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CT
Blue Ribbon Commission on Mental Health Final Report
(July 2000) The Blue Ribbon Commission on Mental Health was
established to address the mental health care crisis in
Connecticut.
Extending
Medicaid to Parents: An Incremental Strategy for Reducing the Number of
Uninsured
(June 2000) Urban Institute
PDF Version
State
Strategies for Covering Uninsured Adults
(May 2000) Urban Institute
PDF
Version
Health
Insurance Coverage 1998
U.S. Department of the Census
State
Uninsured Rates 1998
U.S. Department of the Census
Connecticut
- Mandatory Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Study Site Visit Report
(1998)Center for Health Services Research and Policy; George
Washington University Medical Center
Association of Maternal and
Child Health Programs
Non-profit organization to assure the health and well being of women and
adolescents.
Association of
Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
Interdisciplinary association of professionals who provide
reproductive health services and conduct reproductive health research.
CDC
National Prevention Information Network
Develops, identifies and collects information on the prevention and
control of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis.
The Center for Medicare
Advocacy, Inc.
Provides education, advocacy, and legal assistance to help elders and
people with disabilities obtain healthcare. Services are free to
Connecticut residents.
CT Department of
Public Health
CT
Office of Health Care Access
Health Care Financing Administration
Hispanic Health Council
Hartford, CT; community-based health care services.
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Reports
Lessons
From the Field: Head Start Mental Health Strategies to Meet Changing Needs
Report from the National Center for Children in Poverty
about innovations in Head Start to address the mental health needs of
young children.
Oral
Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General
(2000) Office of the Surgeon General; shows economic and racial
disparity in oral health among children.
Low-Income
Uninsured Children by State 1996, 1997, 1998
U.S. Department of the Census
Gaps
in Insurance Coverage for Children: A Pre-CHIP Baseline
(May 2000) Urban Institute
PDF Version
Adolescent Health On-Line
The American Medical Association's program that provides information
on adolescent health issues.
H.U.S.K.Y
Official website for Connecticut's Health Insurance for
Uninsured Kids and Youth program.
Families USA
The "voice" for health care consumers. Includes
clearinghouse information systems on health care issues. State by
state information on children's health, medicaid, and managed
care.
Making the Grade
National grant program to support state-community partnerships to
establish school-based health centers.
Maximum Potential Project - mental health program aimed at conquering the problems of underachievers and restoring motivation, self-esteem, and happiness.
Parents Active for Vision Education (PAVE) - mission is to raise public awareness of the crucial relationship between vision and achievement.