Infant Mortality Data Summary 2008 

 

PPOR Description  

The infant mortality rate is a critical indicator of the health of a population and reflects a complex mix of factors that shape the health of mothers, newborns, and infants. In 2000, CityMatCH, a national public health organization dedicated to improving maternal and child health in urban areas, launched the National Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) Collaborative to develop and field test the use and integration of PPOR-specific indicators and strategies in local maternal and child health practice.

 

The PPOR approach has 5 major steps: 1. Engage community partners to gain consensus and support for reducing fetal and infant death rates (feto-infant mortality rate); 2. Display feto-infant mortality data by birth weight and age at death; 3. Focus on reducing the overall feto-infant mortality rate; 4. Examine potential opportunity gaps between population groups and 5. Target further investigations and prevention efforts on the gaps.

 

PPOR includes two analytic phases. Phase I PPOR analysis uses the birth weight and age at death of infant and fetal deaths to map deaths into four risk intervention categories: Maternal Health/Prematurity, Maternal Care, Newborn Care and Infant Health. A standard population is used as a comparison or reference group for all other population groups, and excess deaths and excess death rates are calculated for each population group in relation to the reference standard. The reference group used for this analysis reflects actual outcomes among subgroups in Georgia that have relatively low feto-infant mortality rates and thus reflect achievable goals. Phase II PPOR uses follow-up analyses and integrates these finding with other information. This report focuses on Phase I analyses of fetal and infant deaths.

 

Overweight and Obesity in Georgia 2005 

This report summarizes the burden of overweight and obesity in Georgia. The report also highlights strategies to prevent obesity by increasing breastfeeding initiation and duration, improving healthy eating habits, increasing physical activity and decreasing television viewing. The information presented in this report is intended to help plan, implement and evaluate programs to promote healthy behaviors in all Georgians.

Updated Reproductive Health Indicators Report (1994 - 2004)  

The purpose of this report is to provide summary data for 1994 through 2004 on selected reproductive health indicators at three levels of aggregation - State of Georgia, the six Perinatal Regions, and the 18 Public Health Districts.

Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System - Georgia 2003  

The Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) collects demographic, clinical and nutritional information for newborns, infants <1 year of age and children 1-5 yeas of age. This report summarizes the findings from Georgia's PedNSS population from 1993-2003 and includes information on birthweight, overweight and at risk of overweight, short stature, breastfeeding, and anemia.

Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (2002) 

The PNSS 2002 Report provides a summary of the health and nutritional risk factors of pregnant women enrolled in federally funded nutritional programs in the State of Georgia. Information contained in this report includes maternal socio-deomgraphic factors, nutritional risk factors (including prepregnancy weight, maternal weight gain and hematological status) prenatal risk factors, infant feeding practices and birth outcome.

Immunization Study 2006 Final Report, Georgia  

Immunization Study 2005 Final Report, Georgia  
Immunization Study 2004 Final Report, Georgia 
Immunization Study 2003 Final Report, Georgia 
Immunization Study 2002 Final Report, Georgia 
Immunization Study 2001 Final Report, Georgia 
Immunization Study 1999-2000 Final Report, Georgia 

The Division of Public Health, Epidemiology Branch, Immunization Program and Health Districts collaborated on the Georgia Immunization Study. The purpose of the study was to assess the immunization coverage rates of two-year-old children in Georgia statewide and for each of the nineteen health districts.

Medicaid Births Georgia 1998 - 2000 

This report provides a summary of Medicaid-funded births in Georgia, maternal participation in perinatal case management and pregnancy related services, and adverse birth outcomes.

Trends in Pregnancy Rates in 15-19 Year Old Females in Georgia, 1994-2002 

This report shows the trends in pregnancy rates in 15-19 year old females in Georgia from 1994-2002.

The Effect of WIC Participation on Infant Birthweight Among Medicaid Clients in the State of Georgia 

Surveillance

• Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
  1. What is PRAMS Q & A 
• Maternal mortality
  1. Georgia Maternal Mortality Surveillance Q & A 
  2. Maternal Mortality Reporting Form 
  3. Georgia Maternal Mortality Surveillance Fact Sheet 
  4. Pregnancy Related Deaths in Urban and Rural Georgia: 1999-2003 
  5. Pregnancy Related Deaths in Georgia: Highlights of 2002 Review 
• Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance
  The Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PNSS) provides information on the health and nutritional risk factors that may contribute to adverse pregnancy outcome among wormen enrolled in federally funded public health prenatal and nutrition programs.
  1. Georgia Report 2003 
  2. Georgia Report 2003 
  3. Georgia Report 2002 
  4. Georgia Report 2002 
  5. Georgia Report 2001 
• Birth Defects
  1. Birth Defects Fact Sheet 
     Provides information on the background, causes and types of birth defects.
  2. Birth Defects FAQ 
     Provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding birth defects.
  3. GBDRIS Pilot Project 
     Provides an overview of the pilot phase of the statewide birth defects surveillance system.
  4. GBDRIS Reporting Form 
     Reporting worksheet to be used to report birth defect cases.
  5. GBDRIS Reporting File Layout 
     Provides the proposed file layout for electronic submission of birth defect cases.
  6. GBDRIS Neural Tube Defects (NTDs) Enhanced Surveillance Project 
     Provides an overview of the enhanced surveillance activities related to NTDs.
  7. GBDRIS NTD Project - Record Review Worksheet 
     Record review worksheet to be used for the enhanced surveillance project.
• Newborn Hearing and Screening
  1. Hearing Impairment in Newborns & Young Children Q & A 
  2. Hearing Impairment in Newborns & Young Children Fact Sheet 
  3. Reporting Form: Surveillance of Hearing Impairment in Infants and Young Children Perinatal Surveillance