Blueprint for Change Key Questions: Health Equity

The following questions are based on The Blueprint for Change, Health Equity.

Principle 1

Structural and systemic causal barriers to health equity are eliminated, including discrimination, poverty, and other social risk factors. (Principles and associated strategies are described in Guiding Principles for a System of Services for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs and Their Families.)

What are the structural and systemic causal barriers to health equity within our state/jurisdiction?

Area of Title V Needs Assessment
MCH Population Health and Wellbeing	Title V Program Capacity	Title V Program Partnerships, Collaboration and Coordination
✓

National Performance Measure
Medical Home	Transition	Bullying
✓	✓	✓

Critical Area of Blueprint
Health Equity	Family and Child Well-Being and Quality of Life	Access to Services	Financing of Services
✓

Do service sectors and policy makers within our state/jurisdiction recognize and address the fundamental causes of health disparities? Which sectors and which policy makers?

Area of Title V Needs Assessment
MCH Population Health and Wellbeing	Title V Program Capacity	Title V Program Partnerships, Collaboration and Coordination
✓	✓	✓

National Performance Measure
Medical Home	Transition	Bullying
✓

Critical Area of Blueprint
Health Equity	Family and Child Well-Being and Quality of Life	Access to Services	Financing of Services
✓

Do sectors within our state/jurisdiction that serve CYSHCN (including but not limited to health care, public health, education, housing, nutrition, and income supports) collaborate with each other and policy makers to ensure that policies are coordinated, effective, and developed equitably to address the root causes of health disparities?

Area of Title V Needs Assessment
MCH Population Health and Wellbeing	Title V Program Capacity	Title V Program Partnerships, Collaboration and Coordination
	✓	✓

Critical Area of Blueprint
Health Equity	Family and Child Well-Being and Quality of Life	Access to Services	Financing of Services
✓		✓

Do surveillance systems for CYSHCN within our state/jurisdiction identify, track, and cross-share data on social risk factors, including discrimination, that impact health outcomes and their consequences across the life course?

Area of Title V Needs Assessment
MCH Population Health and Wellbeing	Title V Program Capacity	Title V Program Partnerships, Collaboration and Coordination
	✓	✓

Critical Area of Blueprint
Health Equity	Family and Child Well-Being and Quality of Life	Access to Services	Financing of Services
✓	✓

What actions are already being taken or could be taken by various entities in our state/jurisdiction to reduce barriers and increase equitable access to a well-functioning system of services for CYSHCN and their families/caregivers?

Area of Title V Needs Assessment
MCH Population Health and Wellbeing	Title V Program Capacity	Title V Program Partnerships, Collaboration and Coordination
	✓	✓

Critical Area of Blueprint
Health Equity	Family and Child Well-Being and Quality of Life	Access to Services	Financing of Services
✓		✓	✓

Principle 2

Sectors, systems, and programs that fund, deliver, and monitor services and supports for CYSHCN are designed and implemented to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes for all CYSHCN.

Do entities within our state/jurisdiction that serve CYSHCN and their families coordinate policies, practices, and procedures across sectors to mitigate the health effects of societal oppression?

Area of Title V Needs Assessment
MCH Population Health and Wellbeing	Title V Program Capacity	Title V Program Partnerships, Collaboration and Coordination
✓		✓

Critical Area of Blueprint
Health Equity	Family and Child Well-Being and Quality of Life	Access to Services	Financing of Services
✓	✓

Do entities within our state/jurisdiction that serve CYSHCN and their families have a diverse and appropriately compensated workforce trained in evidence informed, equitable, and culturally responsive delivery of services and supports?

Area of Title V Needs Assessment
MCH Population Health and Wellbeing	Title V Program Capacity	Title V Program Partnerships, Collaboration and Coordination
✓	✓

National Performance Measure
Medical Home	Transition	Bullying
✓	✓

Critical Area of Blueprint
Health Equity	Family and Child Well-Being and Quality of Life	Access to Services	Financing of Services
✓	✓	✓

Do entities within our state/jurisdiction that serve CYSHCN and their families develop and implement performance and outcomes measures, ensuring system accountability for equitable, high-quality services for CYSHCN?

Area of Title V Needs Assessment
MCH Population Health and Wellbeing	Title V Program Capacity	Title V Program Partnerships, Collaboration and Coordination
✓

National Performance Measure
Medical Home	Transition	Bullying
✓	✓

Critical Area of Blueprint
Health Equity	Family and Child Well-Being and Quality of Life	Access to Services	Financing of Services
✓	✓	✓

Are children and youth who are at risk of a special health care need defined, identified, and supported by the entities within our state/jurisdiction designed to serve them to optimize their health outcomes?

Area of Title V Needs Assessment
MCH Population Health and Wellbeing	Title V Program Capacity	Title V Program Partnerships, Collaboration and Coordination
✓		✓

National Performance Measure
Medical Home	Transition	Bullying
✓	✓

Critical Area of Blueprint
Health Equity	Family and Child Well-Being and Quality of Life	Access to Services	Financing of Services
✓		✓	✓

Last Updated

07/16/2024

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics