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ArticleHealth equity2023

The Role of a Local Health Department in Advancing Health Equity: Universal Postpartum Home Visiting in a Large Urban Setting.

Kristine Zimmermann, Lisa S Haen, Allissa Desloge, Arden Handler

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Article in Health equity, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kristine ZimmermannDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, Rockford, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4469-7068
Lisa S HaenDivision of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Allissa DeslogeDivision of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Arden HandlerDivision of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Chicago Department of Public Health · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Racial and ethnic inequities persist among birthing families in urban U.S. communities, despite public health efforts to improve outcomes. To address these inequities, in 2020, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) launched Family Connects Chicago (FCC), an evidence-based, universal, postpartum home visiting program. We examine CDPH's transition from "high risk" to universal home visiting to determine whether and how this change represent an explicit commitment to advancing maternal and child health equity. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of key informant interview data ( Results: The processes used by CDPH to plan and implement the FCC pilot are reflected in two major themes: (1) CDPH emphasized improving outcomes for all birthing families, and (2) CDPH prioritized engaging multiple stakeholders throughout planning and implementation. Alignment of these themes and their subthemes with the approaches proposed by Calancie et al. demonstrated that CDPH's implementation of FCC represents a commitment to advancing health equity. Discussion: In their planning and implementation of FCC, CDPH appears to have exhibited a concerted effort to address Chicago's persistent health inequities. Institutional commitment, continued stakeholder engagement, ongoing data sharing, and sustainable funding will be crucial to implementing and expanding FCC. Health Equity Implications: The implementation of FCC, a new service delivery approach for maternal and infant health, marks a new beginning in tackling inequities for Chicago's birthing families.

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community collaborationhealth equityhome visitpostpartumuniversal

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PMID37908403
PMCPMC10615061
OpenAlexW4387882202

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