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Displaying records 21 through 40 (195 total).

Region IV Network for Data Management and Utilization. 2012. Consensus in Region IV: Woman and infant health indicators for planning and assessment. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Health Services Research Center, 1 v.

Annotation: [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Data collection, Health statistics, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, MCH programs, Neonatal mortality, Perinatal health, Perinatal mortality, Region IV, SPRANS, Southern United States, Statistics

Heisler EJ. 2012. The U.S. infant mortality rate: International comparisons, underlying factors, and federal programs. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 30 pp.

Annotation: This report examines the high U.S. infant mortality rate (IMR) relative to other developed countries and efforts to reduce the IMR. The report identifies a number of causes of U.S. infant mortality but focuses on low birthweight and short-gestational-age births because the United States has relatively high and increasing rates of these births and research has found that these births can be reduced through policy interventions.The report first examines international IMR comparisons and discusses geographic variation in state IMRs. Next, the report examines mothers' demographic characteristics and various health system characteristics that may influence the U.S. IMR. The report then describes a number of federal programs that may indirectly reduce the IMR. Finally, the report summarizes federal initiatives included in the Affordable Care Act that may reduce infant mortality.

Keywords: Federal programs, Gestational age, Health care reform, Infant mortality, International health, Legislation, Low birthweight, Program improvement, Research, Statistics

National Healthy Start Association. 2011. 2011-2014 strategic plan. Baltimore, MD: National Healthy Start Association, 3 v.

Annotation: The 2011 document describes the mission and vision statement of the National Healthy Start Association and outlines four goals with objectives. The 2002 and 2005 strategic plans for the NHSA provides background information on infant mortality, low birthweight and racial disparities in perinatal outcomes, the Healthy Start program, NHSA and its accomplishments to date, the process undertaken to develop a 3-year strategic plan, and the strategic plan itself, including objectives and specific action steps. The strategic plan includes appendices: a map of the Healthy Start communities and NHSA's committee descriptions. An organizational chart and a list of members of the board of directors is also included.

Keywords: Health programs, Healthy Start, Infant health, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, National programs, Perinatal health, Strategic plans

Currie J. 2011. Inequality at birth: Some causes and consequences. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 42 pp. (NBER working paper series no. 16798)

Annotation: This paper offers evidence on the issue of whether families with low incomes and those who are members of minority groups are disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards. The paper reviews some evidence about the determinants of health at birth and focuses in particular on prenatal exposure to pollution. Topics include endowments at birth and future outcomes and health at birth and environmental justice.

Keywords: Child health, Educational attainment, Environmental influences, Environmental pollution, Families, Infant health, Low birthweight, Low income groups, Racial factors

Linden DW, Paroli ET, Doron MW. 2010. Preemies: The essential guide for parents of premature babies. (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Pocket Books, 633 pp.

Annotation: This book is written for expecting or new parents of premature babies. It is divided into the following sections: before birth, in the hospital, a life together, and other considerations. Before birth outlines some known causes of premature labor and birth and how to prevent them. Topics discussed in the second part include the premature delivery, the neonatal intensive care unit at the hospital, testing and possible complications that occur in the first week, settling down in the hospital, and if baby needs surgery. Part three covers decisions and preparations for taking baby home, what to expect and watch for during early development and possible consequences of prematurity. Part four talks about losing a premature baby and ways of coping with grief and what special arrangements should be expected. Also discussed are examples of famous premature babies that thrived. The appendices include conversion charts, growth charts, a schedule for multiples, cardiopulmonary resuscitation - birth to one year, and resources. A glossary and an index conclude the text.

Keywords: Consumer education materials, Infant death, Infant development, Infant health, Low birthweight, Neonatal intensive care units, Neonatal screening, Parent education, Pregnancy complications, Pregnancy outcome, Premature infant diseases, Premature infants, Premature labor, Preterm birth

National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation. 2010. Preventing prematurity: Opportunities for health plans. [Washington, DC]: National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation,

Annotation: This webinar convened health plans and leaders in the maternal and child health community who shared innovative programs and explored strategies to reduce preterm birth and the associated costs. Representatives from the March of Dimes, United Healthcare, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, and Text4Baby discussed health plan strategies to reduce prematurity. Topics included (1) challenges of preventing late preterm births, (2) a blueprint for transforming maternity care, (3) innovative strategies for health plans to become involved in Text4Baby, (4) United Healthcare strategies to prevent prematurity, and (5) models to impact low birthweight and infant mortality. The Web site provides the agenda, speaker biographies, PowerPoint presentations, an online evaluation survey, and an audio archive.

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Keywords: Costs, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, MCH services, Multimedia, Prematurity, Preterm birth, Prevention, Programs

Home Visiting Needs Assessment Workgroup. 2010. State of Oregon supplemental information request: Statewide needs assessment. Portland, OR: Oregon Department of Human Services, 66 pp.

Annotation: This report provides statewide data for Oregon in the following categories: premature birth, low-birthweight infants, infant mortality, poverty, crime, domestic violence, school dropout rates, substance abuse, unemployment, child maltreatment, and other indicators of at-risk prenatal, maternal, newborn, or child health. County-level data for the same categories is also provided, and information on the selection process of a unit of analysis is offered. The report also includes information about the quality and capacity of Oregon's existing home-visiting programs and the state's capacity for providing substance abuse treatment. A narrative summary of needs-assessment results concludes the report.

Keywords: Child health, Child maltreatment, Crime, Domestic violence, High risk groups, Home visiting, Infant health, Infant mortality, Low birthweight infants, Needs assessment, Oregon Preterm birth, Poverty, Reproductive health, School dropouts, State programs, Statistical data, Substance abuse, Treatment, Unemployment, Women's health

Singh GK, Van Dyck PC. 2010. Infant mortality in the United States, 1935-2007: Over seven decades of progress and disparities. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 8 pp. (75 Title V anniversary celebration)

Annotation: This report, which focuses on infant mortality in the United States from 1935 to 2007, discusses trends in infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality by race; trends in infant mortality by birthweight, length of gestation, and maternal age; and leading causes of infant death. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Health status disparities, Age factors, History, Infant death, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, Pregnancy, Racial factors, Trends

Freeman VA. 2010. Very low birth weight babies delivered at facilities for high-risk neonates: A review of Title V national performance measure 17–Final report. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 41 pp.

Annotation: This report examines state maternal and child health (MCH) Title V grantees' national performance measure number (NPM) 17 -- the percent of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants delivered at facilities for high-risk neonates. The author looks at trends in the rate of VLBW deliveries in the appropriate hospital over an 8-year period and examines information obtained from a review of state Title V applications/annual reports and follow-up conversations with MCH staff in a sample of states. The report includes information about state rates that have improved, worsened, or remained the same. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Block grants, Evidence-based practice, High risk infants, Literature reviews, Low birthweight infants, Measures, Model programs, Neonatal intensive care, Newborn infants, Policy development, Program planning, Resources for professionals, State MCH programs, Title V programs

Texas Department of State Health Services, Division of Family and Community Health Services. 2010. Texas Title V five-year needs assessment for the Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant Program. Austin, TX: Texas Department of State Health Services, Division of Family and Community Health Services, 2 v.

Annotation: This 5-year needs assessment focuses on the Texas Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant Program. The report provides an overview of the state and a description of its Title V agency and discusses the process for conducting the needs assessment, partnership building and collaboration efforts, strengths and needs of maternal and child health population groups and desired outcomes, MCH program capacity by pyramid level, a selection of state priority needs, and federal and state outcome measures.

Keywords: Block grants, Child health, Collaboration, Federal MCH programs, Health services, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, Low income groups, MCH services, Needs assessment, Poverty, Prevention, State programs, Texas, Title V programs

British Columbia Coroners Service, Child Death Review Unit. [2009]. Safe and sound: A five year retrospective—Report on sudden infant death in sleep-related circumstances. [Burnaby, BC]: British Columbia Coroners Service, Child Death Review Unit, 58 pp.

Annotation: This report examines the lives and deaths of 113 British Columbia infants who died suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2007. The report provides background and offers details from the case reviews, including demographic trends, risk factors, mitigating factors, aboriginal infants, and myths about sudden infant death.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Families, Income factors, Infant death, Low birthweight. Sleep position, Prenatal care, Prevention, Risk factors, SIDS, Statistics, Sucking, Trends

Children's Defense Fund Healthy Child Campaign. 2009. Disparities in children's health and health coverage. Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund, 2 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet discusses disparities in health and health insurance coverage for infants, children, and adolescents in minority groups compared with their counterparts. Information is presented in the following areas: prenatal care, low birthweight, and infant mortality; oral health; asthma; lead poisoning; and childhood obesity.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Asthma, Child health, Health insurance, Infant health, Infant mortality, Lead poisoning, Low birthweight, Minority groups, Obesity, Oral health, Prenatal care, Uninsured persons

Leigh WA, Wheatley AL. 2009. Trends in child health 1997-2006: Assessing black-white disparities. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 24 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides information about how child health indicators vary between black children and white children. Indicators discussed include low birthweight, health status, oral health care, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning disability, lifetime astha diagnosis; and activity limitation.

Keywords: Asthma, Attention deficit disorder, Blacks, Child health, Children, Children with special health care needs, Learning disabilities, Low birthweight, Oral Health, Oral health, Racial factors, Whites

Leigh WA, Wheatley AL. 2009. Trends in child health 1997-2006: Assessing Hispanic-white disparities. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 28 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides information about how child health indicators vary between Hispanic children and white children. Indicators discussed include low birthweight, health status, oral health care, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning disability, lifetime asthma diagnosis; and activity limitation.

Keywords: , Asthma, Attention deficit disorder, Child health, Children, Children with special health care needs, Hispanic Americans, Learning disabilities, Low birthweight, Oral health, Racial factors, Whites

Berliner DC. 2009. Poverty and potential: Out-of-school factors and school success. Tempe, AZ: Education Policy Research Unit, Arizona State University; Boulder, CO: Education and the Public Interest Center, University of Colorado, 52 pp.

Annotation: This brief details six out-of-school factors (OSFs) common among families with low incomes that significantly affect children's health and learning opportunities, and accordingly limit what schools can accomplish on their own: (1) low birthweight and non-genetic prenatal influences on children; (2) inadequate medical, dental, and vision care, often a result of inadequate or no medical insurance; (3) food insecurity; (4) environmental pollutants; (5) family relations and family stress; and (6) neighborhood characteristics. Also discussed is a seventh OSF, extended learning opportunities, such as pre-school, after school, and summer school programs that can help to mitigate some of the harm caused by the first six factors.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Access to health care, Child development, Child health, Early childhood development, Early childhood education, Education, Environmental factors, Families, Low birthweight, Low income groups, Neighborhoods, Parent child relations, Programs, School readiness, Schools, Stress, Uninsured persons

Leigh WA, Wheatley AL. 2009. Trends in child health 1997-2006: Assessing racial/ethnic disparities in low birthweight. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 16 pp.

Annotation: This brief examines the prevalence of having been born with low birthweight among children and adolescents under age 18 who are African American, Hispanic, or white. Differences between and similarities among the the groups of children and adolescents -- in terms for the frequency with which low birthweight occcurs -- are noted. The analysis makes comparisons among the three groups of children and adolescents overall and among children or adolescents in the various racial and ethnic groups in families with comparable sociodemographic characteristics.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Blacks, Child health, Ethnic factors, Hispanic Americans, Infant health, Low birthweight, Racial factors, Whites

O'Hare WP, Lamb VL. 2009. Ranking states on improvement in child well-being since 2000. Baltimore, MD: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 35 pp. (Kids Count working paper)

Annotation: This paper uses the 10 indicators established by the KIDS COUNT project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation to assess increases and decreases in child well-being for each state. (KIDS COUNT has been tracking the status of children and families in the United States since 1991 based on the performance of these 10 statistical indicators.) The paper updates a similar one using KIDS COUNT data from the 1990s. The paper first focuses on 5-year changes from 2000 to 2005, nationally and state by state. It then compares the changes from 2000 to 2005 with those from the previous two 5-year periods (1990 to 1995 and 1995 to 2000).

Keywords: Trends, Adolescent mortality, Adolescent parents, Child mortality, Children, Employment, Families, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, Mortality rates, Parents, Poverty, Single parents

Flint CS. 2009. Healthy Start [Inc] Fayette County: Impact/final report. Pittsburgh, PA: Fayette County Healthy Start, 97 pp., plus appendices.

Annotation: This report describes a community-based program in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County in Pennsylvania from 2005-2009 to eliminate perinatal health disparities such as infant mortality, incidence of low birth weight, preterm delivery, and access to early prenatal care; it also discusses the need for on-going community involvement. Contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity focused on by the project; project implementation of core systems and services; project management and governance; accomplishments; and impact on systems of care, the community, and the state. Additional contents include a summary of the project's impact on the overall goal of eliminating perinatal health disparities, the role of local government, lessons learned, and a statement on fetal and infant mortality review. Attachments (on enclosed flash drive) include products produced during the project. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Final reports, Health status disparities, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, Pennsylvania, Preterm birth, Prevention programs, Program descriptions

Stone C, Mueller L. 2009. Association between WIC enrollment during pregnancy and low birth weight outcomes in Connecticut. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Department of Public Health, 13 pp.

Annotation: This study evaluates the association between enrollment by pregnant women in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and birth weight outcomes in the state of Connecticut. The study is based on data collected from singleton birth records in the state and corresponding records among women enrolled in the state's HUSKY A public insurance program. The report presents data on nine risk factors for low birth weight controlled in the research model: Race/ethnicity, maternal age, education level, marital status, parity, previous lost pregnancy, prenatal care initiation, maternal medical risk factors, and tobacco use during pregnancy. The results -- reported in the form of birth weight outcomes -- are based on the enrollment of pregnant women at least 12 weeks prior to giving birth.

Keywords: Connecticut, Low birthweight infants, Pregnancy outcome, Pregnant women, Public health programs, Research, State programs, WIC Program

Helm T, Rice G, Hein J. 2009. Yuma County needs assessment. [Tuscon, AZ]: University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Center for Rural Health, 68 pp.

Annotation: This document is a needs assessment for Yuma Country, Arizona. The document includes a summary of county characteristics (history and description, demographic indicators, marital status, economic indicators, and education) and discusses general health indicators, materal and perinatal health indicators, infant and child health indicators; Healthy People 2010; Title V block grant performance measures; and a survey of prenatal care in Yuma County.

Keywords: Child health, Domestic violence, Economic factors, Education, Educational attainment, Health, Health care utilization, Health services, Healthy People 2010, Infant health, Low birthweight, Low income groups, Marital status, Perinatal health, Prenatal care, Statistical data, Title V of the Social Security Act, Unemployment, lead poisoning, oral heath

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