1. Maternal Child Health Coalition January 19 th, 2006

2. Welcome and Introductions

3. Introductions Name Name Agency Agency MCH activities MCH activities

4. Why Are We Here? Why do we need an MCH coalition? Why do we need an MCH coalition? What are the MCH needs in our community? What are the MCH needs in our community?

5. PRAMS Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System “Was there a visit to or by a medical doctor or nurse within 1 week of hospital discharge?”

6. Perinatal Periods of Risk

7. Fetal Infant Mortality Review A sentinel event that measures a community’s well-being A sentinel event that measures a community’s well-being Measures abilities of health and human services Measures abilities of health and human services Associated with many factors Associated with many factors

8. Where Are We Going? What does the MCH coalition hope to accomplish? What does the MCH coalition hope to accomplish? What do we need to be doing? What do we need to be doing?

9. Nevada Statistics MCHStatsSheet.doc MCHStatsSheet.doc MCHStatsSheet.doc Data Source = Nevada Interactive Data Base and Healthy People 2010 Data Source = Nevada Interactive Data Base and Healthy People 2010

10. Critical Birth Weights in Nevada LBW= Low Birth Weight LBW= Low Birth Weight  Less than 2500 grams (5 lbs. 8 oz.) VLBW = Very Low Birth Weight VLBW = Very Low Birth Weight  Less than 1500 grams (3 lbs. 4 oz.)

11. Critical Birth Weights in Nevada

12. Infant Mortality

13. Prenatal Care Early = Entry into prenatal care in the first trimester (less than 13 weeks) Early = Entry into prenatal care in the first trimester (less than 13 weeks) Adequate = At least 13 visits throughout the pregnancy Adequate = At least 13 visits throughout the pregnancy

14. Prenatal Care

15. Teen Pregnancy and Teen Births

16. Maternal Alcohol Use

17. Maternal Tobacco Use

18. Small Group Activity Select a leader Select a leader Review directions Review directions Complete activity Complete activity Report to entire group Report to entire group

19. What’s Next When should we meet again? When should we meet again? How often should we meet? How often should we meet? What should be on our next agenda? What should be on our next agenda?

20. What’s Next Leadership and structure? Leadership and structure? Who are we missing? Who are we missing?

21. Adjourn