Resources

CDC: Division of Reproductive Health

Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS)

OASIS is a suite of tools used to access the Georgia Department of Public Health's standardized health data repository.

CDC: Interactive Atlas of Reproductive Health

Interactive geographic information system (GIS) dedicated to reproductive health issues such as infant mortality, fertility and low birth weight.

Surveillance

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a statewide, ongoing, population-based surveillance system that provides data on women who give birth in Georgia.

Maternal mortality

A maternal death is a death of a woman aged between 10 and 49 years, who was pregnant within the last year. The death can be classified as either a pregnancy-related death (amniotic fluid embolism) or pregnancy-associated deaths (motor vehicle accident).

• GER Report: Enhanced Pregnancy-related Mortality Surveillance
• CDC Safe Motherhood: Information on promoting health for women before, during and after their pregnancy.

CDC: Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance (PNSS)

Monitors the prevalence of nutritional problems and behavioral risk factors in women of low income who are at a high risk of having an adverse pregnancy outcome.

CDC: Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance (PedNSS)

Monitors the prevalence of nutritional problems of low income children living in the United States.

Birth Defects

• CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: Help promote the health of babies, children, and adults and enhance the potential for full, productive living. Our work includes identifying the causes of birth defects and developmental disabilities, helping children to develop and reach their full potential, and promoting health and well-being among people of all ages with disabilities.
• CDC’s Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention: This site provides visitors with information about human genetic discoveries and how they can be used to improve health and prevent disease.
• National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center: GeNeS-R-US: The National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center (NNSGRC) is a cooperative agreement between the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Genetic Services Branch and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), Department of Pediatrics. Information is provided in the area of newborn screening and genetics to benefit health professionals, the public health community, consumers and government officials.
• MACDP: The Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program (MACDP) has been collecting, analyzing, and interpreting birth defects surveillance data since 1967.

Program Evaluation

Medicaid: Department of Community Health