Characteristics Access Utilization Satisfaction and Outcomes of Healthy Start Participants in Eight Sites

Challenges remain in reducing disparities in maternal and child health outcomes. Further attention to risk factors associated with LBW (especially smoking) may help close the gaps. The life course theory suggests that improved outcomes may require longer-term investments. Healthy Startâ€™s emerging focus on interconception care has the potential to address longer-term needs of participants.

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Year of publication:	2009-07-10
Authors:	Rosenbach, Margo ; O'Neil, So ; Cook, Benjamin ; Trebino, Lisa ; Walker, Deborah Klein
Institutions:	Mathematica Policy Research
Keywords:	Healthy Start Infant Mortality Disparities Interconception Care

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Extent:	text/html
Series:	Mathematica Policy Research Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	1 pages long
Classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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