County Health Status Profiles
FHOP has added a link to the California 2003 County Health Status Profiles document, which contains data for breastfeeding initiation (Indicator #15) and adequacy of prenatal care (Indicator #14). Data for additional years for these indicators will be forthcoming.   

More Title V Indicator Data
You can now download death data for 1990-2001 from the FHOP website.  These spreadsheets contain numerator and denominator data for deaths in specified age groups broken down by race/ethnicity at the county and state levels.  The data on the spreadsheets satisfy needs for several of the required indicators for the Title V Needs Assessment.  These include Neonatal, Post-neonatal, and Infant deaths, as well as deaths for children ages 1-14 and 15-19 years. 

Developing an Effective MCH Planning Process: A Guide for Local MCH Programs is now available!!  Order a hard copy or download the electronic version.

Useful County Data Resources

On December 10, 2003, FHOP will be hosting "Qualitative Data Methods," a one-day training designed for MCH staff to learn about various qualitative data methods. The training focuses on data methods for needs assessment where there are small numbers of individuals. While the training is intended for sparsely populate counties, individuals from other counties may find it useful for study of sub-populations of small geographic areas.  Seats fill up fast, so register now!  For more information, go to: http://www.ucsf.edu/fhop/fhoptrain3.htm#qual.

Training

FHOP has recently posted this year's training schedule.

Both of FHOP's spring trainings, "Community Assessment II: Problem Prioritization and Analysis" and "Qualitative Data Methods" were completed at the beginning of this year.  Course materials can be downloaded from the Training section of the FHOP website.

Spotlight

MCAH Data Resources
Check out the new and improved MCAH Data Resources on our website.  We have expanded the listings and improved the method by which you can search for information.  The search tools consist of an Alphabetical Index of Resources representative of the listing and our listing is now broken down into major categories including Education, Injury & Violence, Vital Records, and more.  We also maintain all of the same data sources that you depend on such as "Injury Hotspots" and "Perinatal Spreadsheets," as well as, the California Title V Needs Assessment Resources.