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Background on MCHBG
The Maternal Child Health Block Grant (MCHBG) supports state and local activities to improve the health of women, infants, children, youth, and their families. MCHBG work focuses on five population domains: Perinatal/Infant Health, Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs, Child Health, Adolescent Health, and Women/Maternal Health. Below are definitions for each MCHBG domain.
- Women/Maternal Health
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Focuses on improving health outcomes for women and birthing persons. Activities include promoting annual wellness visits, prenatal care and post-partum check-ups, family planning, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
- Perinatal/Infant Health
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Improve the health of pregnant people and infants up to one year of age. The domain offers resources and technical assistance to parents, childcare providers, foster care providers, group care institutions, juvenile and correctional institutions, community action groups and others on how to prepare for and to keep infants safe and healthy.
- Child Health
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Serves the needs of children from the end of the perinatal period through the age of 11. MCHBG views child health holistically through a life course development perspective covering aspects of child well-being in alignment with the phases of development. They promote positive childhood experiences and the prevention of adverse childhood experiences.
- Adolescent Health
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Serves teens from ages 12-19 and young people from ages 19-24. This includes supporting behavioral health care, improving access to and the quality of youth-friendly culturally responsive health care preventive visits, and supporting initiatives that increase access to positive mentors and trusted adults for young people.
- Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (CYSHCN)
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Promotes connected systems of care for children and youth with diverse, special care needs from birth through transition to adulthood. They may have or be at increased risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions. Their complex needs mean many areas of their life may be impacted.