National and State Initiatives

Clearinghouse for information on medical home activities across the nation. Extensive resources to download, including how to contact the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for technical assistance.

Direct link to the July 2002 updating of the original 1992 AAP Policy Statement on Medical Home with an expanded concept interpretation and operational definition of medical home.

Established in 2001, CMHI is collaborating with the National Initative for the Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) to bring families, providers, and Title V programs together in a national learning collaborative on the medical home.

NCCC’s Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs Project is dedicated to helping state Title V CYSHCN programs design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery and support systems.

HRTW strives to ensure that all youth with special health care needs receive the services necessary to transition to adulthood, including adult health care, employment, and independence.

The MCH Policy Research Center leads national efforts in research and policy analysis and development for children with special needs.

The MassGeneral Hospital for Children's Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy is dedicated to improving the lives of children - in particular those who are poor, minority, or chronically ill - and their families through identifying, developing, and supporting effective health care policies and interventions.

The NNSGRC provides information and resources in the area of newborn screening and genetics to benefit health professionals, the public health community, consumers, and government officials.

The goal of NCHAM is to ensure that all infants (newborns) and toddlers with hearing loss are identified as early as possible and provided with timely and appropriate audiological, educational, and medical intervention.