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Campbell, Dottie. Collaboration in Southern Regional Early Care and Education Systems. Columbia, SC: Southern Regional Initiative on Child Care, Southern Institute on Children and Families, December 2003.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Collaboration in Southern Regional Early Care and Education Systems 12-2003
Campbell, Dottie C. Collaboration Among Child Care, Head Start, and Pre-Kindergarten: A Telephone Survey of Selected Southern States. Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, December 2002.
Cochran, Michelle, and Cindy Mann. Assuring That Child Health Applications Do Not Deter Enrollment Among Eligible Children in Non-Citizen Families. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, December 1999.
Cohen Ross, Donna. Enrolling Children in Health Coverage: It Can Start With School Lunch. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, January 2001.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Enrolling Children in Health Coverage It Can Start With School Lunch 1-2001
Cohen Ross, Donna. Fostering a Close Connection: Report to Covering Kids on Options for Conducting Child Health Insurance Outreach and Enrollment Through the NationalSchool Lunch Program. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, January 2000.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Fostering a Close Connection 01-2000
Cohen Ross, Donna. Sources of Federal Funding for Children's Health Insurance Outreach. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, January 2000.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Sources for Federal Funding for Children's Health Insurance Outreach 01-2000
Cohen Ross, Donna. Community-Based Organizations: Paving the Way to Children's Health Insurance Coverage. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, March 1999.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Community Based Organizations Paving the Way to Children's Health Coverage 03-1999
Cohen Ross, Donna, and Meg Booth. Children’s Health Coverage Outreach: A Special Role for School Nurses. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, October 2001.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Children's Health Coverage Outreach A Special Role for School Nurses 10-2001
Cohen Ross, Donna, and Meg Booth. Conducting Children’s Health Coverage Outreach in Non-Traditional Educational Settings. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, October 2001.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Conducting Children's Health Coverage Outreach in Nontraditional Settings 10-2001
Cohen Ross, Donna, and Meg Booth. Enrolling Children in Health Coverage Before They StartSchool: Activities for Early Childhood Programs. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, October 2001.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Enrolling Children in Health Coverage Before They StartSchool 10-2001
Cohen Ross, Donna, and Meg Booth. Enrolling Children in Health Coverage Programs: Schools Are Part of the Equation. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, October 2001.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Enrolling Children in Health Coverage Programs Schools are Part of the Equation 10-2001
Cohen Ross, Donna, and Meg Booth. Involving the School Community in Children’s Health Coverage Outreach. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, October 2001.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Involving the School Community in Children's Health Coverage Outreach 10-2001
Covering Kids & Families National Program Office. Western Regional Partnership Meeting Summary Report.Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, June 2005.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled WRPM Summary Report 6-05
Eligibility Outcomes for RSM Groups and AFDC Reapplications: FY 1990 prepared for the MemorialMedicalCenter, March 1992.
Grant, Vicki C. Guidelines for Collecting, Analyzing and Displaying Child Health Coverage Eligibility Outcomes Data. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, March 1999.
Grant, Vicki C. Initial Analysis of Survey on Public Agencies Serving Children Under Age Six: Buncombe County, North Carolina prepared for Children First, United Way of Asheville and BuncombeCounty, March 1996.
Grant, Vicki C. Information to Develop a System of Scheduling, Outreach, Patient Tracking and Accountability for Health Check prepared for the Georgia Department of Medical Assistance on behalf of the Georgia Children’s Health Initiative, July 1995.
Grant, Vicki C. Baby Futures: A Case Management Program for Pregnant Women and Adolescents and Their Infants prepared for the MemorialMedicalCenter for the Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority, September 1992.
Grant, Vicki C., Nancy Gantt, Laura Heller and Ken Miracle. The Supporting Families Story: The Movement Toward Quality Improvement. Columbia, SC: Supporting Families After Welfare Reform National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, November 2003.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Supporting Families Story 11-2003
Grant, Vicki C., and Nicole Ravenell. Guidelines for Collecting, Analyzing and Displaying Health Coverage Outcomes Eligibility Data, 2nd ed.Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, October 2003.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Guidelines for Collecting, Analyzing and Displaying Health Coverage Outcomes Eligibility Data 10-2003
Grant, Vicki C., and Nicole Ravenell. CKF Primer: Understanding Policy and Improving Eligibility Systems. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, December 2002.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled CKF Primer 12-2002
Greenberg, Mark, Rachel Schumacher, and Jennifer Mezey. The Southern Regional Task Force on Child Care Action Plan to Improve Access to Child Care Assistance for Low-Income Families in the South: An Analysis of Legal Issues. Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, August 2001.
Hartvigsen, Kristine. Electronic Communications: Where Websites Fit In. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, March 1999.
Lane, Penny, Mercedes Blanco, Leslie Ford and Holly Smith Mirenda. The Health Literacy Style Manual. ColumbiaSC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, October 2005.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled CKF Health Literacy Style Manual 10-2005
Lessard, Gabrielle. Questions and Answers: Outreach, Enrollment and Immigration Issues. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, October 2003.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Questions and Answers-Outreach, Enrollment and Immigration Issues 10-2003
Mann, Cindy. Improving Coverage for Adults through Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, December 2002.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Improving Coverage For Adults 12-2002
Mann, Cindy. The Ins and Outs of Delinking: Promoting Medicaid Enrollment of Children Who Are Moving In and Out of the TANF System. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, March 1999.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled The Ins and Outs of Delinking 03-1999
Matacera Barr, Barbara. Stigma: A Paper for Discussion. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, February 2000.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Stigma A Paper for Discussion 02-2000
O’Brien, Ellen and Cindy Mann. Special Executive Summary Edition,Maintaining the Gains: The Importance of Preserving Coverage in Medicaid and SCHIP. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, July 2003.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Maintaining the Gains Executive Summary 7-2003
O’Brien, Ellen and Cindy Mann. Maintaining the Gains: The Importance of Preserving Coverage in Medicaid and SCHIP. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, June 2003.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Maintaining the Gains 6-2003
Pritts, Joy. Questions and Answers about the HIPAA Privacy Rule and CKF Participants. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, February 2005.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Q&A About the HIPAA Privacy Rule 2-2005
Pritts, Joy. An Introduction to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, January 2005.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Introduction to HIPAA Privacy Rule 1-2005
Ravenell, Nicole, ed. The Burden of Proof: How Much is Too Much for Health Care Coverage? 2nd ed. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, October 2003.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled The Burden of Proof 10-2003
Ravenell, Nicole, Bob Amundson, Katrina Krause, Meg Molly, Truls Ostbye, Meg van Staveren and Elizabeth Zimmerman. South Carolina Obesity Assessment Project Final Report. ColumbiaSC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, November 2005.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled SCOAP Final Report for Web site
Ravenell, Nicole, Bob Amundson, Katrina Krause, Meg Molly, Truls Ostbye, Meg van Staveren and Elizabeth Zimmerman. South Carolina Obesity Assessment Project Final Report Executive Summary. ColumbiaSC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, November 2005.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled SCOAP Final Report Executive Summary Only for Web site
Sarah C. Shuptrine and Associates. Assessment of the Medicaid Eligibility Process in Chatham County, Georgia: Status Report on Recommendations prepared for the MemorialMedicalCenter, January 1992.
Sarah C. Shuptrine and Associates. A Comparison of Medicaid and Eligibility Performance in South Carolina Counties, 1989 and 1991 prepared for the South Carolina Hospital Association, October 1991.
Sarah C. Shuptrine and Associates. Assessment of the Medicaid Eligibility Process in Chatham County, Georgia prepared for the MemorialMedicalCenter, June 1991.
Sarah C Shuptrine and Associates. Status of Recommendations: SCHA Eligibility Performance Report prepared for the South Carolina Hospital Association, June 1991.
Sarah C. Shuptrine and Associates. Overview of the Georgia Medicaid and the Chatham County Indigent Care Program prepared for theMemorialMedicalCenter, January 1991.
Sarah C. Shuptrine and Associates. Access to Medicaid Impeded in 19 States for Aged and Disabled Supplemental Security Income Recipients prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, December 1990.
Schumacher, Rachel, Jennifer Mezey, and Mark Greenberg. Analysis of Potential Barriers to Creating Coordinated Absence Policies for Collaborations Between Head Start and CCDF and TANF-Funded Programs.Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, December 2002.
LH-Link Report Title to PDF Titled Analysis of Potential Barriers 12-2002
Shenkman, Elizabeth, Donna Hope Wegener, and Heather Steingraber. Monitoring and Evaluation of Outreach Strategies for Low-Income Children and Their Families. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, October 1999.
Shuptrine, Sarah C. Mayersville, Mississippi: A Study on Improving Access to Benefits and Services for Low-Income Families in the Rural South. Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, June 1999.
Shuptrine, Sarah C. Reforming Medicaid Eligibility Rules, The Safety Net prepared for the National Association of Public Hospitals, Summer 1991.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Kristine Hartvigsen. The Burden of Proof: How Much is Too Much for Child Health Coverage?Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, December 1998.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Kristine Hartvigsen. Report on Communication and Marketing Strategies Meeting.Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, August 1998.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Simplification: The Make or Break Issue for Achieving Full Enrollment of Eligible, Uninsured Children. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, March 1999.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Uninsured Children in the South: Second Report. Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, November 1996.
Shuptrine Sarah C., and Vicki C Grant. Final Report on the Action Plan to Improve Medicaid Eligibility, Outreach and Perinatal Case Management prepared for the Georgia Department of Medical Assistance, January 1995.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Assuring Access to Health Coverage: A discussion of Eligibility and Enrollment Issues prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, December 1994.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Moving Beyond Collocation to Service Integration.Columbia, SC: Sarah C. Shuptrine and Associates, October 1994.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Eligibility and Enrollment in National Health Reform: Report #1 prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, May 1994.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. A Discussion Paper on Eligibility Polices and Rules Across AFDC, Medicaid and Food Stamps. The White House Office of Domestic Policy, November 1993.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Potential Medicaid Eligibility of Self Pay Pregnant Women and Children at Memorial Medical Center prepared for the MemorialMedicalCenter, April 1992.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Hospital Eligibility Project Guide prepared for the South Carolina Hospital Association, September 1990.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. SSI Application Barriers and Denial of Benefits to Elderly Applicants prepared for the Families USA Foundation, May 1990.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Medicaid Eligibility Performance in South Carolina Counties prepared for the South Carolina Hospital Association, April 1990.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. CHC Perinatal Initiative Case Management Program: Operational Manual. Prepared for the South Carolina Primary Care Association, November 1989.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Coordinating WIC and Medicaid, An Examination of Barriers to Accessing WIC, AFDC and Medicaid Services prepared for the Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality of the Southern Governors’ and Southern Legislative Conference, September 1989.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Eligibility Verification: At What Price? An Examination of the Barriers to Accessing WIC, AFDC and Medicaid Service prepared for theSouthern Regional Project on Infant Mortality of the Southern Governors’ Association and Southern Legislative Conference, September 1989.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: Policy Information Need prepared for the Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality of the Southern Governors’ Association and Southern Legislative Conference, June 1989.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. State Implementation of the Low Income Protection Provisions of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 prepared for the Villers Foundation, March 1989.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. The Relationship of the Reasons for Denial of AFDC/Medicaid Benefits to the Uninsured in the United States.Columbia, SC: Sarah C. Shuptrine and Associates, October 1988.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Adolescent Pregnancy in the South prepared for the Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality of the Southern Governors’ Association and Southern Legislative Conference, April 1988.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Adolescent Pregnancy in the South: Technical Appendix prepared for the Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality of the Southern Governors’ Association and Southern Legislative Conference, April 1988.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. Study of the AFDC/Medicaid Eligibility Process in the Southern States prepared for the Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality of the Southern Governors’ Association and Southern Legislative Conference, April 1988.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., and Vicki C. Grant. The Southern State Survey on the Relationship Between WIC and Medicaid prepared for the Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality of the Southern Governors’ Association and Southern Legislative Conference, October 1987.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., Vicki C. Grant, and Genny G. McKenzie. Southern Regional Initiative to Improve Access to Benefits for Low Income Families With Children.Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, February 1998.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., Vicki C. Grant and Genny G. McKenzie. Georgia Children’s Health Initiative. A Public/Private Sector Collaborative: Final Report prepared for the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health and Georgia Department of Medical Assistance, December 1995.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., Vicki C. Grant, and Genny G. McKenzie. Addressing the Need for Outreach to Pregnant Women and Children in Georgia prepared for the Georgia Department of Medical Assistance, March 1994.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., Vicki C. Grant, and Genny G. McKenzie. A Study of the Relationship of Health Coverage to Welfare Dependency. Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, March 1994.
Shuptrine, Sarah C., Vicki C. Grant, and Genny G. McKenzie. An Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Medicaid Eligibility, Outreach and Perinatal Care Management Services prepared for the Georgia Department of Medical Assistance, June 1993.