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Healthy Start: Description of a Safety Net for Perinatal Support During Disaster Recovery

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM

Charlotte Parent, RN, MHCM , New Orleans Health Department, New Orleans, LA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
The National Healthy Start Association (NHSA) is committed to improving birth outcomes and health disparities that exist within communities of color throughout the United States. With over 100 Healthy Start projects situated across the United States, the Association works to expand the capacity of community-based MCH programs and infant mortality preventive health services, thereby ensuring that all families have access to a continuum of affordable quality health care and related services. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina the City of New Orleans mobilized public health resources for pregnant women who were socially at risk with limited resources. The City of New Orleans with the help of Healthy Start the city was able to develop disaster response plans that addressed the needs of this vulnerable population during disaster recovery.

Learning Areas:

Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
Describe efforts to promote child/family health in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Explore the role of community and governmental needs to address the needs of vulnerable populations during disaster recovery. Identify the value of trauma informed child/maternal health services during disaster recovery

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the project director for healthy start New Orleans for the past 7 years. I have over 20 years in Maternal and Child Health and currently hold the position of health director for the city of New Orleans.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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