PMID- 23793485
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140917
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1573-6628 (Electronic)
IS  - 1092-7875 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 2
DP  - 2014 Feb
TI  - Building Economic Security Today: making the health-wealth connection in Contra 
      Costa county's maternal and child health programs.
PG  - 396-404
LID - 10.1007/s10995-013-1309-7 [doi]
AB  - In recent years, maternal and child health professionals have been seeking 
      approaches to integrating the Life Course Perspective and social determinants of 
      health into their work. In this article, we describe how community input, staff 
      feedback, and evidence from the field that the connection between wealth and 
      health should be addressed compelled the Contra Costa Family, Maternal and Child 
      Health (FMCH) Programs Life Course Initiative to launch Building Economic 
      Security Today (BEST). BEST utilizes innovative strategies to reduce inequities 
      in health outcomes for low-income Contra Costa families by improving their 
      financial security and stability. FMCH Programs' Women, Infants, and Children 
      Program (WIC) conducted BEST financial education classes, and its Medically 
      Vulnerable Infant Program (MVIP) instituted BEST financial assessments during 
      public health nurse home visits. Educational and referral resources were also 
      developed and distributed to all clients. The classes at WIC increased clients' 
      awareness of financial issues and confidence that they could improve their 
      financial situations. WIC clients and staff also gained knowledge about financial 
      resources in the community. MVIP's financial assessments offered clients a new 
      and needed perspective on their financial situations, as well as support around 
      the financial and psychological stresses of caring for a child with special 
      health care needs. BEST offered FMCH Programs staff opportunities to engage in 
      non-traditional, cross-sector partnerships, and gain new knowledge and skills to 
      address a pressing social determinant of health. We learned the value of flexible 
      timelines, maintaining a long view for creating change, and challenging the 
      traditional paradigm of maternal and child health.
FAU - Parthasarathy, Padmini
AU  - Parthasarathy P
AD  - Contra Costa Health Services, Family, Maternal and Child Health Programs, 597 
      Center Avenue, Suite 365, Martinez, CA, 94553, USA, pparthasarathy@att.net.
FAU - Dailey, Dawn E
AU  - Dailey DE
FAU - Young, Maria-Elena D
AU  - Young ME
FAU - Lam, Carrie
AU  - Lam C
FAU - Pies, Cheri
AU  - Pies C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Matern Child Health J
JT  - Maternal and child health journal
JID - 9715672
SB  - IM
MH  - California
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Community Networks
MH  - Female
MH  - Focus Groups
MH  - *Health Status Disparities
MH  - House Calls
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Infant Care/*methods/standards
MH  - Maternal-Child Health Centers/economics/*organization & administration/standards
MH  - Mothers/*education
MH  - Organizational Case Studies
MH  - Poverty/prevention & control/*psychology/statistics & numerical data
MH  - *Social Determinants of Health
MH  - Vulnerable Populations
EDAT- 2013/06/25 06:00
MHDA- 2014/09/18 06:00
CRDT- 2013/06/25 06:00
PHST- 2013/06/25 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/06/25 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/09/18 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s10995-013-1309-7 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Matern Child Health J. 2014 Feb;18(2):396-404. doi: 10.1007/s10995-013-1309-7.