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Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and Puerto Rico Strategy 3 Workgroup. 2021. Current status and strategies to improve oral health program infrastructure and capacity in Puerto Rico: A needs assessment project. Reno, NV: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, 38 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information about the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors’ efforts related to conducting a needs assessment and providing technical assistance to Puerto Rico, primarily in year 1 of the Partner Actions to Improve Oral Health project, a 5-year project funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report provides an overview of the project, an overview of Puerto Rico, a description of the oral health environment in Puerto Rico, and findings and findings from the needs assessment.

Contact: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, 3858 Cashill Boulevard, Reno, NV 89509, Telephone: (775) 626-5008 Fax: (775) 626-9268 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.astdd.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Health promotion, Needs assessment, Oral health, Puerto Rico

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. 2006. Bringing home better birth outcomes. Washington, DC: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 6 pp. (Issue brief)

Annotation: This brief examines home visiting as a strategy employed by state health agencies to deliver public health interventions aimed at improving birth outcomes. It provides an overview of home visiting programs; a discussion of goals, target populations, common service components, outcomes, and financing of state level programs; and examples of programs from four states and one territory. Additional topics include benefits and costs and program challenges. Resources and references conclude the brief. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22202, Telephone: (202) 371-9090 Fax: (571) 527-3189 Web Site: http://www.astho.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Case studies, Early intervention, Georgia, Home care services, Home visiting, MCH research, Maine, Montana, Oklahoma, Postpartum care, Pregnancy counseling, Pregnancy outcomes, Prenatal care, Public health services, Puerto Rico, State MCH programs

[Flores RV]. 2006. Puerto Rico Healthy Start: Eliminating Disparities [Final] Report. San Juan, PR: Puerto Rico Healthy Start Project, 54 pp., plus appendices.

Annotation: This final report focuses on the Puerto Rico Healthy Start Eliminating Disparities project during the period 2002-2006. The purpose of the project was to reduce infant mortality by targeting pregnant adolescents, especially those with no prenatal care, and pregnant women of any age who were not connected to the available health care system. Report sections include (1) overview of racial and ethnic disparities, (2) project implementation, (3) project management and governance, (4) project accomplishments, (5) project impact, and (6) local evaluation, Several brochures written in Spanish are also included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birth weight, Poverty, Pregnant adolescents, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Puerto Rico, Spanish language materials

[Puerto Rico Head Start Collaboration Office]. [2005]. Puerto Rico's oral health action plan. [San Juan, PR]: Puerto Rico Head Start Collaboration Office, 5 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the Head Start oral health forum held on May 20, 2005, in Puerto Rico to discuss oral health in three areas: education, prevention, and access. The chart outlines action plan steps, implementation, dates, and evaluation or indications of success. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Conferences, Head Start, Health education, Oral health, Prevention, Puerto Rico, State initiatives, Strategic plans

Perez de Otero N. [2004]. Puerto Rico CISS/COG project to enhance managed care systems/Puerto Rico medical home project [Final report]. [Rio Piedras, PR]: Puerto Rico Department of Health, Division of Habilitation Services, 1 v.

Annotation: This report describes a three year project in Puerto Rico to (1) introduce the core elements and principles of the medical home concept that is accessible, comprehensive, family-centered, continuous, coordinated, compassionate, well coordinated, and culturally effective care for children with special health care needs and (2) to develop infrastructure for the support of the concept. Report contents include descriptions of the purpose of the project, goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, and results and outcomes. Additional sections list publications and products, dissemination and utilization of results, future plans and follow-up, and type and amount of support and resources needed to replicate the project. Appendices include (in Spanish) a manual, brochures, assessment tools, an evaluation instrument, pre- and post-text, audiovisual materials, an organizational chart, and a financial status report. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org

Keywords: Access to health care, Children with special health care needs, Culturally competent services, Family centered services, Final reports, Health services delivery, Local initiatives, MCH research, Medical home, Puerto Rico, Service delivery systems, Spanish language materials

Puerto Rico Healthy Start Project. 2002. Puerto Rico Healthy Start final impact report. San Juan, PR: Puerto Rico Healthy Start Project, 74 pp., plus 20 appendices.

Annotation: This final report focuses on the Puerto Rico Healthy Start Initiative during the period September 1, 1997, through March 31, 2002. The goal of this initiative was to reduce infant mortality in Puerto Rico. The two service models selected to achieve this reduction were (1) case management and care coordination and (2) consortium.The report is divided into the following sections: (1) service initiation, (2) service accomplishments, (3) mentoring, (4) consortium and collaboration, (5) project impact, and (6) other Healthy Start components. Seven appendices include local and completed evaluation reports, a participant table and a major service table, budget and project period objectives and performance indicators, products, and a project area demographic and statistical data form. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Puerto Rico Healthy Start Project, Puerto Rico Department of Health, P.O. Box 70184, San Juan , PR 00936-8184, Telephone: (787) 274-5677 Fax: (787) 274-5523 E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: Community based services, Community programs, Final reports, Healthy Start, High risk groups, Infant mortality, Low income groups, MCH services, Prevention programs, Puerto Rico

Landale NS. 2001. Findings from the Puerto Rican maternal and infant health study. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 6 pp. (Research roundtable summary; no. 33)

Annotation: This briefing describes findings from the Puerto Rican Maternal and Infant Health Study as presented May 17, 2001. The study investigated the causes of low birthweight and mortality among infants living on the U.S. mainland and those living in Puerto Rico. The report provides a statement of the problem, research objectives, study design and methods, and findings. The presentation was also Webcast by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]additional materials

Contact: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University, Telephone: (202) 784-9770 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.ncemch.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Infant health, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, MCH research, Maternal health, Puerto Rico

Becerra J, Mather F. 1995. Low birthweight and infant mortality in Puerto Rico. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 6 pp. (Research roundtable special research presentation)

Annotation: This report studies the infant deaths associated with low birthweight on mainland Puerto Rico and among Puerto Ricans in the continental United States. It considers the relative contributions of maternal age, martial status, maternal education, hospital of birth and use of prenatal care in Puerto Rico. It also assess the contributions of the same factors to infant mortality after accounting for the effect of birthweight. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University, Telephone: (202) 784-9770 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.ncemch.org Photocopy available at no charge.

Keywords: Education, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, Marital status, Maternal age, Prenatal care, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico

Hill I, Clayton K, Schwalberg R, Eisen N, Gonzalez K. 1995. Redesigning MCH systems under health care reform: A proposal for Puerto Rico officials. Washington, DC: Health Systems Research, 63 pp.

Annotation: This report gives information on technical assistance to the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDH) in the area of maternal and child health. The report analyzes the existing MCH systems within the PRDH, health care reform in Puerto Rico, new directions for MCH, and estimating costs of new services. The report includes conclusions drawn, and recommended next steps. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Altarum Institute, 3520 Green Court, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, Telephone: (734) 302-4600 Secondary Telephone: (800) 879-6505 Fax: (734) 302-4991 Web Site: http://www.altarum.org/contact Available from the website.

Keywords: Health care reform, Public health, Puerto Rico, State MCH programs, State health care reform, Technical assistance

Schott NR . 1967. [Correspondence on the lack of food for project patients in Puerto Rico]. Unpublished typescript , 4 pp.

Annotation: This correspondence addresses the lack of adequate food subsidies for low-income families with medical complications who receive financial assistance in Puerto Rico. Included is a letter from a social worker describing in detail one of her cases in the Caribbean U.S. territory that illustrates the inadequacy of the existing public assistance program in meeting the nutritional needs of recipients. The original letter and subsequent memoranda are addressed to U.S. Children's Bureau consultants and Nutrition Section staff. Available to independent researchers upon request.

Keywords: Families , Low income groups, Nutrition and food, Puerto Rico, Welfare programs

Eliot MA. 1933. The effect of tropical sunlight on the development of bones of children in Puerto Rico: A roentgenographic and clinical study of infants and young children with special reference to rickets and related factors. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 122 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 217)

Bary HV. 1924. Child welfare in the insular possessions of the United States: Part 1—Porto Rico. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 260 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 127)

Plough IC, Fernandez-Lopez NA, Angel CR, Roberts LJ. A nutrition survey of three rural Puerto Rican communities. Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico. 55(12-A)1-51. December 1963,

Annotation: This supplemental journal issue reports on a nutrition survey of three rural Puerto Rican communities. Included are a description of the survey methods, the results, a discussion, an explanation of the significance of the findings, a summary, and a list of references. Statistical information is presented in tables throughout the report. The report includes one appendix: membership in field teams.

Keywords: Nutrition surveys, Puerto Rico, Research, Rural populations
   

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy, $3.5 M. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.