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ChooseMyPlate.gov
Choose my Plate offers personalized eating plans, interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices, and advice to help you make better choices.'
Stay Healthy at College With MyPlate On Campus
The MyPlate On Campus Initiative aims to spread healthy eating messages to college students to empower them to improve their eating and exercise habits and encourage their peers to do the same. MyPlate On Campus offers tools, such as a tracker that develops personalized nutrition and activity plans for users, and tip sheets on topics such as choosing healthy snacks and creative ways to exercise. Students interested in promoting wellness at their schools can become MyPlate On Campus Ambassadors and gain leadership experience while hosting fitness and healthy eating activities for their fellow students.
Resource: 2015 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) Data
This resource includes 2015 BRFSS data and related information. The BRFSS is a state-based surveillance system that uses survey phone calls to collect information on risk behaviors, clinical preventive health practices, and health care access for adults 18 and older.
Report: Expenditures on Children by Families, 2015
This report presents the most recent estimates of expenditures by families on children annually across childhood and adolescence. The report indicates that a middle-income married-couple family will spend between $12,350 and $13,900 annually, or $233,610 from birth through age 17, on child-rearing expenses.
Coverage of Behavioral Health Services for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Significant Mental Health Conditions
This bulletin, from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services, aims to help states design a benefit package that will meet the needs of children and youth with significant health conditions and is both clinically—and cost—effective.
Connecting Kids to Coverage: Ten Things Schools Can Do
This resource explains what schools can do to help connect the millions of uninsured adolescents in the United States to coverage.
InsureKidsNow.gov
Find state-specific information about health insurance coverage
Coverage of Housing-Related Activities and Services for Individuals with Disabilities
CMS developed an informational bulletin that assists states in designing their Medicaid benefits and clarifies the circumstances under which Medicaid reimburses housing-related activities. This bulletin can also help states design benefit programs that acknowledge the social determinants of health and contribute to a holistic focus on improvement of individual health and wellness.
50 Years of Medicaid: Women, AI/AN, and Immigrants
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Medicaid, CMCS created a compilation of Medicaid’s progress over the years in serving women, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals, and immigrants.
New Medicaid Expenditure Data
CMS released preliminary Medicaid expenditure data reported by states through the Medicaid Budget and Expenditure System. The summary-level data is associated with Medicaid service expenditures reported by states between April 1, 2014, and September 30, 2014.
New Service Delivery Opportunities for Individuals with a Substance Use Disorder
CMS issued guidance to states regarding opportunities to design service delivery systems for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) (PDF, 15 pages), including an opportunity for demonstration projects approved under section 1115 of the Social Security Act to ensure that a continuum of care is available to individuals with SUD.
Resources for Pre-Teen and Teen Vaccinations
Several HHS agencies partnered with WebMD to create a webpage with information on preteen and teen vaccines. The site provides answers to common questions about vaccines, and can help parents track the vaccines their adolescent needs and has received.
Letter: Policy Options for Using SNAP to Determine Medicaid Eligibility and an Update on Targeted Enrollment Strategies
This letter (PDF, 9 pages) to state health officials and state Medicaid directors describes an opportunity for states to use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) gross income to support Medicaid eligibility for certain populations under the Medicaid state plan authority.
Guidance: 2016 Medicaid Managed Care Rate Development
CMS released the final 2016 Medicaid Managed Care Rate Development Guide (PDF, 18 pages) for states to use in the development of any Medicaid managed care rates.
Resource: Social Media Resources for Open Enrollment 2017
This website includes videos, graphics, hashtags, sample posts, and other tools and resources that can be used to promote Open Enrollment 2017 through social media platforms.
Resource: Snapshot of First 12 Days of Open Enrollment
This resource provides a snapshot of the number of people selecting health insurance plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace during Open Enrollment, which began on November 1, 2016. As of the first 12 days of Open Enrollment, more than one million people selected plans, including 250,000+ new customers and 750,000+ consumers renewing their coverage.
Report: April 2016 Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment
This report provides April 2016 state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility and enrollment data, as reported by state Medicaid and CHIP agencies as part of the Medicaid and CHIP Performance Indicator process.
What You Need to Know About Kids and Concussions
Featured by Kids.gov, this article provides parents with a general overview of concussions, including information about symptoms, treatments, when to seek help, and when it is okay for children to return to normal activities following a concussion. Follow the hashtag #CDCHeadsUp on Twitter or like the CDC's Heads Up Facebook page to receive updates and join the conversation about concussions.
Back-to-School Vaccinations: Be a Step Ahead
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and with school just around the corner, it is a good time to ensure children and teens are up-to-date on their vaccines. This resource provides links to information about immunization and where parents can take children to receive vaccines
Resource: How to Get Food Stamps (SNAP Food Benefits)
This resource describes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as “food stamps,” and explains how to access benefits, become a SNAP food benefits retailer, and report fraud.
Resource: Kids.gov Re-envisioned
This blog post describes the re-envisioning of Kids.gov, a project which aims to improve the site to better suit the public’s needs.