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Florida’s State Plan for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Abandonment, & NeglectHighlights of Objectives Organized by Functional AreasThe original Plan had over sixty-one discrete objectives. Over the past three years as the Task Force and the Subcommittees have worked,some objectives have been revised to coincide with agency plans, some objectives have been put on hold because additional resources werenot available to pursue the work needed to establish indicators or collect baseline data. Reported here is just a sampling of some of theobjectives for which there has been progress over the past three years.HealthPoor child and family health are risk factors for child maltreatment. Therefore, The Plan includes several objectives related to health promotion including the preventionof low birth weight babies, the expansion of provision of well-child care including immunization, the expansion of health insurance coverage, and maximizing thelikelihood that children are raised by two mature parents with access to support services.Preventing childhood abuse has been found to have empirically sound proven health benefits for individuals and for the communities in which they reside. Primary andsecondary prevention programs that promote child and family health reduce the likelihood of child maltreatment and are important to long-term health outcomes forchildren. Quality child abuse prevention programs can play a large part in reducing short and long-term health costs.Indicator Chart Status/CommentObjective 1.1: ByJune 30, 2010, thelow birth weight ratewill be reduced fromthe 2003 statewiderate of 8.5% to 5.0%.Percent of live birthswith birth weights ofless than 5.5 pounds.1086420Low Birth weight Rate8.0 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.75.0200420032002200120002010 Objective20062005The 2007 Legislatureappropriated an additional$2 million targeted toreduce low birth weightand preterm births in theState.The Department of Healthsponsored trainings on“Promoting MaternalMental Health” that helpspregnant women with theemotional and psychologicaladjustment to pregnancyand new motherhood.Training on maternaldepression was provided toHealthy Start staff andnumerous venues.94/1/09