Healthy Start

A Collective Impact Model to Address Poor Birth Outcomes

Charlotte M. Parent, RN, MHCM March 27th , 2015SACIM Meeting

The Healthy Start Model

Purpose: To reduce disparities in infant mortality and adverse perinatal outcomes.

Approaches:– Improve Women’s Health– Promote Quality Services– Strengthen Family Resilience– Achieve Collective Impact– Increase Accountability through Quality Improvement, Performance

Monitoring, and Evaluation

Supporting HRSA Goals:1. Improve Access to Quality Health Care and Services2. Strengthen the Health Workforce3. Build Healthy Communities4. Improve Health Equity

Level 1Community-based Healthy Start

Community Collaboration, information sharing and advocacyResponsible for Individual Effects

Program Participan

ts500

Providers&

Partners

Community Action Network

Level 2 Enhanced Services Healthy Start

Responsible for Community Level Effects

CommunityCollaboration

Community Partners

Program Participants

800Common

Agenda, shared measurement

And coordinated resources

Level 3 Leadership & Mentoring

Healthy Start

Backbone organization

Alignment with place-based

initiatives

Resource site for HS grantees

Participation in and alignment with state and

national initiatives

Program participants

1,000

Thank you

cmparent@nola.gov