低收入家庭中的母婴健康外展工作者项目。

The Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker program in low-income families.

作者信息

Elkins Tonya, Aguinaga Maria Del Pilar, Clinton-Selin Caitlin, Clinton Barbara, Gotterer Gerald

出版信息

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 Aug;24(3):995-1001. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0143.

DOI:10.1353/hpu.2013.0143

Abstract

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker program (MIHOW) is a community-based intervention dedicated to enhancing birth outcomes and healthy child development. Trained neighborhood women provide home and group services to underserved families in rural and inner city communities. This report describes MIHOW's history and work in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

摘要

范德比尔特大学医学中心的母婴健康外展工作者项目（MIHOW）是一项基于社区的干预措施，致力于改善分娩结局和促进儿童健康发展。经过培训的社区女性为农村和市中心社区中服务不足的家庭提供上门和团体服务。本报告介绍了MIHOW在田纳西州、肯塔基州、西弗吉尼亚州、密西西比州和路易斯安那州的历史与工作。