<P> State Maternal and Child Health agencies (which are usually located within a State health department) apply for and receive a formula grant each year . In addition to the submission of a yearly application and annual report, State Title V programs are also required to conduct a State - wide, comprehensive Needs Assessment every five years . States and jurisdictions use their Title V funds to design and implement a wide range of MCH and children with special health care needs activities that address national and state needs, including efforts to: reduce infant mortality; provide access to comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care for women; increase the number of children receiving health assessments and follow - up diagnostics and treatment; and provide access to preventive care (including immunizations) and rehabilitative services for children . States must allocate 30% of their funding on children with special health care needs, and 30% on primary and preventive care for children . </P> <P> MCHB funds public and private non-profit institutions of higher learning to provide leadership training in MCH . The aim of the MCH Training Program is to promote quality health services for families through workforce preparation . Workforce preparation must include all segments of the health workforce, provide lifelong opportunities for learning, and address the special needs of women, children and adolescents . Specifically, the MCH Training Program supports: </P> <Ul> <Li> Trainees who show promise to become leaders in the MCH field through teaching, research, clinical practice, and / or administration and policymaking; </Li> <Li> Faculty who mentor students in exemplary MCH public health practice, advance the field through research, develop curricula particular to MCH and public health, and provide technical assistance to those in the field; and, </Li> <Li> Continuing education and technical assistance for those already practicing in the MCH field to keep them abreast of the latest research and practices . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Trainees who show promise to become leaders in the MCH field through teaching, research, clinical practice, and / or administration and policymaking; </Li>

Title v maternal and child health block grant program