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Documents of Special Interest
These publications provide information about goals and objectives, guidelines, and data about the activities that improve the health of mothers and babies in Florida. They are in a format called Portable Document Format (PDF). You must get the Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) from Adobe to read the files.
To download the file to your computer, right-click on the file and select "Save Target As ...". The files are large and may take a while to display or download depending on the speed of your Internet connection.
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Healthy Start Documents |
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Infant Mortality
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Pregnancy Associated
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Maternal & Child Health
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Substance Abuse
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Preconception Health Fact Sheets
These preconception health fact sheets present a summary of indicators that describe the health behaviors and experiences of Florida women prior to pregnancy. The indicators reported are from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)-a random population-based surveillance system of maternal behaviors and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. The fact sheets were developed for areas that had local PRAMS data reports: Florida, eight counties, four healthy start coalitions, and six regions. To get more information about the PRAMS system, please visit: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/Chronic_Disease/PRAMS/Intro.htm |
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Uncompensated Prenatal Care Among Non-U.S. Citizens, Florida, 1996 to 2006 - 58 KB
This fact sheet describes the state's increasing trends of births to non-U.S. Citizens in Florida paid for by Medicaid. Although the birth is paid for by Medicaid, prenatal care is not covered. The fact sheet covers the increasing number of births statewide and by county and the impact on prenatal services and birth outcomes using data from AHCA/Medicaid and the Medicaid MCH Status Indicator Report by the University of Florida.
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Impact of Hurricanes on the Prevalence of Smoking During Pregnancy, 2004 - 31 KB
This paper analyzes the association between the rise in the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy and the 2004 hurricanes. Birth data for calendar year 2003 through 2005 were gathered and divided into 4 quarters by calendar year. To determine any impact of the hurricanes on the smoking prevalence, the eight counties most affected by the hurricanes were explored. Results indicated the increase in the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy started to increase prior to and continued after the hurricane season. The increase in prevalence does not appear to be temporally associated with the 2004 hurricane season. Those counties most affected by the hurricanes had a smaller increase in prevalence than those counties least affected.
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Issue Paper on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Perinatal Outcomes - 186 KB
To address disparities in perinatal outcomes, the Florida Department of Health Office of Infant, Maternal and Reproductive Health applied and was subsequently invited to participate in an Action Learning Lab on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Perinatal Health Outcomes (ALL) sponsored by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. The Florida ALL workgroup (comprised of state, community and health professionals) determined that permanent inclusion of a community development platform is integral for any successful efforts to reduce health disparities in Florida's communities. This issue paper summarizes findings that led to the decision to develop community inclusion standards and guidelines for Florida's Healthy Start and other MCH programs and also provides an overview of the process that will be involved in achieving this goal.
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All Babies Need a Safe Place to Sleep - 246 KB
This brochure was developed in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families, Healthy Families Florida and the State Child Death Review Team to reduce the number of preventable infant deaths from suffocation. It was designed to inform parents about the importance of a safe sleeping environment for infants and to alert them to the risks associated with unsafe sleep surfaces such as sofas, chairs, pillows and adult beds.
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FIRST STEP (domestic violence) booklet - 590 KB
FIRST STEP is a domestic violence (DV) education and resource booklet designed to help suspected and confirmed victims of domestic violence. It includes information on domestic violence, a detailed safety plan and a listing of the names and hotline phone numbers of Florida's 38 DV Centers. The FIRST STEP booklet was made possible through a grant received by the Florida Department of Health in partnership with The Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence and from The Family Violence Prevention Fund. The FIRST STEP booklet is written at a 4th grade level. Three language versions are available: English, Creole, and Spanish.
Information about ordering copies of the FIRST STEP booklet.
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