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2004 State EHDI Survey > Financing and Sustainability
 

FINANCING AND SUSTAINABILITY RESULTS

34. Estimate the total budget expended each year on your state EHDI program. (No response: 4 states)

$538,537 for the average budget
Range: $77,200 – $3,460,000
 

35. Approximately how many people (Full Time Equivalents) are engaged in your state EHDI program?

Table 35.
    per 1,000 births
  Average Range Average Range
Professional FTE
(NR: 1 state)		 3.02 0.5– 15 0.58 0.09 – 2.50
Support staff FTE
(NR: 4 states)		 1.30 0.0 – 14 0.38 0.0 – 5.50
 

36. Of the total number of people listed above, estimate the FTE devoted to tracking and surveillance activities?

Table 36.
    per 1,000 births
  Average Range Average Range
Professional FTE
(NR: 4 states)		 1.83 0.0 – 12 0.41 0.0 – 3.00
Support staff FTE
(NR: 6 states)		 0.92 0.0 – 10 0.26 0.0 – 2.00

37. Approximately what percentage of your state EHDI program budget comes from the following sources (percentages should sum to 100%)? (No response: 2 states; No data available: 1 state)

Table 37.
  % of All States Reporting: Average % from states reporting >zero for the source:
A. State Department of Health (state legislative appropriations) 13.96% 33.50%
 
Percentage Number
of States
≤ 10% 3
11 – 25% 7
26 – 50% 6
51 – 75% 1
>75% 2
B. Other state agencies or programs 3.73% 29.83%
 
Percentage Number
of States
≤ 10% 2
11 – 25% 1
26 – 50% 2
51 – 75% 1
>75% 0
C. generated by the EHDI program (1 State) 0.10% 5.00%
D. Federal EHDI grant , co-op. agreement from MCHB or CDC 65.26% 69.61%
E. Other federal money (MCHB Block grants, Medicaid, Part C) 15.56% 27.66%
 
Percentage States
≤ 10% 9
11 – 25% 6
26 – 50% 7
51 – 75% 5
>75% 0
F. Donations or private foundations 0.0% 0.0%
G. Other (please specify) 1.44% 17.25%
 
Percentage States
≤ 10% 2 states: "Local grant funds loaner program", "blood spot fee"
11 – 25% 1 state: "fees from clinical services not specific to EHDI"
26 – 50% 1 state: "hospital"
51 – 75% 0
>75% 0
 

Table 37h.
   % of All States Reporting
Percentage Part A Part B Part C Part D Part E Part F Part G
≤ 10% 14 42 47 3 21 48 44
11 – 25% 24 3 1 5 14 0 3
26 – 50% 7 2 0 9 8 0 1
51 – 75% 1 1 0 5 5 0 0
>75% 2 0 0 26 0 0 0
 

38. What impact would it have on your state EHDI program if federal MCHB grants for EHDI programs were discontinued (please check the one best answer)? (No response: 2 states)

Table 38.
Level of Impact Number
of States
Catastrophic, the program would be discontinued 8
Major 26
Moderate 12
Minor 0
Little or no impact 3