Welcome to the MCH Innovations Database, is a searchable repository of “what’s working” in MCH (aka practice-based evidence) which includes effective practices and policies from the field that are positively impacting MCH populations. Practices are assessed along a continuum and receive a designation of Cutting-Edge, Emerging, Promising, or Best depending on their work’s demonstrated impact, among other criteria. Policies are assessed along four dimensions of Evidence, Equity, Relevance, and Impact and then given a designation of Evidence-Informed Policy Development, Policy Implementation, or Policy Evaluation.
For additional MCH specific evidence-based/informed strategies, check out the MCHbest Database which summarizes the science of what works from the peer-reviewed literature.
Cutting-Edge Practice
Family Centered Shared Care Planning Assessment Tool
The Family-Centered Shared Care Planning Assessment (FCSCPA) tool is a self-scoring electronic assessment that prompts Shared Care Planning teams to facilitate quality improvement and reflect upon their values and processes.
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Health Emergency Ready Oregon (HERO) Kids Registry
The HERO Kids Registry is the first-of-its-kind statewide registry to address emergency medical information gaps.
Read MoreCutting-Edge Practice
Building Capacity for Food Systems and Health Systems to Partner
Food pantries embedded within local communities are essential to the economic well-being of individuals and families whose circumstances make it difficult to access food as evidenced by frequency of individual visits to food pantries
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EACH Mom and Baby Collaborative
The EACH Collaborative is a partnership whose goal is to support the expansion and replication of perinatal community health worker (CHW) models in South Carolina through information sharing, technical support, funding opportunities and, perinatal specialty training for Community Health Workers.
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Virtual Autism Diagnostic Clinic
Through a unique partnership with Service Coordination units and hospital systems, Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania uses telehealth to identify autism spectrum disorder in toddlers. We provide early detection and easy access in the child's natural setting and no cost to the family.
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STAT-MD: Early Identification of ASD for Pediatric Health Providers
The STAT-MD model is designed to teach enhanced ASD screening and diagnostic procedures to pediatric providers serving young children.
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Perinatal Continuum of Care Toolkit for Action
The Perinatal Continuum of Care Toolkit for Action is a facilitator guide that builds capacity of providers across sectors to understand and embrace their role in supporting perinatal mental health.
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B’N Fit VIP
This project aims to expand youth access to culturally responsive after-school wellness programming by translating evidence-based in-person afterschool wellness programing to virtual and hybrid environments.
Read MorePromising Practice
Connections™ Program
The Connections™ Program provides infant and toddler diapers to promote improvement in key children’s health indicators such as immunizations, well child visits and developmental screening. The Connections™ Program is a collaborative effort with the mutual objectives of restoring immunization rates and improving the percentage of Tennessee children achieving EPSDT goals.
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Colorado Birth Equity Bill Package
To protect human rights and address discrimination, mistreatment, harm, poor outcomes, and inequities in outcomes during the perinatal period, Colorado passed the Colorado Birth Equity Bill Package in the 2021 session: 1) Protection of Pregnant People in the Perinatal Period, SB 193 established basic human rights standards in perinatal care for all people, including those who are incarcerated, 2) Maternal Health Providers, SB 194 aligned perinatal care data and systems for equity, and 3) Sunset Direct Entry Midwives, SB 101 continued the Direct-Entry Midwifery program.
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Non-Punitive Approach to Substance Use in Pregnancy
This policy was developed in New Mexico in response to the federal CARA amendment to the federal CAPTA law that stated all state child welfare agencies are required to ensure every baby born exposed to substances receives a Plan of Care and that the numbers of babies receiving Plans of Care are reported to the Federal Agency.
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Perinatal Wellness Coach Pathways Program
The Perinatal Wellness Coach Certification Training is designed to expand the skills, knowledge, and capacity of community-based birth work providers to support historically excluded childbearing populations with actionable steps toward wellness as it relates to Reproductive Consciousness®️ and is designed to improve preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, and mental health.
Read MoreThis 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 ($1,696,335). 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.