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Direct linkPatel, Divya A.; Salahuddin, Meliha; Valerio, Melissa; Elerian, Nagla; Matthews, Krystin J.; McGaha, Paul; Nelson, Robert; Lakey, David L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Background: While the Texas infant mortality rate (IMR) is below the Healthy People 2020 objective (5.7 per 1,000 live births), stark differences in IMR are seen across Texas communities. Health indicators for the state suggest important missed opportunities for improving maternal and infant outcomes. The Healthy Families initiative was a…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Pregnancy, Outcomes of Treatment, Health Promotion
Download full textFreeny, Jamie; Cummings, Angela; Hillard Alford, Margo; Hanke, June; Lloyd, Linda; Boswell, Deborah – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2014
Objectives: To describe the development of a collaborative partnership to improve birth outcomes in Harris County, Texas. Methods: State and city-level maternal and infant health data were re-analyzed and presented to stakeholders at the zip-code level to generate a renewed response to health issues in these populations, particularly infant…
Descriptors: Mothers, Prenatal Care, Birth, Infant Mortality
Lewis, LaToya L. – Zero to Three, 2008
The March of Dimes, Texas Chapter, partnered with the faith community to pilot Honey Child[SM], a prenatal education program for African American women. The program is designed to combat prematurity, which is the leading cause of death for African American infants. Honey Child uses a spiritual approach to promote prenatal health through…
Descriptors: African American Community, Group Activities, Mothers, Death
