WV Healthy Start/HAPI Project
Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants
HAPI BROCHURE
8th Annual BABY N ME DAY
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012
MEADOWBROOK MALL
10 AM TO 2PM
Brief Project Overview:
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Funded by: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). HAPI is one of 96 Healthy Start Projects nationally. This is the only Healthy Start Project in West Virginia.
In Collaboration with: WV Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health, West Virginia University, Health Departments, Community Health Agencies, Family Planning Clinics, OB/GYN Providers, Community Mental Health Centers, Domestic Violence Shelters, Social Service Agencies.
Target Population: Prenatal and Postpartum Women
Target Counties: Barbour, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, and Upshur
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Services available free through the Healthy Start/HAPI Project:
Services provided in-home, information/education on healthy pregnancy behaviors, postpartum depression, infant development, wellness, family building, healthy relationships, and healthy behaviors.
Assessments, referral, and payment of treatment for depression, smoking cessation, and family stress including medication and counseling. Assistance with transportation and childcare costs.
Services targeted to improve maternal well-being during pregnancy, postpartum and the interconceptional period.
Community involvement is the key to improving perinatal health. Consortium activities are targeted at increasing community collaboration at all levels and to increase consumer involvement and input into improving services throughout the perinatal healthcare system.
Specialized Oral Health Services for Pregnant Women:
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Oral Health Education related to Pregnancy and Infants
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A free Dental Cleaning and Screening
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A free Sonicare toothbrush and instruction
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A monthly supply of Crest toothpaste
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A follow-up Dental screening
Eligibility Criteria:
Prenatal: Any current Right From The Start participant. Eligibility for pregnant women includes: WV Residents, WV Medicaid card.
Postpartum/Interconceptional: Eligibility based on Risk Screening criteria such as, smoking status, postpartum depression, low birth weight-Baby, high birth score, etc. Services extend for 2 years after the birth of the baby. "Mom" is the identified participant, services focusing on Mom's well being.
Goal: To help women have as healthy pregnancies and families as possible, reduce infant mortality, and low birth weight.
Project Director - Penny Womeldorff
Resource Specialist - Lisa Cupp
Program Coordinator - Paula Panagopoulos
Data Base Manager -Natalia Liston
Consortium Coordinator - Jodi Fleshman
Principal Investigator - Mahreen Hashmi, Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Education
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Mahreen Hashmi, MD
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Associate Professor
Degree Awarded: Medical College of Ohio
Special Training: Riverside Methodist Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio Board Certification(s): Endometriosis, Teen Pregnancy, Laparoscopy
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Penny Womeldorff, MA, LSW
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Project Director
Degree Awarded: West Virginia University
Special Interests: Public Health Maternal & Child Health Substance Abuse & Mental Health Issues
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1-866-738-HAPI (4274)
To ask about Right From the Start Services eligibility, call the the Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health at 1-800-642-8522.
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