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Healthy Babies 2002

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Healthy Babies 2002

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    1. Healthy Babies 2002 Tara Fox Teresa Franckewitz Misty Greenling Catherine Perlas Cara Teague

    2. The Problem Prenatal care prevents birth defects and infant mortality. Some women need this care the most and don’t receive it. Assistance programs are underutilized.

    3. Reasons for lack of Prenatal Care Lack of health insurance Lack of access Lack of awareness about assistance programs Insufficient income Lack of education

    4. Prenatal Care Encompasses two aspects: Avoid teratogens Alcohol Smoking Drugs Nutrition Vitamins Minerals Diet

    5. Statistics Florida 3.5% receive late or no prenatal care 8.1% of births result in low birth weight babies 9.6% infant mortality rate Nationwide Infant mortality is 60% higher for mother’s under the poverty level

    6. Some Solutions The MOMobile Program: community based outreach program for pregnant women in Pennsylvania Teach prenatal care in the home Effective in educating the importance of prenatal care and coordinates social services. Problem: expenses and availability

    7. Some Solutions (Cont’d) Family Health Line: statewide, toll free hotline Goal: improve health status of Florida’s pregnant women, infants, and toddlers Answer questions, provide information about community resources, access to prenatal care Problem: lack of community awareness

    8. Our Solution Kiosks placed in densely populated, low socioeconomic areas Increase prenatal awareness and education Partner with the Family Health Line to coordinate services Provide information regarding community resources

    9. Equipment

    10. Procedures Kiosk technician to design and translate software Hire one primary investigator and three co-investigators Contact Florida Department of Health to extend their community services Research kiosk locations Gather study sample through established partnerships Surveys given pre and post involvement to measure success Incentives (sample and general public)

    11. Objectives provide preventative health information to pregnant women with low socioeconomic status supply expectant mothers with current information on community resources that provide help during pregnancy provide clear and understandable information by adapting the software to English and Spanish partner with Florida Department of Health to help coordinate community resources and future funding determine the effectiveness of the information provided

    12. Expected Outcomes Short-term Increased awareness and usage of community resources Increased knowledge of prenatal care Long-term (pipe dream) Decrease in low birth weight and infant mortality Decreased health care costs associated with preventative birth defects

    13. Evaluation Family Health Line will monitor and track incoming calls from kiosks Survey sample group to determine efficacy Pre and post Survey general public to determine usefulness of the information in kiosk

    14. A BABY STORY…..

    15. Doctor Greene

    16. The Kiosk

    17. The Birth http://www.med-help.net/emergency-child-birth.htm

    20. And a healthy baby arrived

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