Women's Health Info Series - 2007 Archive 

 September 2007: Addressing Adolescent Women’s Health from a Lifespan Approach
Adolescence is an ideal period to initiate reproductive planning, as well as a great entry point for preconception care. It is also a key time to prevent behaviors that can have a negative impact on women’s and maternal health, such as smoking, substance abuse, poor eating habits and lack of physical activity. This audio call will focus on the health of adolescent women (10-24 years of age) and the issues of reproductive health surrounding them. Speakers will discuss preconception care, the lifespan approach and applying it to adolescent health, as well as the health of young women on college campuses. Join the call to hear about innovative strategies and to dialogue with colleagues across the country.

• Holly Grason, MA, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
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• Michael Lu, MD, MPH , Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Associate Director, Child and Family Health Training Program
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• Nan Streeter, MS, RN, Director, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, Utah State Department of Health; President, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Presentation 

Resources:

• "Integrated perinatal health framework: A multiple determinants study with a life span approach." (2003). American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 25(1), 65-75. Dawn Misra, Bernard Guyer, and Adam Allston.
• "Achieving safe motherhood: Applying a life course and multiple determinants perinatal health framework in public health." (2006). Women's Health Issues, 16(4), 159-175. Dawn Misra and Holly Grason
• Application of a Lifecourse and Multiple Determinants Framework to Improve Maternal Health. (2006). Holly Grason and Dawn Misra.
• Considering Interventions for Depression in Reproductive Age Women in Family Planning Programs. (2006). Research brief. Rebecca Barson
• American College Health Association - Call Audio [MP3 File] Coming soon!

 July 2007: Promoting Safe Families: Integrating Family Violence Prevention, Assessment and Intervention into State-Level MCH Initiatives – Lessons from the Field

This audio-call will discuss the issue of family violence – its prevalence, its implications for maternal and child health and how state Title V programs can integrate prevention, assessment and intervention into state-level initiatives.  Speakers will include representatives from the Family Violence Prevention Fund as well as representatives from State Title V programs who are currently participating in AMCHP Safe Families Action Learning Lab.

• Lisa James, Program Manager, Family Violence Prevention Fund
• Rebecca Levenson, Senior Policy Analyst, Family Violence Prevention Fund presentation
• Beth Nagy, Director, Domestic Violence Prevention & Response Initiatives, Division of Violence and Injury Prevention, Center for Community Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health presentation
• Sharon Leahy-Lind, Women's Health Coordinator, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services presentation

Further Resources:

• Assessment Tool-Reproductive Health-Family Violence
• Assessment Tool-Home Visitation
• Annotated Bibliography: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Dating Violence, and Intimate Partner Violence on Reproductive Health
• Call Audio [MP3 File] Coming soon!

 May 2007: Trends in Increasing Maternal Age: Research and Implications for State Title V Programs

• Donna Strobino, Professor and Deputy Chair of Maternal and Child Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

Resources:

• Health Trends in Increasing Maternal Age: New Research and Implications for State Title V Programs
• Call Audio [MP3 File] Coming soon!

 March 2007: Depression in Postpartum Women: Incidence, Risk Factors, Evidence-Based Interventions, and New Roles for States

Each year in the United States, approximately 10-15 percent of new mothers suffer from maternal depression. Unfortunately, the majority of these women do not seek help. Untreated, depression can have tragic consequences on the mother, her infant, and family. This session will first examine the last findings on the incidence, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of postpartum depression. The speakers, representing two states grappling with the issue, will explore various strategies and best practices that states can utilize to reduce the negative outcomes of this common disorder in women.

• Diana Cheng, MD, Medical Director, Women's Health, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Laura Miller, MD, Women’s Mental Health Program, University of Illinois at Chicago

Resources:

• Depression Among Women: Focus on Perinatal Depression
• Peripartum Depression

 February 2007: Statewide Risk Screening Program for Pregnant Women: SBIRT Program
Speakers will discuss a Louisiana program to screen pregnant women for multiple risk factors for low birth weight/infant mortality, including substance use, alcohol use, tobacco use, mental health/depression and domestic violence.  This presentation will identify public health activities to develop a comprehensive screening program for maternal risk factors, explore the role of the private provider in prenatal screening and highlight the advantages of a community-based screening program.

• Mary Craig, RN, MSN, MS, Maternity Program Coordinator, Louisiana Office of Public Health
• Michael Kudla, MD, FACOG, Medical Director, Physicians Health Foundation of Louisiana, Past Chair of the Louisiana Capter of the American College of Obstetricians Gynecologists.
• Power Point presentation