Fewer children living in poverty
Measure

• 5% reduction in the number of children living in or near poverty in 2005
• 33% reduction in the number of children living in or near poverty by 2010
• Increase the TANF work participation rate to 70% by 9/30/08 (10%/year)

Fewer children placed in out-of-home care
Measure

• 1% reduction in the number of children in the child welfare system in 2005
• 20% reduction in the number of children in the child welfare system by 2009

Increased percentage of children with health coverage
Measure

• % children (under 18) with health insurance coverage
• % children under 19 at or below 200% of poverty and without health insurance coverage. Reported annually from US Census Bureau (note that this measure is used to determine SCHIP allocation).
• MIChild, Medicaid Healthy Kids, New MIChild enrollments

Reduced cigarette usage among youth and adults
Measure

• Reduce tobacco use by adults
• Reduce tobacco use by adolescents
• Increase the number of smoke-free environments
• Reduce the initiation of tobacco use among children and adolescents
• Increase smoking cessation attempts by adult smokers

Improved health indicators for Michigan residents
Measure

• Age-adjusted heart disease, cancer, stroke, unintentional injury, pneumonia/influenza, diabetes-related, kidney disease, chronic liver/cirrhosis, AIDS, and CLRD death rate
• Age-adjusted homicide rate
• Alcohol-induced death rate
• Age-adjusted suicide rate
• Percent of adults overweight/obese
• Current drinking, cocaine or marijuana use
• Tuberculosis incidence rate
• Chlamydia incidence rate
• Never had a mammogram
• Childhood immunizations (4:3:1, 4:4:1:3:3)
• Increase the number of children tested for lead
• Number of veterans receiving disability benefits
• Average levels of disability benefits received by veterans

Lower infant mortality rates
Measure

• Reduction in unintended pregnancies
• Reduction in prenatal smoking rates
• Reduction in black infant mortality
• Increase smoking cessation during pregnancy

Improved access to quality health care
Measure

• Statistically significant improvement in the number of participating hospitals meeting MHSC survey guidelines and volumes
• Number of FQHCs and FQHC look alikes in Michigan
• Increase insurance coverage of evidence-based treatment for nicotine dependency