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2009 CityMatCH Urban MCH Leadership Conference• Effective engagement of the entire community in identifying strategies to assure optimal health for theMCH population.OHS provides in-home and office visitation, nursing assessments, health education and training, supportgroup meetings, leadership development training, male involvement services, and transportation servicesto support the active participation in its HealthNET case management program.Annually, OHS interfaces with 250+ pregnant and postpartum, women, and 300+ infants and toddlers 0 to2 years of age. In addition, OHS works one-on-one with 150 men through its male involvement initiative.Efforts are made to integrate the on-site health care services provided by CDHC on behalf of all OHSprogram participants.OHS is working to develop an interdisciplinary review panel that gives oversight for the implementationof its life course model. The proposed abstract presentation will exam the overall success of implementingthe model; the processes used to identify OHS program participants for inclusion in this initiative;integrating existing TQM policies and procedures in the overall review process; development of toolsneeded to track participant compliance, service delivery, interdisciplinary team meetings andrecommendations; and identification of barriers and challenges in successfully implementing thisinitiative.It is imperative that the OHS team identify “champions” for the development and implementation of thisinitiative. OHS is poised to work with the State of Nebraska Office of Women’s Health to develop aneffective process for disseminating findings associated with this initiative.46