In order to lower the incidence of infant mortality in Robeson County in Southeastern North Carolina, Healthy Start CORPS strives to achieve the following goals by January 31, 2010:   Decrease the infant mortality rate to 8.4% or below Decrease the rate of low birth weight babies to 8.9% Increase the first trimester care rate to 77.5% Increase the rate of prenatal care to 99.5% Decrease the rate of teen births to at least 15.9% Increase the immunization rate for children 0-2 years to 85% Decrease the number of premature births to 13.5% Improve outreach and new client recruitment by reaching 4000 people through outreach training classes on smoking, STD/HIV/AIDS, drugs and alcohol, and other risk factor eductation classes Achieve 200 prenatal case findings via outreach classes and efforts Increase consumer representation in consortium meetings to at least 50 consumers Provide breastfeeding awareness to at least 75% of prenatal clients of Robeson County Health Department Ensure 99% complete services for RCHD clients recruited by Healthy Start CORPS Thus far the program efforts have been successful. Healthy Start CORPS program participants have experienced no infant deaths compared to the county rate of 16.2 per 1000 live births and achieved a 6.3% low birthweight rate compared to the county rate of 11.0%.
Updated: Comments to: james.rogers@uncp.edu © 2002 The University of North Carolina at Pembroke Healthy Start CORPS PO Box 1510 Pembroke, NC 28372-1510 Phone: 910.521.6182 Fax: 910.521.6183 Email: linda.greaver@uncp.edu