Preconception Health Indicators for Public Health Surveillance

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• Alternative Title:
  J Womens Health (Larchmt)
• Personal Author:
  Robbins, Cheryl L. ; D’Angelo, Denise ; Zapata, Lauren ; Boulet, Sheree L. ; Sharma, Andrea J. ; Adamski, Alys ; Farfalla, Jennifer ; Stampfel, Caroline ; Verbiest, Sarah ; Kroelinger, Charlan
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  In response to an expressed need for more focused measurement of preconception health, we identify a condensed set of preconception health indicators for state and national surveillance.
  
  Methods
  
  We used a systematic process to evaluate, prioritize, and select 10 preconception health indicators that maternal and child health programs can use for surveillance. For each indicator, we assessed prevalence, whether it was included in professional recommendations, Healthy People 2020 objectives, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention winnable battles, measurement simplicity, data completeness, and stakeholders’ input.
  
  Results
  
  A total of 50 preconception health indicators were evaluated and prioritized. The condensed set includes indicators that rely on data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (n=4) and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n=6). The content encompasses heavy alcohol consumption, depression, diabetes, folic acid intake, hypertension, normal weight, recommended physical activity, current smoking, unwanted pregnancy, and use of contraception.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Having a condensed set of preconception health indicators can facilitate surveillance of reproductive-aged women’s health status that supports monitoring, comparisons, and benchmarking at the state and national levels.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Female Health Status Health Status Indicators Humans Preconception Care Public Health Surveillance Reproductive Health United States
• Source:
  J Womens Health (Larchmt). 27(4):430-443
• Pubmed ID:
  29323604
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5903944
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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