Vermont’s strategic plan for maternal and child health represents key priorities for the next several years. While this is not a comprehensive list of all of our programs, it addresses program areas where we hope to expand and measures of health that we seek to improve. The Maternal and Child Health strategic plan is aligned with the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant framework.
2019 - 2022 Full Maternal and Child Health Strategic Plan
2019 - 2022 One Page Maternal and Child Health Strategic Plan
priority areas and 3-year (2019-2022) performance measures
Women's and Maternal Health
Priority Areas | Performance Measures |
Ensure optimal health prior to pregnancy |
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Perinatal/Infant Health
Priority Area | Performance Measure |
Promote optimal infant health and development | Increase the percentage of infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months |
Child Health
Priority Areas | Performance Measures |
Achieve a comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated state and community system of services for children | Increase the percentage of children, ages 10 through 71 months, receiving a developmental screening |
Support programs to reduce the risk of chronic disease across the lifespan |
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Promote Strengthening Families protective factors and resiliency among Vermont’s families |
Increase the percentage of children 6 months to 5 years who are flourishing |
CHildren with special health needs
Priority Areas | Performance Measures |
Achieve a comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated state and community system of services for children |
Increase the percentage of adolescents with and without special health care needs, ages 12 through 17, who received services necessary to make transitions to adult health care |
School Age and Adolescent Health
Priority Areas | Performance Measures |
Youth choose healthy behaviors and thrive |
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Children live in safe and supportive communities | Decrease the percentage of high school students who made a plan to attempt suicide in the past 12 months |
cross cutting
Priority Areas |
Performance Measures |
Promote an approach to our work that is integrated, strength-based, and mission-driven |
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Read more on Vermont's Action Plan to achieve these performance measures.