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Specialty Resource Contacts: | Training Director for Title V,
Director for the Public Health Division of Child Health Specialty Clinics (CHSC) |
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Discipline(s): |
Social Work Title V |
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AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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Research: | Social Determinants of Health | ||||||||||||||||
Education: | Systems of Care for cyshcn; Science of Improvement/Quality improvement methodology | ||||||||||||||||
Service: | Care coordination for cyshcn; early intervention; family support; early hearing detection and intervention |
Vita/Bio
NAME: Khal, Barbara J. POSITION TITLE: Program Consultant
Director, Division of Public Health
Child Health Specialty Clinics
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA B.S. 1972 Special Education
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA M.A. 1998 Instructional Design
And Technology
A. Positions and Honors.
Positions and Employment
1987-present Child Health Specialty Clinics (Iowa's Title V Program for cyshcn)
Director, Public Health Division - (July 2009 - Present)
Program Consultant and Co-Director Policy and Planning Unit (July 1997-June 2009)
Program Assistant (July 1992 - June 1997)
Administrative Assistant (October 1987 - June 1992)
Key Roles on Grants and Special Projects
2009-present Project Director - Iowa Family to Family Health Information Center and Family 360 grants
2005-present Project Director - Iowa Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Grants
2002-present Training Facilitator for Title V, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Project
2009-2010 Iowa Health System Improvement Advisory certification
1996-2009 Technical Consultant/CHSC Liaison to Early ACCESS (Part C)
2007-2009 Iowa Positive Behavior Supports State Advisory Council
2002-2004 Director, Creston Behavioral Health Program Pilot Project and Magellan Telehealth Project
1996-2001 Iowa Child Development Coordinating Council
1996-2001 Co-principal Investigator for State Systems Development Grant: Iowa Children and Families: A
1994-2000 Co-Chair Annual Iowa Maternal and Child Health Conferences
1992-2000 Director, Children with Special Health Care Needs Child Care Inclusion Project
1992-1996 Community ACCESS to Child Health Projects (CATCH/American Academy of Pediatrics)
1992-1996 Early Care and Education State Advisory Group
Current Selected Appointments and Professional Memberships:
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Iowa Public Health Association
Iowa Maternal and Child Health Advisory Council
Part C IDEA - Signatory Partner Workgroups
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention - State Advisory Group
Center for Disabilities and Development - Community Programs Advisory Group
National Improvement in Child Health Quality (NICHQ) state team
Major Professional Interest(s):
Title V programs for children with special health care needs
Early intervention services for children birth to three (Part C)
Newborn hearing screening and follow-up
Inclusive communities for children and youth with special health care needs
Quality Improvement, data driven principles and policy development
Instructional technology and organizational development in public health programs