Preventing low birth weight: marketing and volunteer outreach.
Low birth weight (LBW) contributes to infant mortality and continues to be a public health concern in the United States. A community-based prenatal program was established to prevent low birth weight through early and continuous prenatal care. Two key dimensions of the program were marketing and the use of volunteer neighborhood outreach workers. This paper explores the role of the program's public health nurses in relation to these dimensions and makes recommendations regarding marketing and use of outreach workers.
College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721.
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D001130:Arizona; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014838:Volunteers; D000078329:Workforce