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Mississippi Integrated Community Systems for children and youth with special health care needs and their families  

Data

The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs from 2005-2006 reported a 15% prevalence for Mississippi’s children, about 111,852 children age 0 to 17 years. Almost one quarter of all Mississippi households with children report having at least one child with special health care needs.

Prevalence of CYSHCN in Mississippi
     
Age groups of CYSHCN in Mississippi   Race Ethnicity of CYSHCN in Mississippi
     
Percentage of CSHCN ages 0-17 qualifying on specific types of special health needs   Income status of families with CYSHCN in Mississippi
     

The MICS project areas of concentration are medical home, early and continuous screening and the successful transition for youth.
Outcome #2- CSHCN receive coordinated, ongoing, comprehensive care within a medical home   Outcome#4 - CSHCN who are screened early and continuously for special health care needs
Medical Home
  

                                       Early and Continuous Screening
     
Outcome #6 - CSHCN anges 12-17 who receive services needed for transition to adult healthcare, work and independence
    
Transition
    

 

Mississippi’s data from the 2005-2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Data Resource Center.

*The funding for the study is granted by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).

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