Public and Private Partnerships and Key Collaborations
The success of Virginia’s Title V program in ensuring access to quality health care and needed services for the MCH population is contingent on strong partnerships with other federal, state, and community partners, allowing the program to leverage across the variety of relationships to enhance Title V’s program capacity. Through collaboration with these partners, Title V contributes to building a system of care for women of reproductive age, parents, children, and youth, including children and youth with special health care needs and their families across the Commonwealth. The depth and breadth of Virginia’s Title V program’s connectedness across the Commonwealth is outlined below.
Partnered Federal Investments within OFHS
Title V is co-located in the Office of Family Health Services along with several federal investments, creating strength and ease of collaboration, shared strategic planning, and shared data support.
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Other MCHB Investments |
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Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) |
Roadmaps early childhood success by informing & championing policy & budget decisions, stewarding optimal health, providing research-based expertise, and nurturing innovation; forges public and private partnerships at the state and regional levels that build and sustain capacity for optimal health |
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Healthy Start
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VA’s two Healthy Start sites are known as Healthy Start Loving Steps - Eastern Virginia Medical School/Old Dominion University serves Norfolk and Portsmouth; City of Hopewell serves Hopewell, Petersburg and Dinwiddie County |
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Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)
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MIECHV & Title V collaborate to strengthen VA’s home visiting system, develop the home visiting workforce, and expand evidence-based home visiting services. Currently funds three evidenced based home visiting models in VA: Healthy Families America, Parents as Teachers, & Nurse-Family Partnership |
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State Systems Development Initiative (SSDI) |
SSDI enables the MCH Epidemiology & Evaluation Team to build & expand MCH data capacity to support Title V’s data driven decision-making |
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Other Federal Investments |
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CDC Innovative Cardiovascular Health Initiative grant |
Housed in the Division of Prevention and Health Promotion, this 5-year grant will work to implement evidence-based strategies to address hypertension in specific census tracts, and partners with Title V to focus on the perinatal population within those designated areas |
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CDC Essentials for Childhood: Preventing adverse childhood experiences grant (EFC) |
Located in the Division of Population Health Data, EFC works to prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and promote positive childhood experiences (PCEs) |
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (EHDI) |
Located in the Division of Child and Family Health, this grant provides information and referral to families regarding newborn hearing screening, follow-up testing, and early intervention services |
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Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) |
Located in the Division of Population Health Data, EPHT provides information and data to help understand how environmental factors can impact chronic diseases and other non-infectious conditions, including among the MCH population |
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Learn the Signs Act Early |
The CDC-funded program is housed in Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center for Family Involvement and collaborates with CYSHCN programs |
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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children (WIC) |
WIC is co-located with Title V in the Office of Family Health Services in the Division of Community Nutrition and is a key collaborator with Title V programs at the Local Health District level |
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Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program (VMAP) |
Supports health care providers to take better care of children & adolescents with mental health conditions through provider education & increasing access to child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, school nurses, & care navigators |
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Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) |
Located within the Division of Population Health Data, VA PRAMS provides data support and strategic collaboration with Title V |
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Sexual Risk Avoidance Education |
Prevent unintended pregnancies among adolescents by funding evidence-based positive youth development interventions |
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State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal (SLTT) Partnership Programs to Reduce Maternal Deaths due to Violence |
This 5-year grant is funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office on Women’s Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to address maternal deaths due to violence, including suicide and homicide |
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Title X Family Planning |
The network includes two grantees: VDH & Virginia League for Planned Parenthood. VDH’s Title X grant funds 25 local health districts and 3 federally qualified health centers. VLPP’s Title X network funds Planned Parenthood health centers in two Commonwealth regions. Title X family planning funds support clinical family planning services to all Virginians regardless of ability to pay |
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CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program |
Located in the Division of Prevention and Health Promotion, this program is dedicated to eliminating childhood lead poisoning as a public health problem. The program is strengthening blood lead testing, reporting, and surveillance, linking exposed children to recommended services, and targeted population-based interventions. Technical assistance is also provided to Local Health Districts |
Title V Partnered Programs across VDH
Title V maintains strong partnerships with programs within the Office of Family Health Services and with VDH program partners that serve the MCH population.
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Other VDH Programs |
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Adolescent Health Program |
Empowers youth with the information, resources and access they need to make informed decisions about their health |
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Birth Defects Surveillance |
Located in the Division of Child and Family Health, under CYSHCN, Virginia Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System (VaCARES) is a mandated registry of children under the age of two with birth defects for surveillance, education, awareness, and improving outcomes by referral to services |
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Community Health Services |
Provides oversight of Virginia Department of Health’s 35 local health districts |
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Contraceptive Access Initiative |
Partners with 18 health organizations to offer all FDA-approved methods of contraception to uninsured patients under 250% of the federally poverty level |
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Injury & Violence Prevention |
Program Delivers statewide programs that provide infant & child injury prevention, and youth suicide prevention. |
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Newborn Screening Programs |
Includes Dried Blood Spot Testing, Critical Congenital Heart Disease, and Early Hearing Detection and Intervention. Every infant born in Virginia receives testing, appropriate follow-up, and referrals as needed by VDH central office staff and partners to assist in achieving optimal health through early diagnosis and treatment. |
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Office of Epidemiology |
Division of Disease Prevention houses the Ryan White Part B, STD Prevention & Surveillance, and Comprehensive Harm Reduction Program. |
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Office of Health Equity |
The Division of Social Epidemiology works with MCH Epidemiology on analyses related to community factors, such as maternity care deserts. |
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Office of Information Management |
Supports infrastructure as it relates to MCH data. Helps to build data systems and maintain the data warehouse for timely access to data |
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Office of Vital Records |
Works closely with the MCH epidemiology team as it relates to vital records data (birth and death certificates) and data systems |
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Office of the Chief Medical Examiner |
Division of Death Prevention facilitates the State Child Fatality Review Team and Maternal Mortality Review Team; identifies & reviews specific child fatalities and all pregnancy-associated deaths in the Commonwealth; develops recommendations for interventions that reduce preventable deaths |
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Oral Health Program |
Expands access to dental homes & oral health promotion programs for high-risk pregnant women, children, adolescents, & individuals with special health care needs |
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Ryan White Part D Program |
Partnership across VDH’s Ryan White Programs, Title V, UVA and Inova Health systems |
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School Health Program |
Supports infrastructure-building services and workforce development opportunities to public, private, and parochial schools and school-age healthcare providers |
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State Resource Mothers Program |
Seeks to improve maternal and infant outcomes among pregnant and parenting teens and their children through home visiting and mentorship. |
State Agency Partnerships
There is strong partnership and collaboration with three state agencies that fall under the Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources in the Governor’s Office. Meetings Each Month, Title V facilitates a Sister Agency Meeting with MCH leaders from the sister agencies.
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Sister Agency/Executive Branch State Partnerships |
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CCA |
Cannabis Control Authority |
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DBDHS |
Department of Behavioral Health and Disability Services |
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DGS |
Department of General Services, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services |
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DMAS |
Department of Medical Assistance Services is Virginia’s state Medicaid agency |
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DOE |
Department of Education |
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DSS |
Department of Social Services |
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VCB |
Virginia Certification Board |
Public Health and health professional educational programs, universities, and state chapters of national organizations
Title V partners with Universities across the Commonwealth, through both formal and informal strategic alliances to achieve a common goal that benefits the MCH community.
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Academic Partnerships |
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East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN |
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Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA |
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George Mason University, Fairfax, VA |
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George Washington University, Washington, DC |
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James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA |
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Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
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Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA |
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University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
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Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
Public Health and health professional educational programs, national organizations, and state chapters
Title V collaborates with and/or participates in state-level activities held by national public health and professional organizations.
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National Organizations & State Chapters |
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American Academy of Pediatrics-VA chapter |
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – Virginia Section |
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Association for Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) |
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CityMatCH |
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Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) |
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Delta Dental |
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Doula Association of Virginia |
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Immunize VA |
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Institute of Public Health Innovation |
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March of Dimes DMV |
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National Association for City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) |
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National Association of School Nurses (NASN) |
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National Association of Social Workers – Virginia/DC Chapter |
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National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) |
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National Center for MCH Education (NCHMCHE) |
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National Governor’s Association (NGA) |
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National Maternal Child Health Workforce Development Center |
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Postpartum Support Virginia (PSVA) |
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Project Hope |
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Virginia Association of School Nurses (VASN) |
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Virginia Community Health Workers Association (VACHWA) |
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Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE) |
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Virginia HPV Immunization Taskforce (VHIT) |
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Virginia Nurses Association |
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Virginia Public Health Association |
Healthcare Delivery System Partnerships
Title V partners with major healthcare delivery partners across the state and region. Partnerships include members of Title V sitting on various committees or advisory boards sponsored by the systems, healthcare system members supporting or engaging in Title V-led initiatives, all of which are at the state and local levels.
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Health Care Delivery System Partnerships |
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Ballad Health |
Healthcare system headquartered in Johnson City, Tennessee with facilities in Tennessee, Southwest Virginia |
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Carilion |
Roanoke, Virginia-based non-profit integrated health care organization that serves the Western of Virginia |
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Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters |
The only freestanding children’s hospital in Virginia and serves the medical and surgical needs of children throughout the greater Hampton Roads metro area, the Eastern Shore of Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. It is also part of CHKD Health System, offering a network of comprehensive pediatric services in more than 40 locations that stretch from Williamsburg, VA, to Elizabeth City, NC |
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Children’s National Medical Center |
Freestanding children’s hospital located in Washington, DC, and provides Level 1 neonatal and pediatric care to the Northwest Virginia region |
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Inova |
Fairfax, Virginia based non-profit integrated health care organization that serves Northern Virginia |
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University of Virginia Medical Center |
Academic medical center, research center, and teaching hospital located in Charlottesville, VA |
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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center |
Academic medical center, research center, and teaching hospital located in Richmond, VA |
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Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
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The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association has 26-member health systems, representing 111 community, psychiatric, rehabilitation, and specialty hospitals throughout Virginia |
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George Mason University - Mason and Partners Clinic (MAP Clinic)
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George Mason University's Mason and Partners (MAP) interprofessional clinics serve the uninsured and refugee community within Prince William and Fairfax counties in Northern Virginia. These bridge-care model free clinics in Manassas and Culmore provide health care, school physicals, screenings, and mental health services. The ambulatory clinics provide community referrals, resources, and case management for medical home placement; wellness and integrated care workshops; and group care for chronic disease management and education |
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Sentara Community Care |
Serving Virginia Communities by providing comprehensive medical, behavioral health, and social support services under one roof |
Boards, Councils, Committees, Collaboratives, Teams, and Work Groups
Critical partnerships, connections, and communication with public and private community partners, local agencies, and organizations strengthen the scaffolding of Title V’s programmatic work across the Commonwealth. Title V strategically works to set priorities, goals, objectives, and identify linkages that serve MCH populations.
Levels of Participation
Networking: Information Sharing
Linkages: Participation in joint planning meetings which do not involve sharing of funds
Collaboration: Specific participation to accomplish common purposes including specific allocations of staff time, quantities of services, timelines, co-sponsorship of events
Integration: Formal agreements – either through contracts, legislative mandates – with reported, documented participation towards shared goals
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Boards, Councils, Committees, Collaboratives, Teams, and Work Groups |
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Name of Group |
MCH Team Representation |
Population Impacted |
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Advisory Board and Head Start State Health Advisory Committee |
ECH Consultant |
CH
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Integration Collaboration Networking |
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All Payer Claims Database Advisory Committee |
Director, DPHD |
W/MH P/IH CH AH |
Networking Integration |
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Annual Meeting of Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (VA-AAP) |
SH Nurse Consultant Adolescent Health (AH) Coordinator |
CH AH
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Collaboration Networking |
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AAP School Health Committee |
SH Nurse Consultant Adolescent Health (AH) Coordinator |
CH AH
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Collaboration Networking |
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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) – Past Board President Marcus Allen |
Title V Team
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All |
Networking Collaboration Linkages |
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Autism Advisory Council |
Program Coordinator |
CYSHCN |
Collaboration Networking Linkages |
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Breastfeeding Friendly Designation Program |
Director, DCFH Title V Director MIH Programs Coordinator |
W/MH P/IH
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Collaboration Networking |
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Child Fatality Review Team |
Director, DPHP |
P/IH CH AH |
Integration |
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Children’s Health Insurance Program Advisory Board (CHIPAC) |
Director, DCFH |
All |
Integration |
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Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Injury Surveillance Leadership Group |
IVP Senior Epi |
W/MH P/IH CH |
Linkages Collaboration |
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CSTE Injury, Substance Use & Mental Health: Alcohol Subcommittee |
Substance Use Prevention Epi |
W/MH P/IH
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Linkages Collaboration |
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Cumberland Plateau Perinatal Healthcare Network |
Title V Director LHD MCH Coordinator |
W/MH P/IH
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Integration Collaboration Networking |
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Department of Education (DOE) Early Childhood Advisory Committee (ECAC) |
Director, DCFH SH Nurse Consultant |
CH |
Integration |
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Doula Task Force |
Director, DCFH Repro Health Unit Sup. Resource Mothers/State Doula Cert. Coordinator |
W/MH P/IH
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Integration |
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Early Childhood Mental Health Advisory Board |
ECH Consultant MIECHV Project Director |
CH
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Integration Collaboration Networking |
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Advisory Board |
Newborn Screening and Birth Defects Surveillance Program Manager EHDI Program Supervisor CYSHCN Director |
P/IH
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Linkages |
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Early Impact Virginia |
ECH Team Resource Mothers/State Doula Cert. Coordinator
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P/IH CH AH CYSHCN |
Collaboration |
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Fetal and Infant Mortality Workgroup |
Director, OFHS |
W/MH P/IH |
Integration |
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Head Start Collaborative |
ECH Team |
CH |
Collaboration Networking |
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ImmunizeVA |
School Health Nurse Consultant |
CH AH |
Network Collaboration Linkages |
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Infant Toddler Specialist Network Advisory Board |
ECH Consultant |
CH
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Collaboration Networking |
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Maternal Mortality Review Team |
Director, OFHS |
W/MH |
Integration |
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March of Dimes Maternal Infant Health DMV Coalition |
MCH/Title V Director MIH Programs Coordinator |
P/IH
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Collaboration Networking |
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Newborn Screening Advisory Committee |
Newborn Screening and Birth Defects Surveillance Program Manager Newborn Screening Dried Blood Spot Program Supervisor |
P/IH CYSHCN
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Linkages |
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PANDAS/PANS Advisory Council |
Birth Defects Surveillance Program Coordinator |
CYSHCN |
Integration Collaboration Linkages |
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Rare Disease Council |
Director, DCFH CYSHCN Director |
P/IH CYSHCN |
Linkages |
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Ryan White/Title V Statewide Collaboration |
Director, DCFH Title V Director CYSHCN Director |
W/MH P/IH
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Integration Collaboration Networking |
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Severe Maternal Morbidity Workgroup |
Director, OFHS MCH Epidemiology Lead |
W/MH |
Integration |
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Sister Agency Monthly Team |
MIH Programs Coordinator Directors, DCFH & DPHD MCH/Title V Director MCH Epidemiology Lead MIECHV Director LHD MCH Coordinator Repro Health Unit Supervisor |
W/MH P/IH CH AH
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Networking |
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Suicide Prevention Interagency Advisory Group |
Suicide Prevention Coordinator Injury Violence Prevention (IVP) Senior Epi Youth Advisors |
CH AH |
Networking |
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Task Force on Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures |
Director, DPHD MIH Programs Coordinator |
W/MH |
Integration |
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Unite Us Virginia Committee |
MCH/Title V Director LHD MCH Coordinator |
All |
Integration Collaboration Networking |
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Virginia Catalyst (Oral Health) |
Dental Health Programs Manager School Health Nurse Consultant |
All |
Integration Collaboration |
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Virginia Food Security Leadership Team |
Director, DPHP Director, DCFH |
All |
Collaboration Networking |
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Virginia Immunization Plan Advisory Committee |
School Health Nurse Consultant |
CH AH |
Network Collaboration Linkages |
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Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council (VICC) |
Program Coordinator over Child Development Clinic and Virginia Bleeding Disorders |
CYSHCN |
Integration |
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Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (VNPC) |
Director, DCFH Title V Director MIH Programs Coordinator |
W/MH P/IH
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Integration |
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Virginia Association of School Nurses (VASN) |
School Health (SH) Nurse Consultant |
CH AH CYSHCN |
Integration Collaboration Networking |
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Whole Health Consortium |
School Health Nurse Consultant |
CH AH |
Network Collaboration Linkages |
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Virginia Board for People with Disabilities |
CYSHCN Director |
CYSHCN |
Board Member |
Partnerships that advance Title V’s MCH priorities
Virginia’s Title V Programs engage in robust formal and informal partnerships across the Commonwealth that address Title V’s MCH priorities. The full list can also be found in the Org Chart attachment.
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