Using Surveillance To Promote Public Health
Examples from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PUBLICATION YEAR 2002

Abstract: PRAMS surveillance data can be incorporated into public health decision making, or translated, in a variety of ways. In this booklet, examples show how PRAMS data have been used by states to set priorities, change policies, change programs, and identify new resources.

Suggested Citation: D’Angelo D, Colley Gilbert B, editors. From Data to Action: Using Surveillance To Promote Public Health, Examples from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), Executive Summary. Atlanta, GA: Division of Reproductive Health, National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2002.

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Acknowledgments

About This Booklet

1. PRAMS: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
    
2. Introduction: Moving from Data to Action
    
3. State Examples of Data in Action
    
   1. Unintended Pregnancy
       
   2. Tobacco
       
   3. Violence
       
   4. Prenatal Care
       
   5. Folic Acid
       
   6. Infant Sleep Position
       
   7. Breast-Feeding
       
4. Looking Ahead
    
5. To Learn More about PRAMS
    
6. References

Edited by
Denise D’Angelo, M.P.H.
DynCorp

Brenda Colley Gilbert, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
Division of Reproductive Health, CDC

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 2002

Page last reviewed: 3/24/06
Page last modified: 3/24/06
Content source: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion