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September 14, 1999 2-3:30pm ET

Topic: "Healthy People 2000 Progress Review on Maternal and Infant Health "

This DataSpeak will provide an update on our nation's progress on meeting the maternal and infant health objectives included in Healthy People 2000. The program will include highlights and featured presenters of the May 5 satellite broadcast on the same topic.

Click here for the archive of this broadcast!

Review the following for this session (most of the following links will be active one week prior to the session date):

Register
 Agenda (PDF)
 Read questions and answers posted on the webboard
 Facilitators Guide
 Handouts, Slideshows and Readings (below)

Slideshows (will display in the browser)

PowerPoint (PPT) Presentations (download the original PPT file)

Understanding Issues Surrounding Preconception Care, Prenatal Care and Maternal Mortality, Wendy Chavkin, MD, MPH (chavkin-ohds.ppt, 13k)

Preventing Birth Defects, Joann Petrini, MPH (petrini-ohd.ppt, 168k)

Resources/Readings

Healthy People 2000 Progress Reviews: http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/hp2000/prog_rvw.htm

Healthy People 2010: http://web.health.gov/healthypeople/

"Data and Review of Progress on Healthy People 2000 Maternal and Infant Objectives: Overview presentation by Dr. Edward Sondick of NCHS." http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/about/otheract/hp2000/childhlt/childhlt.htm

NCHS News Release 9/14/99:   "Multiple Birth Rate for Older Women is Sky-Rocketing,"  http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/releases/99facts/99sheets/multiple.htm

March of Dimes: http://www.modimes.org

Michael Kogan, et al. "The Changing Patterns of Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States, 1981-1995, Using Different Prenatal Care Indices." JAMA, 1998, Vol. 279 (20), p. 1623-1628.

Milton Kotelchuck. "An Evaluation of the Kessner Adequacy of Prenatal Care Index and a Proposed Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index." AJPH, 1994, Vol. 84, p. 1414-1420.

Trude Bennett, "Pregnancy Associated Hospitalizations in the United Sates in 1991 and 1992: A Comprehensive View of Maternal Morbidity." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1998, Vol. 178, p. 346-354.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS AND IDEAS FOR AMCHP PRE-CONFERENCE DATA SKILLS BUILDING SESSIONS
This will be the 4th year that AMCHP will be sponsoring data-focused skills building sessions prior to its annual meeting in March. These sessions are targeted to members of AMCHP's State Data Contact Network and to other experienced MCH/CSHCN professionals. They are designed to provide hands-on, interactive training on analytic methods and issues relevant to the states. We are seeking proposals and ideas for session content and session presenters. Please forward suggestions by the end of September to Stephanie McDaniel: smcdan@amchp.org

 

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