| Ranking |
Good Idea |
| Description |
Healthy Futures is a program that seeks to ensure that every mother-to-be and every child under the age of two has everything needed for a healthy beginning. Healthy Futures is a partnership program between Munson Healthcare, local health departments, and health care providers in northwest lower Michigan. Healthy Futures offers enrolled families support from a registered public health nurse through home visits and phone calls. In addition, families receive Healthy Futures newsletters filled with parenting and prevention information. |
| Goal / Mission |
The goal of the Healthy Futures program is to ensure that every pregnant or parenting family has access to a registered nurse who helps coordinate their health care and ensures that each family had access to primary health care and preventative community resources. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
Healthy Futures was started in the spring of 1998 and has over 2,400 active enrollees. Over 6,500 pregnant women and children have been served to date. Currently, over 50 percent of all births at Munson Medical Center enroll in the program. Additionally, nearly 65 percent of first time births enroll in the program. |
| Categories |
Health / Children's Health
Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health
Health / Women's Health
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| Organization(s) |
Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department |
| Source |
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) |
| Date of Publication |
2005 |
| Location |
County: Benzie-Leelanau District, MI |
| Primary Contact |
Jenifer Murray, Director of Personal Health
6051 Frankfort Highway, Suite 100
Benzonia, MI 49617
(231) 882-2112
jmurray@bldhd.org
http://www.munsonhealthcare.org/healthy-futures...
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| For more details |
http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/dat...
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| Target Audience |
Families |
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