Upload
elias-munt
View
216
Download
1
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
North Carolina Preconception Initiative
NC Preconception Initiative
• Preconception Health Leadership Team comprised of representatives from UNC, DPH, March of Dimes and Folic Acid Council
• 75 participants in Preconception Health Thinktank meetings
• Participants include representatives from DPI, local health departments, public and private universities, DHHS, community based organizations, non-profit agencies and consumers
• Preconception Health Initiative Minutes and other pertinent information are posted on mombaby.org
Planning Steps
March 2007 Think Tank Meeting #1 To initiate a collaborative process to create a state Preconception Action
Plan
May 2007 Think Tank Meeting #2 To collect diverse ideas and understand
how preconception fits into existing work
August 2007 Think Tank Meeting #3 Presentation of qualitative and
quantitative data and prioritizing focus
Planning Steps
December 2007 Think Tank Meeting #4 Moving forward with work groups
Initial work group meetings for Pregnancy Intendedness and Women and Overweight/Obesity and Related Conditions
January 2008 – present Work groups meet monthly - working
on strategies, objectives, potential partners
NC Strategic Plan
Chapter 1: Background - The Case for Preconception Health, National Priority, State Initiatives, NC’s History
Chapter 2: Strategic Plan DevelopmentProcess, Priority Areas, Data Review
Chapter 3: Goals and Strategies
Vision
This effort seeks to improve the health of women of childbearing age in North Carolina.
Through a collaborative focus on women’s wellness, North Carolina will improve the quality of life for women as well as the health of infants.
NC Strategic Plan1) Increase Consumer and Community
Awareness about Preconception Health
2) Ensure Quality Preconception Care and Practice among Health Care Providers and Community Outreach Workers
3) Expand Access and Affordability of Preconception Care
4) Advocate for Environmental and Policy Changes that Support Preconception Health
Goals Increase awareness of importance of
wellness and preconception health behaviors for men and women in their reproductive years, particularly among minority populations
Initial emphasis on reproductive life planning and healthy weight
Goals
Promote provider/community health worker practice of assessing and counseling about preconception health, including reproductive life planning and healthy weight
Includes training in referral for services, cultural competency, and ability to counsel women with chronic conditions about effective family planning methods
Goals Increase access to care for high risk
women who have had a previous high risk pregnancy, previous poor birth outcome or who have a chronic medical condition, particularly for women of minority populations
Involves decreasing barriers to care, availability of coverage, methods for family planning and utilization of primary care services
Goals Advocate for increased support for
healthier living including improved access to healthy food systems on a neighborhood level
Increase supply and demand for environments that support healthy living by low income populations, including improving access to more fruits and vegetables
Increase workplace economic and social support for pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding
Next Steps
Prioritize Work Group Strategies
Move Forward with Action Steps
Bring in Additional Partners
Seek Funding
Utilize Existing Resources
What is Needed ?Energy!
Collaborative Will!
Patience and Persistence!
to improve the health of women, infants and families in North Carolina
Thank You for Your Support !The NC Leadership Team
Anna Bess Brown, MPH, State Program Director, March of Dimes
Amy Mullenix, MSW, MSPH, State Coordinator, NC Folic Acid Campaign
Cindy Haynes Morgan, MSA-PA, BS HEd, RHEd, Education and Community Program Coordinator, Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch, NC Division of Public Health
Judy Ruffin, MPA, Program Manager, Women’s Health Branch, NC Division of Public Health
Sarah Verbiest, MSW, MPH, DrPH (candidate), Executive Director of the
University of North Carolina’s Center for Maternal and Infant Health
Alvina Long Valentin, RN, MPH, Women’s Health Network Supervisor, Women’s Health Branch, NC Division of Public Health