TY - JOUR
T1 - From Theory to Measurement
T2 - Recommended State MCH Life Course Indicators
AU - Callahan, Tegan
AU - Stampfel, Caroline
AU - Cornell, Andria
AU - Diop, Hafsatou
AU - Barnes-Josiah, Debora
AU - Kane, Debra
AU - Mccracken, Sarah
AU - McKane, Patricia
AU - Phillips, Ghasi
AU - Theall, Katherine
AU - Pies, Cheri
AU - Sappenfield, William
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by a grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation. We would also like to acknowledge all of the members of the national expert panel and each member of the state teams that participated in the Life Course Metrics Project. Members of Life Course Metrics Project state teams are listed below. Florida Cheryl Clark, DrPH, RHIA, Florida Department of Health; Kris-Tena Albers, CNM, MN, Florida Department of Health; Trina Thompson, MA, Florida Department of Health; Carol Brady, MANE, Florida Healthy Start Coalition; Leisa Stanley, PhD, Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County; Isaac Eberstein, PhD, Florida State University; Javier Vazquez, MPH, Florida Department of Health; Kelli Stannard, RN, BSN, Florida Department of Health; Susan Redmon, RN, MPH, Florida Department of Health; Shairi R. Turner, MD, MPH, Florida Department of Health. Iowa: Gretchen Hageman, MA, Iowa Department of Public Health; Kimberly Noble Piper, BS, RN, CPH, CPHG, Iowa Department of Public Health; Debra Waldron, MD, MPH, FAAP, Child Health Specialty Clinics; Mary Mincer-Hansen, PhD, RN, Des Moines University; DeAnn Decker, Iowa Department of Public Health; Dawn Gentsch, Iowa Primary Care Association; Denise Wheeler CNM, MS, ARNP, Iowa Department of Public Health; Abby Kremer, MPH, Iowa Department of Public Health. Massachusetts Karin Downs, RN, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Suzanne H. Gottlieb, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Deborah Allen, ScD, Boston Public Health Commission; Eugene Declercq, PhD, Boston University School of Public Health; Candice Belanoff, ScD, MPH, Boston University School of Public Health; Milton Kotelchuck, PhD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Child & Adolescent Health Research and Policy and Harvard Medical School; Olivia Sappenfield, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Susan E. Manning, MD, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Emily Lu, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Jill Clark, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; John A. Zdanowicz, DMD, MPH, Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Michigan Brenda Fink, MSW, ACSW, Michigan Department of Community Health; Kevin Dombkowski, DrPH, MS, University of Michigan; Chris Fussman, MS, Michigan Department of Community Health; Julia Heany, PhD, Michigan Public Health Institute; Monica Kwasnik, MA, Michigan Department of Community Health; Cassandre Larrieux, MPH, Ingham County Health Department; Mary Ludtke, MA, Department of Community Health; Nancy Peeler, EdM, Michigan Department of Community Health; Carrie Tarry, MPH, Michigan Department of Community Health. Nebraska Paula Eurek, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Jennifer Severe-Oforah, MCRP, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Mary Balluf, MS, RD, LMNT, Douglas County Health Department; Cathy Dillon, MA, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Holly Dingman, MS, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Rosa Gofin, MD, MPH, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Mihaela Johnson, PhD, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Colleen Svoboda, MPH, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Shirley Terry, RN, BSN, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department. NorthCarolina Alvina Long Valentin, RN, MPH, North Carolina Women’s and Children’s Health Section; Deborah Carroll, North Carolina Women’s and Children’s Health Section; Najmul Chowdhury, MB, BS, MPH, North Carolina Women’s and Children’s Health Section; Julie De Clerque, DrPH, MPH, Sheps Center for Health Services Research; Kathleen Jones-Vessey, MS, North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics; Kathy Lamb, MS, RD, North Carolina Women’s and Children’s Health Section; Debbie Mason, MPH, Forsyth County Department of Public Health; Judy Ruffin, MPA, North Carolina Women’s and Children’s Health Section. Louisiana Amy Zapata, MPH, Louisiana Office of Public Health; Geoff Nagle, PhD, MPH, MSW, LCSW, Louisiana’s Early Childhood Advisory Council; Michelle Alletto, MPA, Louisiana Birth Outcomes Initiative; Nicole Richmond, MS, Louisiana Office of Public Health; Nkenge H. Jones-Jack, MPH, Louisiana Office of Health and Hospitals; Allen Schulenberg, MPA, Louisiana Department of Education; Petrice Abiodun-Sams, PhD, Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy; Allison Plyer, MBA, ScD, Nonprofit Knowledge Works Greater New Orleans Community Data Center; Monisha Shah, MPH, Tulane University; Shokufeh Ramirez, MPH, Tulane University; Rebecca Gurvich, MPH, Tulane University; Lisanne Brown, PhD, Louisiana Public Health Institute; Janna Knight, MPH, Louisiana Public Health Institute; David Kulick, MPH, Louisiana Public Health Institute; Snigdha Mukherjee, MPH, Louisiana Public Health Institute.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, The Author(s).
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - Purpose: In May 2012, the Association of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Programs initiated a project to develop indicators for use at a state or community level to assess, monitor, and evaluate the application of life course principles to public health. Description: Using a developmental framework established by a national expert panel, teams of program leaders, epidemiologists, and academicians from seven states proposed indicators for initial consideration. More than 400 indicators were initially proposed, 102 were selected for full assessment and review, and 59 were selected for final recommendation as Maternal and Child Health (MCH) life course indicators. Assessment: Each indicator was assessed on five core features of a life course approach: equity, resource realignment, impact, intergenerational wellness, and life course evidence. Indicators were also assessed on three data criteria: quality, availability, and simplicity. Conclusion: These indicators represent a major step toward the translation of the life course perspective from theory to application. MCH programs implementing program and policy changes guided by the life course framework can use these initial measures to assess and influence their approaches.
AB - Purpose: In May 2012, the Association of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Programs initiated a project to develop indicators for use at a state or community level to assess, monitor, and evaluate the application of life course principles to public health. Description: Using a developmental framework established by a national expert panel, teams of program leaders, epidemiologists, and academicians from seven states proposed indicators for initial consideration. More than 400 indicators were initially proposed, 102 were selected for full assessment and review, and 59 were selected for final recommendation as Maternal and Child Health (MCH) life course indicators. Assessment: Each indicator was assessed on five core features of a life course approach: equity, resource realignment, impact, intergenerational wellness, and life course evidence. Indicators were also assessed on three data criteria: quality, availability, and simplicity. Conclusion: These indicators represent a major step toward the translation of the life course perspective from theory to application. MCH programs implementing program and policy changes guided by the life course framework can use these initial measures to assess and influence their approaches.
KW - Health indicators
KW - Life course
KW - Maternal and child health
KW - Public health surveillance
KW - Reproductive health
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U2 - 10.1007/s10995-015-1767-1
DO - 10.1007/s10995-015-1767-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 26122251
AN - SCOPUS:84943353966
VL - 19
SP - 2336
EP - 2347
JO - Maternal and Child Health Journal
JF - Maternal and Child Health Journal
SN - 1092-7875
IS - 11
ER -