Colorado. Maternal and Child Health Program.
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Pub. Date
2009.
Description
The Teen Pregnancy Action Guide is intended to help local health agencies and community partners develop evidence-based Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-framed (SMART) goals and objectives. This guide identifies strategies and action steps to prevent teen pregnancy in Colorado.
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Pub. Date
2009.
Description
This MCH Action Guide was created in order to assist local MCH programs with developing their MCH plan. The "Healthy Baby" Action Guide is intended to help local health agencies and community partners develop evidence-based Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-framed (SMART) goals and good objectives. This guide identifies strategies and action steps to reduce Colorado's Low Birth Weight (LBW) rate in your community.
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
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The MCH County Data Sets are recent information or data for Colorado counties for many of 36 Maternal and Child Health Performance and Outcome Measures. Performance measure topics include Teen Fertility Rates, Motor Vehicle Deaths, Breastfeeding Initiation, Infant Mortality, Access to School-based Health, Teen Suicides, etc. Data sets released January 2000- .
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting grant program is intended to help states respond to the needs of children and families in communities at-risk, in order to improve health and developmental outcomes for children, through the implementation of evidence-based home visitation programs. The grant program is designed to: 1) strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under Title V (including the State Maternal and...
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Pub. Date
2009.
Description
This MCH Action Guide was created in order to assist local MCH programs with developing their MCH plan. The "Medical Home" Action Guide is intended to help local health agencies and community partners develop evidence-based Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-framed (SMART) goals and good objectives. This guide identifies strategies and action steps to strengthen a Medical Home approach for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)...
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
In 2008, only 76.9 percent of pregnant women in Colorado received first trimester prenatal care. The target for reporting year 2010 is 77.0 percent.1 Colorado falls below the (latest available) national average of 83.7 percent and well below Healthy People 2010 Objective 16-6a, which recommends that 90 percent of pregnant women enroll in first trimester prenatal care.
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
This MCH Action Guide was created in order to assist local MCH programs with developing their MCH plan. The "Healthy Baby" Action Guide is intended to help local health agencies and community partners develop evidence-based Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-framed (SMART) goals and good objectives. This guide identifies strategies and action steps to reduce Colorado's Low Birth Weight (LBW) rate in your community.
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Making sure that women of reproductive age are healthy before and between pregnancies increases their chances of having healthy pregnancies and remaining healthy throughout their lives. The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment strives to improve preconception health among women and men of reproductive age with a focus on intended pregnancy and healthy weight. Interviews revealed that states...
13) Lay the foundation for a lifetime of good health, promoting, protecting, supporting breastfeeding
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Pub. Date
2009.
Description
This Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Action Guide was created in order to assist local MCH programs with developing their MCH plan. The Breastfeeding Action Guide is intended to help local health agencies and community partners develop specific measurable achievable realistic time-framed (SMART) goals and objectives as well identify evidence-based strategies related to addressing this issue. This guide identifies strategies and action steps to lay...
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Pub. Date
2010.
Description
The Maternal and Child Health Pyramid emphasizes the importance of delivering primary prevention and early intervention services at multiple levels with the focus and emphasis on strategies targeting population-based and infrastructure levels in order to have the greatest impact on the MCH population.
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Pub. Date
2009.
Description
This MCH Action Guide was created in order to assist local MCH programs with developing their MCH plan. The Positive Youth Development Action Guide is intended to help local health agencies and community partners develop evidence-based Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-framed (SMART) goals and objectives for their work with youth. This guide identifies strategies and action steps to infuse positive youth development into your program,...
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Pub. Date
2008.
Description
This guide identifies strategies and action steps to address Health Care Transition. The goal is for youth to move from school to work, from Pediatric to adult health care and from living at home to independent living. The challenge is to identify and access adult services, to develop age/ability-appropriate support systems, and maximize independence - insuring that elements of a Medical Home Approach are in place
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This Action Guide is intended to help local public health agencies and community partners identify strategies and action steps that will assist them in collaborating with schools as partners to increase physical activity, improve nutrition and implement comprehensive health education for students.
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