National Maternal and Child Health Data Resource Center

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National Maternal and Child Health Data Resource Center: The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to demonstrate the value of a Data Resource Center (DRC) that delivers hands on access to national, state and regional data from surveys and other data resources supported by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The Center primarily will focus the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs and National Survey of Child Health to assure that these two resources are readily able to be used to provide an evidence base for national, state and local maternal and child health programs. The DRC will include data use support features, easy to understand resource materials, and training modules that specifically respond to the needs and preferences of national, state, community and family constituencies but particularly to State Title V programs. The overarching vision for the DRC is to dramatically broaden the valid and standardized use of the national and state level survey data to assist national, state and family leaders to understand health and health system utilization and performance for children and families including children and youth with special health care needs and to take action to advance positive health outcomes for children, youth, families and communities. The awardee will partner with states, families and other experts, in leading a project to help ensure that the continued investments made in the national surveys lead to effective, efficient and maximum use of these data by state, local and national MCH leaders as well as by their family and community partners. It is anticipated that the DRC will serve as a primary source of data for states in responding to the Title V performance measures, as well as the Title V needs assessment. The DRC will also serve as a valuable resource in providing dat! a for Healthy People 2010.