In the past 5 years, KY has participated in multiple opportunities for technical assistance from federal stakeholders such as the CDC, HRSA, AMCHP, Title V, Child Safety Collaborative, Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Programming, and more. MCH also sought local and state expertise for guiding program plans to address needs, activities, and outcome evaluation.

In 2019, KY had support provided from the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention as part of child fatality review process that helped guide data metrics when developing surveillance details on the coroner report. The SUID program benefited from support from the CDC grant project officer on refining case definitions during reviews. MCH has participated in the SDoH CoIIN with specific focus on training and engagement at the local level on implicit bias and raising the awareness of SDoH. Currently, MCH participates in a Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program reviewing data analytics for maternal morbidity. Ongoing technical support is received regarding WIC, home visitation, and Part C programming for KY.

KY launched the KY Perinatal Quality Collaborative (KPQC) and, in planning the KPQC, met with multiple state leaders in Tennessee, and Illinois to understand their organization infrastructure and to gain support during the development of the KPQC.

KY MCH and OCSHCN has historically provided support for each other to assure technical supports for both areas meet the needs of all children. OCSHCN has provided input and educational opportunities for COVID-19 response with school reopening questions and addressing educational concerns regarding children with special health care needs.

For the next 5 years of the grant cycle, KY will continue to engage in opportunities available from all resources. As KY works to restructure the well child program, KY will be seeking input from many resources to assure the content of training and best practice are reflected across the program guides and DPH guidance documents to meet community needs. KY is also planning to continue the federal support from Family Voices as it creates a parent advisory council. KY plans to continue to address SDoH plans begun during the CoIIN with continued team meetings and activities moving forward. KY has discussed this planning with the federal project officer for ongoing support. And KY plans to continue the ongoing technical support with the CDC maternal mortality program.

OCSHCN areas of needed technical assistance relate to the implementation of specific action steps regarding the two CYSHCN-specific State Performance Measures. In past years, OCSHCN has received technical assistance from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the MCH Workforce Development Center. OCSHCN relies on expertise from National Centers and AMCHP, as well as other TA providers, and will not hesitate to take advantage of any further opportunities that become available or are recommended.