Lawton Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies
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Publications and Documents

Publications/Documents

Clinics in Perinatology – October 2006 – Chapter on Sleep and Brain Development

Salihu HM, Mbah AK, Jeffers D, Alio A, Berry L. (2008). Healthy Start Program and Feto-Infant Morbidity Outcomes: Evaluation of Program Effectiveness/ Matern Child Health J.

Jevitt, C., Zapata, L., Harrington, M., Berry, E. (2006).  Screening for Perinatal Depression with Limited Psychiatric Resources Can Be Effective.  Journal of American Psychiatric Nurses Association.

Quinn GP, August EM, Austin, D, Keefe C, Bernadotte C, Scarborough K, Jeffers D (2008). High Risk Community - Men’s Perceptions of Black Infant Mortality: A Qualitative Inquiry. American Journal of Men's Health.

Quinn GP, Albrecht TL, Mahan CM, Akintobi TH, Bell BE, Jeffers D, Reynolds B. (2006). The Photo Essay: A Visual Research Method For Educating Obstetricians And Other Health Care Professional. The Qualitative Report. 11, 2  210-225

Newspaper Articles

Figg M. “33,000 Children Await Insurance Coverage.” Tampa Tribune, October 25, 2003.

Goldhagen J. “KidCare: Funding Should Not Be Reduced.” Florida Times-Union, May 3, 2006.

Gorski PA and Kaplan HR. “Wealth Not Protecting Kids’ Health.” Sun-Sentinel, February, 2006.

Gorski PA and Kaplan HR. “State Has Obligation to Poor Kids.” Tampa Bay Online, February 27, 2006, www.tbo.com/news/opinion/commentary/MGB18TYU5KE.html.

Weichman T. “Florida KidCare.” Provider Insider, August 2004, 2(7): 6.

Weichman T. “Florida KidCare Changes.” Provider Insider, October 2004, 2(8): 1.

Weichman T. “Renewal Processes for Florida KidCare.” Provider Insider, November-December 2004, 2(9): 4.

Unpublished Articles

Detman LA, Quinn GP, Wallace KA, Jeffers D. Consumer and Provider Perceptions of Offered Anticipatory Guidance during Prenatal Care-Findings from the National Friendly AccessSM Program. Journal of HealthCare for the Poor and Underserved.

Quinn GP, Ellery J, Jeffers D, Detman L, Kirsten Wallace, Terri Singer, Gorski P, Mahan CS. Using Social Marketing to Create User Friendly Systems of Maternal and Child Health Care. Journal of Community Public Health.

Figg M. “Thousands Fail to Apply for Free Health Insurance for Kids.” 2002.

Figg M. Editorial on Florida KidCare. 2003.

Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center Staff. “Prioritized Policy Recommendations of the Florida Covering Kids and Families Coalition.” 2003.

Ray, J, White, M, Cannon, P, Bowen, C & O’Rourke, K. “Implementing the Florida KidCare Open Enrollment Communications Campaign: A Formidable Challenge—Reducing the Numbers of Uninsured Children,” in press, International Quarterly of Community Health Education.

Wallace, K. & Detman, L.A.  The Effect of Satisfaction with Care on Use of Prenatal Services: Findings from the National Friendly AccessSM Project.

Reports

Florida Covering Kids and Families, Florida KidCare Innovations, "'A Place to Drink Water': Conducting Outreach as an Act of Empowerment," August 2009.

Florida Covering Kids and Families, Florida KidCare Innovations, "Expanding Florida KidCare Outreach through City Councils," July 2009.

Florida Covering Kids and Families, "The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act and Florida KidCare: An analysis of current policies and necessary steps to maximize enrollment in Florida's CHIP and Medicaid programs," March 2009.

Detman, L. A. (2001).  Formative Evaluation of the Florida Outreach Childbirth Education Program, Year 1.

Detman, L. A.  (2001).  Final Report on a Client Satisfaction Survey with Women Eligible for Florida’s 1115 Waiver to Extend Family Planning Benefits to Post Partum Women.

Detman, L. A. and Gorzka, P. A.  (2000).  Medicaid HMO Providers’ Perceptions of Barriers to Administering the Healthy Start Prenatal Risk Screening Instrument to Florida Medicaid Pregnant Women.

Detman, L. A. and Gorzka, P. A.  (2000).  A Study of Parent/Caretaker Perspectives on the Reasons their Children 0-5 Years Old were Disenrolled/Dropped Off of Medicaid Rolls in 1997-1998.

Detman, L. A. and Gorzka, P. A.  (2000).  Telephone Interviews with Women Eligible for Florida’s 1115 Waiver to Extend Family Planning Benefits to Post Partum Women.

Detman, L. A. and Gorzka, P. A.  (1999).  A Study of Unkept Appointments in a Florida Public Health Department.

Detman, L. A. and Gorzka, P. A.  (1999).  Pilot Study on the Hillsborough County Health Department Consumer Satisfaction Survey.

Figg, M, Bryant, C A, Forthofer, M S, Merritt, T, Henry, T, & Mahan, C S. Florida Covering Kids: Social Marketing Communication Plan.  Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2000.

Figg M, Wilke J and Ray J. How Does Outreach Help Florida Families? Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2003.

Figg M, Wilke J and Ray J. Chip Dip: Understanding Federal Funding Issues of the State Child Health Insurance Program. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2003.

Figg M, Wilke J and Ray J. Why Is KidCare Important to Families? Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2003.

Florida KidCare Fact Sheet. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2006.

Florida KidCare Open Enrollment. Miami, FL: Jackson Health System, January 2005.

Parent’s KidCare Fact Sheet. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2006.

Jeffers, D., Bernadotte, (2007) Friendly Access-Promoting Healthy Equity for Mothers and Babies in Hillsborough County, The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, College of Public Health, University of South Florida.

Ray J. Florida KidCare Innovations Report: Florida KidCare/Beall’s Relationship. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2002.

Ray J. Florida KidCare Innovations Report: Halifax-Fish Community Health Systems “Healthy Communities.” Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2002.

Ray J. Department of Children and Families Central Processing Units Focus Group Study. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2004.

Ray J. Florida KidCare Application Process Flowchart. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2004.

Ray J. Florida Covering Kids and Families Process Improvement Collaborative Final Report. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2006.

Ray J and Cannon P. Covering Kids and Families Summary. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2005.

Ray J. Covering Kids and Families: Who we are. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, January 2006.

Ray J and Serow B. Children’s Health Insurance: Makes Good Sense, Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2002.

Uncovered Kids: What It Means to Communities. Jacksonville, FL: Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition, 2003.

White M. Peer Match Technical Assistance Program: Communication and Marketing Strategies: Emphasis on Rural Area Strategies. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2002.

White M. Peer Match Technical Assistance Program: Faith Outreach. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2002.

White M. Peer Match Technical Assistance Program: Outreach to the Haitian Community. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2002.

White M. Florida KidCare Innovations Report: Creating Ties in the Haitian Community. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2003.

White M. Florida KidCare Innovations Report: Having Faith in Florida KidCare. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2003.

White M. Peer Match Technical Assistance Program: Partnering with the Department of Children and Families. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2003.

White M. Peer Match Technical Assistance Program: Rural Outreach Strategies. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2003.

White M. Peer Match Technical Assistance Workshop: Peers Working Together. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2003.

White M. Peer Match Technical Assistance Program: Fundraising Strategies. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2004.

White M. Peer Match Technical Assistance Program: Medicaid Eligibility. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2004.

White M and Ray J. Florida Adult Medicaid Enrollment Procedure. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2004.

White M and Ray J. Florida KidCare Innovations Report: Florida KidCare Premium Assistance Program. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2004.

White M and Ray J. Florida KidCare Innovations Report: Project Healthy Homes, Improving the Health of a Community. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2004.

White M and Ray J. Peer Match Technical Assistance Program: Renewal Request Process. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2004.

White M and Ray J. Peer Match Technical Assistance Program: Evaluating the Open Enrollment Campaign. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2005.

Audiovisualsand Computer Software

Weichman T. Florida KidCare Screensaver, Palm Beach County, Screensaver CD for desktop computer. West Palm Beach, FL: Health Care District of Palm Beach County, 2004.

Survey Instrument

“2004 Palm Beach County KidCare Survey,” Health Care District of Palm Beach County, 2004.

“CKF Coalition Member Satisfaction Survey,” Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2006.

“Florida KidCare Hospital Outreach Survey,” Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2004-ongoing.

“Florida KidCare Open Enrollment Evaluation Survey,” Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 2005.

World Wide Web Sites

http://chilescenter.org/programs5.htm. Web page created to facilitate public access to information about the goals and projects of the Florida Covering Kids and Families grant. Tampa, FL: Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 1996.

Sponsored Workshops

“Covering Kids and Families Peer-to-Peer Coalition Technical Assistance Site Visit,” October 25-27, 2005, Tampa, FL.

“Florida Covering Kids and Families: Evaluating the Open Enrollment Campaign.” March 2, 2005, Tampa, FL.

“Florida State Children’s Health Insurance 101,” November 2004, Tampa, FL.

“Gearing Up For Open Enrollment,” November 29, 2004, Tampa, FL.

“Open Enrollment Strategy Workshop,” December 20, 2004, West Palm Beach, FL.

“Peers Working Together,” November 5, 2003, Tampa, FL.

Presentations and Testimony

Detman, L.  Lessons Learned for Researchers and Service Providers from the National Friendly Access Prenatal Consumer Survey Data.  Presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 9, 2004.

Detman, L. and Richter, A.  Does Childbirth Education Make a Difference?  Presentation at the Healthy Start Early Intervention Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, April 4, 2002.

Detman, L. and Gorzka, P.  A Study of Unkept Appointments in a Florida County Health Department.  Paper presentation at the One Goal Summer Conference, Tampa, FL, July 2000.

Detman, L.  A Study of Unkept Appointments in a Florida County Health Department.  Poster presented USF Research Day, Tampa, FL, February 2000.

Detman L., Gorzka, P. and Newel, R.  Assessing Consumer Satisfaction in Public Health Clinics.  Workshop presented at the Sixth Annual Florida Conference on Behavioral Healthcare Evaluation; Orlando, FL, December 1999.

Detman, L.  A Study of Unkept Appointments in a Florida County Health Department.  Poster presented at the National Perinatal Association Annual Clinical Conference and Exposition; Milwaukee, WI, October 1999.

Detman, L. and Denis-Luque, M.  Preliminary Impressions from the Healthy Futures Project.  Presentation at the Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.  March 2007.

Detman, L. and Wallace, K.  Exploring the Role of Life Stressors on Contraceptive Use.  Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, December 2005 and Health Sciences Research Day, Tampa FL.  February 2006.

Figg, M & Ray, J. “Covering Kids in Florida” Exhibit, at the National Covering Kids Third Annual Meeting, 2001, Houston, TX.

Figg, M, Sherraden, S, Maes, K I, Rybarczyk, C M, & Newman, J. “Data Driven Targeting: A Toolkit for Florida KidCare Community Outreach Coordinators Abstract,” at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, 2001, Atlanta, GA.

Figg, M. & Newman, J. “Covering Kids in Florida” Exhibit, National Covering Second Annual Meeting, 2000, Nashville, TN.

Newman, J, Blalock, J, Cummings, M L & Figg, M. “Peer Match: Linking Outreach Abstract,” at the Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association, 2001, Atlanta, GA.

Ray, J & Figg, M. “Collaboration: It’s All about Relationships,” at the 2003 Summer Conference One Goal: Building the Future Together—Putting Families and Children First,” Tampa, FL.

Ray, J & White, M. (2003). “Florida KidCare: A Peer Match Program,” at the Partners in Perinatal Health Sharing Solutions Conference, University of South Florida College of Public Health, 2003, Orlando, FL.

Ray, J. “Florida Healthy Kids Grant Kickoff,” November 1, 2006, Tampa, FL.

Ray, J. “Florida KidCare Training,” at the CMS Annual Statewide meeting, May 30, 2007, Tampa, FL.

Ray, J. “Train the Trainer,” December 6, 2006, Tampa, FL.

Wallace, K. and Detman, L.  The Effect of Satisfaction with Care on Use of Prenatal Services.  Poster presented at Health Sciences Center Research Day, Tampa, FL.  February 2005.

Wallace, K. and Detman, L.  Relative Importance of Barriers to Prenatal Care Experienced by Low-Income Women.  Poster presented at Health Sciences Center Research Day, Tampa, FL.  February 2005.

White, M R & Ray, J. “Florida Covering Kids and Families and Florida KidCare: Maintaining the Florida KidCare Statewide Communication Link” Poster, at the 2004 Academy Health Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.

White, M R. “Successful Faith-Based Outreach,” at the Covering Kids and Families Annual Meeting, September 18, 2003, St. Louis, MI.

Media Articles (Newspaper clippings)

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