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Leading Health Indicator 16 (continued)


Objectives Selected to Measure This Indicator

Florida Objectives Healthy People 2010 Similar Objective (13, 14)
Fl 35-1     Improve the early and continuous screening of all children for special health care needs through ongoing well-child check-ups

Increase Medicaid eligible children's compliance with “Well Child Check-ups"
  • Target: 80 percent
  • Baseline: 47.3% of Medicaid eligible children in 2001
Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Annual Child Health Check-Up Participation Report, CMS-416

Note: This indicator objective is intended for all children. If another indicator becomes available which provides a prevalence estimate, it will replace the Medicaid estimate or be added to it.
 
FL1-4b     Increase the proportion of children, youth and young adults aged 0 to 24 who have a medical home

Percent
1998
Baseline
2010 Target
1-4b    Children and youth aged 17 years and under
93
97

Data Source:
Statewide Children's Health Insurance Survey: Update Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida and the Agency for Health Care Administration
HP 1-4     Increase the proportion of persons who have a specific source of ongoing care

Percent
1998
Baseline
2010
Target
1-4b    Children and youth aged 17 years and under
93
97

Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS

Note: Two objectives were selected to measure progress in the leading indicator – Well Child Check-Ups for Children and Youth in Florida. These do not include all the indicators for this children and youth for Well Child Check-Up. More objectives can be found in the Focus Area 15 and Focus Area 35. Medical home readings:
http://www.uconnced.org/med%20home/mhreadtext.htm
,
http://www.uconnced.org/med%20home/mhread.htm
Current AAP Policy Statements, Clinical Reports, and Technical Reports through September 2002: AAP Medical Home Statement:
http://www.aap.org/policy/s060016.html




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