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Proceedings from the Annual Conference of the National Perinatal Association (NPA): Caring for Community–the Horizon for Health

From Public Health to Population Health: Epidemiological Yardsticks for Perinatal Care

Journal of Perinatology volume 19, pages S16–S20 (1999)Cite this article

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Perinatal epidemiology and health services research have focused on specific health outcomes or disease states (“key” indicators and/or sentinel events), clients of public programs, and clinical service populations. In this paper, the concept of “population health” is defined and operationalized for the broad perinatal healthcare context within the framework of population health informatics. Traditional indicators and outcome measures for perinatal health are compared with some newer measures and assessed for their relevance to population health. A hypothetical model for the implementation of population health informatics for maternal and child health is described; in addition, and some obstacles to the practice of population health are identified, with strategies to overcome these obstacles.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Milwaukee Clinical Campus, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI

    Russell S Kirby PhD MS FACE

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Kirby, R. From Public Health to Population Health: Epidemiological Yardsticks for Perinatal Care. J Perinatol 19 (Suppl 1), S16–S20 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7200240

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