Preventing Infant Mortality in Georgia February 2019

ISSUE 1
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FEBRUARY 2019
PREVENTING INFANT MORTALITY IN GEORGIA
Taking Care of You Initiative Achieves
Improvements in Infant Health Outcomes
in Four Georgia Communities
his edition of Results Matter highlights findings from the
evaluation of Healthcare Georgia Foundation’s Taking Care of
You (TCOY) Initiative. In 2013, the Foundation launched the
initiative to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of
evidence-based approaches to reducing adverse birth outcomes. Three
TCOY grantees implemented various strategies to reduce preterm
births, low birth weight, and infant-related deaths.
Overview 2
Grantee Communities 2
Conceptual Framework 4
Cross-Site Evaluation 6
Results 7
Conclusions 14
Key Learnings 14
Foundation Reflections 15