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Whole Child Health Alliance Resources

Quarterly Resource Scans

NOTE: This webpage includes the four most recent WCHA resource scans.

Foundational to Whole Child Health

  • 听鈥 Analyzes how geographical area-level social determinant of health indices incorporated into health care payments could be used to address social needs within communities.
  • 听鈥 Describes the importance of positive and healthy experiences in the early stages of life.
  • 听鈥 Summarizes emerging elements of pediatric alternative payment models and identifies strategies to address barriers in implementing them.
  • 听鈥 Proposes components of child-focused alternative payment models to better meet the long-term developmental needs of children and their families.
  • 听鈥 Discusses how implementation of Accountable Communities for Health can improve health outcomes for children and families by addressing SDOHs.
  • 听鈥 Discusses the 2017 refreshed APM framework to achieve better alignment with value-based care.
  • 听鈥 Highlights the critical role of early childhood experiences and relationships in shaping children鈥檚 brain development, emphasizing the need for nurturing and responsive caregiving and the creation of supportive environments.
  • 听鈥 Provides an overview of the current state of two-generation approaches to family well-being, including best practices and challenges, while identifying strategies to address the needs of both parents and children simultaneously.
  • 听鈥 Highlights the importance of engaging families with lived experiences in policy decisions, providing examples of effective engagement strategies and outlining key principles for meaningful engagement.
  • 听鈥 Presents a framework highlighting the importance of collaboration and coordination when addressing SDOHs and promoting health equity, identifying integrative activities to achieve this goal.
  • 听鈥 Identifies opportunities for Medicaid to improve care young children by implementing several initiatives, such as expanding access to early childhood screenings and providing care coordination for families.
  • 听鈥 Examines the current state of child medical care and suggests a comprehensive approach is essential to address the multiple factors contributing to health inequities among children.
  • 听鈥 Discusses policy strategies and initiatives to strengthen the role of Medicaid in addressing SDOHs, such as housing instability, food insecurity and lack of access to transportation.
  • 听鈥 Offers a framework for using Medicaid and CHIP to improve social and behavioral health outcomes for children by integrating these services into pediatric primary care.
  • Addressing Social Drivers through Pediatric Value-Based Care Models: Recommendations for Policymakers and Key Stakeholders | 乐播传媒 Children鈥檚 Health and Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy听鈥 Examines the barriers and accelerators of implementing value-based care for children, including recommendations for promoting transformation.
  • Addressing Social Drivers through Pediatric Value-Based Care Models: Emerging Examples and Promising Approaches | 乐播传媒 Children鈥檚 Health and Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy听鈥 Provides case studies and policy recommendations for integrating SDOHs into value-based care models to improve the quality of care for children.
  • 听鈥 Highlights the potential benefits of a new financing approach focused on the whole child and provides recommendations for implementation.
  • 听鈥 Provides a framework for developing and implementing an APM that integrates behavioral health services into pediatric care, including an overview of different models, such as bundled payments and capitation, and includes case studies of successful programs.
  • 听鈥 Discusses the implementation and outcomes of New York鈥檚 Children鈥檚 value-based payment program, which aimed to improve quality of care and reduce costs for children with complex medical needs by transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based payment models.
  • 听鈥 Outlines practical steps and recommendations for achieving equitable access to family-centered care.

  • 听鈥 Analyzes sixteen request for information responses from child health organizations to produce a summary of themes broadly shared.
  • InCK Marks Letter to Biden听鈥 Provides key actions the federal government can take to improve the health and development of children and their families.

  • 听鈥 Provides an overview of APMs and their potential benefits for improving health care quality and reducing costs.
  • 听鈥 Provides health care professionals with evidence-based tools and resources to promote the health and wellbeing in children and adolescents.
  • 听鈥 Provides tools and resources for health care and community organizations to train staff on how to address the social determinants of health and incorporate social needs into clinical care.
  • 听鈥 Describes opportunities under state Medicaid programs to finance more preventive, developmental and family-centered services for young children.
  • 听鈥 Describes a framework for high-performing medical homes, outlining key principles for achieving high performance in medical homes.
  • Elements of a High Performing Medical Home for Young Children in Medicaid 鈥 Provides quick points on the features of high performing medical homes.
  • 听鈥 Provides recordings from a series on using data to support health equity efforts, including strategies for collecting and analyzing data on social determinants of health and examples of how organizations have used data to advance health equity.
  • 听鈥 Provides an overview of the Bright Future guideline and its evidence-based recommendations for preventative health care, developmental screenings and health promotion, and how to incorporate them into clinical practice.
  • 听鈥 Reviews recent developments and promising approaches for financing HRSN for children including 1115 waivers, 鈥淚n Lieu of Services鈥 (ILOS), and Children鈥檚 Health and Wellness Funds.
  • Slide from Webinar: Child Health Transformation听鈥 Opportunities for Leveraging Change In Medicaid & CHIP听鈥 Focuses on the importance of high performing medical homes and provides recommendations on how to use Medicaid in this context.