Improving maternal and child health care : a blueprint for community action in the Pittsburgh region / Harold Alan Pincus [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pincus, Harold Alan, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maternal health services--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

Maternal health services.

Child health services--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

Child health services.

Community health services--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

Community health services.

Maternal health services--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County.

Child health services--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County.

Community health services--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County.

Maternal-Child Health Centers--organization & administration--Pennsylvania.

Community Health Services--organization & administration--Pennsylvania.

Medical Subjects:

Maternal-Child Health Centers--organization & administration--Pennsylvania.

Community Health Services--organization & administration--Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

xxi, 55 pages

Other Title:

Improving maternal & child health care

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2005.

Summary:

Community leaders in the Pittsburgh region have long recognized the critical importance of the health and well-being of mothers, infants, and young children and have made intensive efforts to develop effective community-based early childhood interventions and support services. Despite these efforts, in several key areas, mothers and young children in this community are not receiving the health care services they need, and the result is premature illness and preventable death. In 2002, The Heinz Endowments commissioned the RAND Corporation and the University of Pittsburgh, in partnership with the Department of Health and Department of Human Services in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to establish a learning collaborative of local stakeholders to (1) catalyze new thinking around the best evidence and practice for maternal and child health care; (2) assess the strengths, weaknesses, and barriers to improvement in the current system; (3) identify targets for local policy reform; and (4) develop a blueprint for action. This report provides an overview of the community-based approach through which this work was undertaken, highlights key study findings, and outlines a vision, strategy, and action plan for achieving systemwide improvements in maternal and child health care processes and outcomes.

Contents:

Mobilizing a community collaborative for change

Understanding barriers and issues faced by families in the community

Understanding barriers and issues faced by local providers and program staff

Lessons learned from promising national and local programs

Potential policy levers for enhancing local improvement efforts

A blueprint for community action.