Public Health Papers and Articles - 2004 and Later
Florida Department of Health 2003-2004 in Review
Florida Department of Health 2001-2003 in Review - Healthy Communities for a
Healthy Florida.
The Florida Department of Health, together with 67 CHDs, Children's
Medical Services (CMS) clinics, and several regional health service
centers, is charged by the Legislature with the responsibility to promote
and protect the health and safety of all people in Florida through the
delivery of high quality public health services and health care standards.
Infant Mortality Stratified by Maternal Age and Plurality in Florida: A
comparative analysis of birth cohorts for 2000 and 2001
Floridas infant death rate reached an all-time low of 7.0 per 1000 live
births in 2000. In the following years the rate increased to 7.3 in 2001
and 7.5 in 2002. The proportion of multiple births and births to older
women has also increased in recent years and this has led to speculation
that these factors might account for the increase in infant death rates.
In this paper the influence of these factors on infant mortality is
quantified using data for births that occurred in 2000 and 2001. It was
found that while the increases in multiple births and maternal age have
influenced the increase in infant death rates, the rates have also
increased for single births to mothers age 20 to 35. There are factors, in
addition to the increases in multiple births and older maternal ages, that
have influenced the increase in infant mortality rates in Florida. Future
analysis of trends in infant mortality will address additional factors
such as birth weight specific mortality and trends in causes of death for
infant mortality.
Investigative Report of a Late Fetal Death Cluster in Bay County, Florida 2008
Investigation of the late fetal death cluster included validating the cluster, characterizing risk factors, identifying potential causes, and assessing the need for public health action.
Analysis of Healthy Start Screening Data
A comparison of women who choose to be screened versus those who do not.
Copies of the tables for this document are available from
Data
Request.
Low Birth Weight and the Interval Between
Pregnancies
An analysis of birth intervals in Florida in 1994 and their impact on low birth weight
births.
Analysis of Healthy Start Prenatal
Data: Smoking Cessation Class and Birth Weight
An analysis of birth weight rates among smokers who attended smoking
cessation classes during pregnancy versus those who did not.
Using the Birth Record to Develop a
Screening Instrument for Infant Mortality and Morbidity
A description of the process used to develop an infant screening criteria for Florida.
Copies of the tables for this document are available from
Data Request.
Infant Mortality Rates Compared to Race-Adjusted Expected Rates by
State for 2001
In 2001 there were 28 states with lower infant mortality rates
than Florida's. This article contains an analysis.
Factors Associated with Offer Rates for Florida's Healthy Start
Prenatal Screen
The Healthy Start Prenatal Screen was designed to
identify women at risk for delivering a low birth weight or preterm
infant. This analysis found that some women who
had high risk of a low birth weight or preterm delivery were not the most
likely to be offered a Healthy Start Prenatal Screen.
Public Health Papers and Articles - 2003 and Earlier
Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight Rates Compared to Expected Rates by
County for Florida 2002
Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight Rates Compared to Expected Rates by
Healthy Start Coalition Area for Florida 2002
Florida Infant Deaths and Low Weight Births Attributable to Absence of
Prenatal Care and Tobacco Use of Mother
Infant
Mortality and Low Birth Weight Rates Compared to Expected Rates by Healthy
Start Coalition Area 2001
Infant
Mortality and Low Birth Weight Rates Compared to Expected Rates by County for
Florida 2001
Evaluation
of the Healthy Start Prenatal Screen
Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight Rates compared to Expected Rates by
County for Florida 1999 and 2000
