Please use MCH Indicators Template
You will analyze the five indicators for your community by comparing them with the state and national statistics, as well as with the baseline and the goals set by Healthy People 2030.Change table headings to reflect your county and your state
MCH indicator-Low Birth Rate – will be the one that is performing most poorly based either in the table or in disparity data that you find.
Identify one subpopulation in your community that has the poorest outcomes for your chosen MCH indicator. This could be but is not limited to race, ethnicity, income level, maternal age, maternal education, marital status, smoking, substance use disorder, maternal pregestational obesity, etc.
Search for evidence that a certain population of women has poorer outcomes than the general population for a particular indicator. This documented difference is then considered a health disparity in your community.
You must compare the data of your targeted sub-population to similar sub-populations to document that there is a disparity within your target group.
Response
1. What is the most concerning MCH indicator from table 1? Why?
2. What did you learn from your MCH disparity table? Why did you choose this disparity?
3. What social and/or structural factors may contribute to this disparity in your community?
