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• Create new points of contact for preventative services• Bundle delivery of preventive services together• Create central locus of coordination at both the county and regional level2009 CityMatCH Urban MCH Leadership ConferenceThe health issues targeted by SPARC are respiratory-related sickness associated with Influenza andPneumonia, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and breast and cervical cancer.ACCOMPLISHMENTS/RESULTSThe SPARC initiative has had many accomplishments since its conception in 2006. The number of peoplescreened has doubled from 353 in 2006 to 997 in 2008. Overall, the SPARC’s program has providedapproximately 2,451 preventive screenings to individuals who would not have had access to preventivecare. SPARCS has expanded its intended audience to not only include senior citizens, but people of allages. The screenings offered to participants has expanded to include: depression, glaucoma, dental, HIV,and bone mass.BARRIERSThe barriers encountered during the SPARC event entailed transporting clients to mammographyappointments and lack of public awareness. Efforts to overcome these barriers included:• A SPARC provider is volunteering to transport some of clients to their mammography appointment• Increasing public awareness through radio announcements, going door-to-door with fliers, advertisingin local news papers and church bulletinsLESSONS LEARNEDIt was learned that the community-based model has increased preventive health care among seniors andindividuals of all ages. In addition, it was learned that people want to be healthy and will invest time inpreventive care when it is easily accessible and money is not a barrier.114
2009 CityMatCH Urban MCH Leadership ConferenceThe health and insurance status of pregnant low-income women with chronic illnessPRIMARY CONTACT:Stephanie J. Townsell, BSChE, MPHProject CoordinatorUIC, School of Public Health1603 W TaylorChicago, IL, 60612Phone: (312) 996-0940Fax: (312) 996-6994Email: stowns1@uic.eduCATEGORYPreconception health and health careChronic disease and MCH (Asthma, Diabetes, Obesity)FOCUSData FocusCO-PRESENTER(S)/AUTHOR(S):Erica Henry, ericamjhenry@gmail.com (Author)L. Michele Issel, Issel@uic.edu (Author)Arden Handler, handler@uic.edu (Author)BACKGROUNDEarly, high-quality prenatal care potentially optimizes healthy outcomes for women, infants, and families.However, low-income women are generally more likely to enter prenatal care later and thus, to havehigher rates of adverse birth outcomes. Improving timeliness of prenatal care among low-income womenis likely to require broad social and health policies that focus on factors affecting women beforepregnancy including pre-pregnancy insurance coverage. As preconception and interconception health caregain attention as strategies for improving pregnancy outcomes, it is important to understand the role ofinsurance coverage for low-income women prior to pregnancy, particularly among women with chronicillness.OBJECTIVESDescribe the potential relationship between pre-pregnancy health and insurance status of low-incomewomen; identify the key characteristics of a population of chronically ill, low-income pregnant womenbased on survey findings; evaluate the potential role of preconception and interconception care inimproving pregnancy outcomes among similar populationsMETHODSA structured survey asked 130 postpartum African American low-income women in two high-riskChicago communities about health (chronic illness) and insurance status before and during pregnancy.Survey results were analyzed using SPSS statistical program.RESULTSThe mean age of respondents was 25.4 years, almost 60% had a high school education or less, and theaverage number of previous live births was 1.9. During pregnancy, 42.3% received TANF, 80.8% usedWIC and food stamps, and 59.2% reported total household income under $1000/month.115
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