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Domains of Community Health |
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Maternal and Child Health
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Care of Mothers and Children
Maternal and Child Health Determinants:
- Infant mortality
- Life expectancy at birth
- Low birth-weight infants
- Percent of women receiving adequate prenatal care
- Healthy babies
- Child abuse
- Child poverty
- Family structure
- Asthma hospitalization rate for children
- Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 women
- Number of children without health insurance
- Births to unwed mothers
- Substance-exposed newborns per 1,000 live births
- Adolescent pregnancy rate, Births to females under 18 per 1,000 live births
- Births to mothers without 12 years of education
Local MCH Health Organizations:
- Public Health Department
- Children, Youth and Family Services
- Planned Parenthood
Ways to Improve Quality of Life and Social-Well-Being:
- Prenatal care
- Provide materials for community organizations to use in promoting women's health
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