Maternal and Infant Health: HHS Should Strengthen Processes for Measuring Program Performance
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Description
Provides an overview of the Healthy Start program, which
aims to reduce rates of infant death, improve maternal
health outcomes, and reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
Describes Healthy Start grantees and participants served
during the April 2019-March 2024 grant period, as well as
services that grantees are expected to provide and changes
to these expectations for the 2024-2029 grant period.
Explores the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services's
(HHS) efforts to measure program performance, the extent to
which Healthy Start performance measures meet key
attributes of effective measures, and HHS' efforts to align
Healthy Start performance measures with those of related
HHS programs. Includes information on Healthy Start
programs and participants by organization type and
rurality. Offers recommendations regarding reviewing and
coordinating Healthy Start performance measures across
Healthy Start and related programs.
Date
03/2024
Organization
Government Accountability Office
Tagged as
Children and youth
· Funding
· Health disparities
· Maternal health and prenatal care
· Policy
· Service delivery models
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention