What providers want: Results of the federal review of perinatal violence, alcohol use, and depression screening programs

Friday, October 9, 2009: 10:40 AM-12:00 PM
Southdown (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Speaker:
Karen Hench, RN, MS, HHS/HRSA/MCHB


Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Description:
From 1999-2006, HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) funded over 60 grants and contracts to improve health provider screening and risk-reduction interventions for perinatal family violence, alcohol use, and depression. This premier presentation features recently released findings from a systematic review of these projects including their common and unique methodologies, important project outcomes, and key recommendations for public health practice and future risk-reduction programmatic efforts.