Decreased Infant Mortality Rates in a Low Income Population Served by a Comprehensive Community Health Program

The War on Poverty's Experiment in Public Medicine: Community Health Centers and the Mortality of Older Americans

“…The handful that do focus on infants (Chabot 1971, Goldman and Grossman 1988, Shi et al 2004a, and Shi et al 2004b or specific health conditions (Gordis 1973 for rheumatic fever, Dignan et al 1979 for cardiovascular disease, Hicks et al 2006for asthma, Chin et al 2000and Hicks et al 2006 for diabetes, O'Connor et al 1990and Hicks et al 2006for hypertension, Hedberg et al 1996.…”

The War on Poverty's Experiment in Public Medicine: Community Health Centers and the Mortality of Older Americans

“…The handful that do focus on infants (Chabot 1971; Goldman and Grossman 1988; Shi, Macinko, Starfield, et al 2004; and Shi, Stevens, Wulu, et al 2004) or specific health conditions (Gordis 1973 for rheumatic fever; Dignan, Hall, and Hastings 1979 for cardiovascular disease; Hicks et al 2006 for asthma; Chin et al 2000 and Hicks et al 2006 for diabetes; O’Connor, Wagner, and Strogatz 1990 and Hicks et al 2006 for hypertension; Hedberg et al 1996). Our analysis is the first to consider the longer-term impacts of CHCs on mortality rates as well as to characterize heterogeneity in these effects by age group, race, and population density.…”

“…For examples of case studies, see Bellin, Geiger, and Gibson (1969) and Moore, Bernstein, and Bonanno (1972) on Boston; Chabot (1971) on Denver; Hochheiser, Woodward, and Charney (1971) on Rochester; Gordis (1973) on Baltimore; and O’Connor, Wagner, and Strogatz (1990) on an unspecified area in rural North Carolina. Two studies compare outcomes in five cities (Okada and Wan 1980; Freeman, Kiecolt, and Allen 1982).…”

An evaluation of selected federal categorical health programs for the poor.

“…Legislation providing for the establishment of Maternal and Infant Care Projects resulted from a growing national concern over four main issues: (I) a 1:2 differential between white and non-white infant mortality rates; (2) the United States low international ranking in infant mortality rates; (3) a slowdown in the reduction of this nation's infant mortality rate relative to other countries; and (4) 29 Gold reported on a MIC project in New York City which provided comprehensive health services to high risk patients. Total perinatal mortality was reduced 41 per cent when comparing the period 1965-66 (the first 13 months of Project operation) to 1967-68 (a period beginning 12 months after the end of the first period).…”