Maternal and Child Health (MCH) public health is distinctive among the public health professions for its lifecycle approach. This approach integrates theory and knowledge from multiple fields including human development, as well as women's, child and adolescent health.

The Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Data Set 2011 contains recent data for Colorado and the nation including maternal and child health performance measures as well as other measures of interest in the CSHCN population.

This MCH Action Guide was created in order to assist local MCH programs with developing their MCH plan. The "Medical Home" Action Guide is intended to help local health agencies and community partners develop evidence-based Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-framed (SMART) goals and good objectives. This guide identifies strategies and action steps to strengthen a Medical Home approach for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)...

In 2008, only 76.9 percent of pregnant women in Colorado received first trimester prenatal care. The target for reporting year 2010 is 77.0 percent.1 Colorado falls below the (latest available) national average of 83.7 percent and well below Healthy People 2010 Objective 16-6a, which recommends that 90 percent of pregnant women enroll in first trimester prenatal care.

The Colorado Medical Home Initiative is a systems-building effort to promote quality health care systems for all children in Colorado. Bringing together a group of more than 40 people representing various agencies, families, hospitals, organizations and policy-makers, the Colorado Medical Home Initiative is dedicated to building a sustainable system that delivers quality health care for all children.