A Methodological Approach for Evaluating the Enterprise Community Healthy Start Program in Rural Georgia: An Analysis Using Linked PRAMS, Birth Records and Program Data.

Catherine J VladutiuSandra C MobleyXu JiSuzanne ThomasVeni KandasamyDon SutherlandSandra InglettRui LiShanna Cox

Published in: Maternal and child health journal (2021)

Rigorous evaluation of a local Healthy Start program using linked PRAMS and birth records with a population-based external comparison group and propensity score methods is an enhanced and feasible approach that can be applied in other local and state jurisdictions.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
healthcare
gestational age
mental health
south africa
electronic health record
machine learning
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth