The National Center for Ease of Use of Community-Based Services and the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) are pleased to announce the awardees of the Ease of Use of Services for Latino Families who have Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Action Learning Collaborative!

The following states have been selected: Indiana, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Rhode Island. The Title V program in each of these states will work on a specific project with a variety of partners, such as Family-to-Family Health Information Centers, the American Academy of Pediatrics, local school districts, Medicaid, and Latino community-based organizations. North Carolina and Oregon will be mentoring the awardees in this action learning collaborative.

• Indiana will bring together a team including representatives from numerous Latino community-based organizations and state commissions that will develop and implement a strategic plan for addressing ease of use of services for Latino families who have CYSHCN.
• New Hampshire’s goal is to create a culturally appropriate health literacy campaign conveying changes in Medicaid and CHIP programs to Latino families who have CYSHCN.
• New Mexico is focusing on making services easier to use for Latino children with metabolic disorders and diabetes.
• Rhode Island plans to work with public school personnel to refer Latino families with CYSHCN to parent leaders, who will also serve as peer navigators, within the Latino community.

Learn about some of the exciting work we've been doing with Family-to-Family Health Information Centers on linguistic initiatives!

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