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The Health of Florida's Children and Youth
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Leading Health Indicator 4 (continued)


Objectives Selected to Measure This Indicator

Florida Objectives Healthy People 2010 Similar Objective (13)
Fl 31-1      Improve the early identification of young children and their families in need of Early Intervention Services.
  • Target: 5 percent of 0 to 2 year olds identified and provided Early Intervention Services (46% increase)
  • Baseline: 4.1 percent of 0 to 2 year olds identified and provided Early Intervention
Data Source: Children's Medical Services, Early Intervention Program; US Bureau of the Census and Office of Economic Demographic Research, Florida Legislature; Florida MCH Title V Block Grant Reporting System to HRSA, MCH. Note: This indicator is in process.
    



Fl 31-3    Increase the proportion of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants born at Level III hospitals or subspecialty perinatal centers
  • Target: 90 percent of VLBW infants born in specialty facilities for high risk deliveries
  • Baseline: 86.2 percent of VLBW infants were born in specialty facilities for high risk deliveries in Florida Fiscal Year 2000-01
Data Source: Children's Medical Services, Florida Department of Health for NICU Data and Florida Vital Statistics for birth weight data; Florida MCH Title V Block Grant Reporting System to HRSA, MCH
HP 16-8    Increase the proportion of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants born at level III hospitals or subspecialty perinatal centers
  • Target: 90 percent (25% improvement)
  • Baseline: 73 percent of VLBW infants were born at level III hospitals or subspecialty perinatal centers in 1996–97
Data Source: Title V Reporting System, HRSA, MCHB
FL 28-11    Increase the proportion of newborns who have been screened for hearing impairment before hospital discharge
  • Target: 100 percent of children at all 100 hospitals with birthing facilities
  • Baseline: 50 percent of children, 46 hospitals with birthing facilities
Data Source: Children's Medical Services, Florida Department of Health for NICU Data and Florida Vital Statistics for birth weight data; Florida MCH Title V Block Grant Reporting System to HRSA, MCH
HP 28-11    (Developmental) Increase the proportion of newborns who are screened for hearing loss by age 1 month, have audiologic evaluation by age 3 months, and are enrolled in appropriate intervention services by age 6 months
  • Target: Developmental
  • Baseline: Developmental
Potential Data Sources: State-based Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program Network, CDC and/or specific State data
Note: Three objectives were selected to measure progress in the leading indicator – Early Identification and Intervention for Florida's Children and Youth.
These do not include all the indicators for Early Identification and Intervention. More objectives can be found in the Focus Area 16 of Healthy People 2010
and Focus Area 31 of The Health of Florida's Children and Youth.




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