee selects recommends recipients (August 2011)
- Awards presented (December 2011)
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| Coordinate activities with State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC), Rural Health Advisory committee (RHAC) and Office of Minority and Multicultural Health (OMMH) |
- Task Force staff maintains relationship with SCHSAC and OMMH staff (Ongoing)
- Submit reports/updates from Task Force to SCHSAC, RHAC and OMMH (Ongoing)
- Involve expertise from SCHSAC, RHAC and OMMH in Task Force meetings as appropriate to subject matter discussion (Ongoing)
- Invite OMMH Director to Task Force meeting (Ongoing)
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| Develop 2012 Work Plan |
- Brainstorm ideas for 2012 Work Plan (September 2011)
- Discuss priority areas for 2012 Work Plan with Executive Committee (November 2011)
- Task Force reviews and approves 2012 Task Force Work Plan (December 2011)
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| Family Delegate |
- Continue to support the role of the family delegate, including participation in the AMCHP Family Delegate/Mentor program (Ongoing)
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