The Wisconsin children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
Program is funded by the Maternal Child Health Title V Block Grant
and is located in the Department of Health and Family Services,
Division of Public Health, Bureau of Family and Community Health.
The philosophy and principles of this Program are:
- Children are best served within their families.
- Children and families are best supported within the context of
their community.
- Families will have convenient access to care coordinators.
- Collaboration is the best way to provide comprehensive
services.
- Family perspectives and presence must be included in all
aspects of the system.
The Wisconsin CSHCN Program directs projects and programs, provides
leadership and technical assistance to support the efforts of
agencies, provides education and training opportunities for staff
and service providers and coordinates a statewide system of
nutrition services. The CSHCN Program provides grants to promote
care for Wisconsin children with special health care needs and their
families.
Initiatives/Activities for Care within the Children with Special
Health Care Needs Program include:
- Regional Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
Centers
- Wisconsin Sound Beginnings: A Universal Newborn Hearing
Screening Program
- The Wisconsin Birth Defects Prevention and Surveillance System
