Promising Practice Abstract Submission - CityMatCH: Improving the Health of Urban Women, Children and Families

Preferred Method of Presentation:

Oral Presentation/Concurrent Breakout Session
Poster Session
Publication Only

Please select a category that best fits the Promising Practice abstract submission:

Life-Course Perspective
Overweight and Obesity in MCH
Preconception Health and Health Care
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Teen Pregnancy
Urban Women's Health
Men in MCH
Birth Defects
Chronic Disease and MCH
Faith and Health
Genetics and MCH
Infant Mortality
Child Development and Preventive Care
Mental Health
Other (please specify)

Promising Practice TITLE (25 words or less):

Author(s):

*Email:
Salutation:
*First Name:
*Last Name:
MI:
*Degree(s):
*Title:
*Organization:
*Address Line 1:
Address Line 2:
*City:
*State:	*Zip code: -
*Phone:	( ) - Extension:
*Fax:	( ) -
Website:

Co-Author(s):

First Name:
Last Name:

First Name:
Last Name:

First Name:
Last Name:

Budget and Resources:

For other organizations/cities/states that may want to replicate this Promising Practice, what was the approximate annual budget? (Please input digits only, no commas or spaces.)
$

What resources did you use to cover these costs?
City/County/Local government funds
General state funds
MCH block grant funds
SPRANS funds
330 funds
Other federal funds
Third party reimbursement (Medicaid, insurance)
Private sources (Please specify):

Other (Please specify):

For other organizations/cities/states that may want to replicate this practice, please list the key partners and stakeholders with whom you collaborated on this Promising Practice.

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:

Clearly describe the purpose/aim of the Promising Practice.

OBJECTIVES:

Clearly describe the Promising Practice's specific and measurable objectives.

METHODS:

Please describe the approach developed and implemented to address the problem/issue (include as appropriate: population, sample size, measures, variables, statistical analysis, etc.)

Be sure to highlight why the practice is innovative.

OUTCOMES/RESULTS:

What are the major accomplishments of this Promising Practice to date? Please use quantitative and qualitative data to document your results.

BARRIERS:

What is/are the greatest barrier(s) facing implementation?

How are these barriers being overcome?

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS:

What are the lessons learned from the Promising Practice?

What is the overall take home message from the Promising Practice?