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Family to Family Health Connections
Welcome! This resource provides information for individuals and grantees interested in topics related to Family-to-Family Health Information Centers, a grant jointly sponsored by the the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. It is our hope that this will a useful page and that you bookmark the site so that you may stay up-to-date with events, articles and answers to your frequently asked questions.
Family Voices maintains a website that facilitates a state-to-state information exchange, including information on grantees, examples of resources from the field, and issue briefs on selected topics. Visit www.familyvoices.org for a full list of resources.
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Whats New
Applications Sought for State Implementation Grants
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau is seeking applications for “The President’s New Freedom Initiative: State Implementation Grants for Systems of Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs”. The initiative will support up to six grants to assist State Title V Children with Special Health Care Needs programs, family organizations, providers, and other partners to implement the six core outcomes of a system of services for children and youth with special health care needs.
The guidance is available at www.grants.gov or www.hrsa.gov/grants under HRSA-09-159. The due date for all applications is March 6. There was a technical assistance call on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET.
States/territories that were awarded a statewide implementation grant under announcement numbers HRSA-05-014, HRSA-06-099 and HRSA-08-034 are not eligible to apply: This includes the following states/territories: AZ, CA, CT, CO, DC, FL, HI, IO, MA, MD, MI, ME, MN, MO, NE, NC, ND, NH, NN(Navajo Nation), NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, UT, VT, WVA and WI.
If you need additional information, contact Lynda Honberg at 301-443-6314 or LHonberg@hrsa.gov
Frequently Asked Questions
This section is organized by category, with examples featured below.
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General Overview
I see the initials F2F HIC often, what does that stand for?
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The Future of F2F
How much did the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 appropriate for F2F programs?
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Highlighted Articles
(Please note: Below is a portion of the Family-to-Family documents available on the Clearinghouse. Some of the resources are issue briefs and papers, but many of the resources are from state grantees who wanted to share thier resources. To view all F2F related documents, click the link below)
Innovative Strategies for Strengthening Family to Family Health Information And Education Centers
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Activities and Accomplishments of the Family to Family Health Care Information and Education Center Grantees
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Family-to-Family Fact Sheets in Spanish
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Virginia Family to Family Health Information and Education Center Resources
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Care Coordination Notebook: Financing and Managing Your Child's Health Care
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Children with Special Health Care Needs Media Campaign
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Family-to-Family Health Care Information and Education Centers
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Needs Assessment for Children with Special Needs - Nevada
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New Jersey Care 2000+ Program - Brochures and Presentation
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New York’s Family to Family Health Care Brochures and Fact Sheets
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Strengthening Families: The Key to Safe & Healthy Children
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