Employing Community Voices: Informing Practice and Programming through Camden Healthy Start Focus Groups
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DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2382-0
Abstract: Objectives Women living in communities with low-socioeconomic status, substandard healthcare, and ongoing exposure to social disparities encounter barriers to healthcare, often making it difficult to access health services. Barriers may stem from provider interactions with clients,… read more here.
Keywords: focus groups; healthy start; health; access ... See more keywords
Doula Services Within a Healthy Start Program: Increasing Access for an Underserved Population
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DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2402-0
Abstract: PurposeWomen of color in the United States, particularly in high-poverty neighborhoods, experience high rates of poor birth outcomes, including cesarean section, preterm birth, low birthweight, and infant mortality. Doula care has been linked to improvements… read more here.
Keywords: doula support; healthy start; program; doula ... See more keywords
Introduction to the Special Issue on Healthy Start
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DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2404-y
Abstract: This Special Issue highlights Healthy Start, one of the nation’s earliest programs designed to help reduce high rates of infant mortality in U.S. communities. Healthy Start is a federally-funded, community-driven program dedicated to reducing disparities… read more here.
Keywords: start; community; program; healthy start ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Healthy Start Program: Findings from the 2016 National Healthy Start Program Survey
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DOI: 10.1007/s10995-018-2640-9
Abstract: Objectives The Healthy Start Program has taken a community-based approach to improving maternal and child health outcomes among underserved populations for 25 years. Although the program has been evaluated in the past, it has not undergone… read more here.
Keywords: survey; healthy start; program; start program ... See more keywords
A Methodological Approach for Evaluating the Enterprise Community Healthy Start Program in Rural Georgia: An Analysis Using Linked PRAMS, Birth Records and Program Data
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DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03205-4
Abstract: Community Healthy Start program evaluations are often limited by a lack of robust data and rigorous study designs. This study describes an enhanced methodological approach using local program data linked with existing population-level datasets for… read more here.
Keywords: community healthy; healthy start; program; start program ... See more keywords
Familial associations in hair cortisol concentration: A cross-sectional analysis based on the Healthy Start study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104836
Abstract: A few studies have shown a direct association between maternal and child hair cortisol concentrations (HCC), but the potential correlations within paternal-child and maternal-paternal dyads are not clear from the current evidence. Thus, we aimed… read more here.
Keywords: hair cortisol; cross sectional; hcc; family members ... See more keywords
The Healthy Start scheme and its association with food expenditure in low-income families in the UK
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.193
Abstract: The Healthy Start programme is a statutory benefit-in-kind in the United Kingdom (UK) which aims to enable low-income families to purchase fruit, vegetables, cow's milk and infant formula through the provision of vouchers. The scheme… read more here.
Keywords: healthy start; fruit vegetable; expenditure; start scheme ... See more keywords
Healthy Start Home Visiting Program—School-Based Model: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
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DOI: 10.1177/1049731518786578
Abstract: Objective: This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Healthy Start Home Visiting Program—School-Based Model (HSS), using a cluster randomized controlled trial design. Methods: Participants included 224 parents from 20 preschools randomized into intervention and wait-list… read more here.
Keywords: visiting program; start home; healthy start; program ... See more keywords
Is the healthy start scheme associated with increased food expenditure in low-income families with young children in the United Kingdom?
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12222-5
Abstract: Healthy Start is a food assistance programme in the United Kingdom (UK) which aims to provide a nutritional safety-net and enable low-income families on welfare benefits to access a healthier diet through the provision of… read more here.
Keywords: healthy start; expenditure; low income; food ... See more keywords
Effects of the healthy start randomized intervention on psychological stress and sleep habits among obesity-susceptible healthy weight children and their parents
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264514
Abstract: Poor sleep and psychological stress are obesity determinants that are rarely included in obesity prevention programs. The aim was to report the effects of the Healthy Start randomized intervention on the secondary outcomes psychological stress… read more here.
Keywords: healthy start; start randomized; group; intervention ... See more keywords
Selenoproteins in the Human Placenta: How Essential Is Selenium to a Healthy Start to Life?
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DOI: 10.3390/nu14030628
Abstract: Selenium is an essential trace element required for human health, and selenium deficiency has been associated with many diseases. The daily recommended intake of selenium is 60 µg/day for adults, which increases to 65 µg/day… read more here.
Keywords: human placenta; start life; healthy start; selenoproteins human ... See more keywords