Connecting children with birth defects to health and social service programs: A collaboration between the Texas Birth Defects Registry and agency social workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Timely referral to services for children born with birth defects can improve health outcomes. Birth defects surveillance registries may be a valuable data source for connecting children to health and social service programs.

Methods

Population-based, state-wide data from the Texas Birth Defects Registry (TBDR) at the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) were used to connect children 9-18 months old, born with select birth defects with DSHS social workers. The social workers reviewed developmental milestones and referred children and their families to various health and social service programs. We tabulated the proportions of children meeting milestones and referral characteristics by referral program type and type of birth defect.

Results

Social

SUBMITTER: Betancourt D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218036 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature