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Oakland
Tuesday, October 30, 2007: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

D2: D-2 Research methods

This session focuses on the application of research methods to evaluate preconception and interconception care services and interventions. Three papers focus respectively on participant recruitment for intervention studies, economic evaluation of state-level interventions, and utility of surveillance data for planning interventions. We will also explore the role of informatics in planning, monitoring and evaluating preconception care services.
Moderator:Russell S. Kirby
11:30 AMGestational Diabetes Surveillance: Improving Interconception Health
Joan Ware, Laurie Baksh, Lois Bloebaum, Mary Rogers
11:45 AMEconomic Evaluation of Preconception Counseling: State Folic Acid Interventions
Scott Grosse, Lijing Ouyang, Paula Braun
12:00 PMParticipant Recruitment to a Randomized Trial of a Community-Based Behavioral Intervention for Pre- and Interconceptional Women: Findings from the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study Phase II (CePAWHS-II)
Sara A. Baker, Diana L. Velott, Marianne M. Hillemeier, Carol S. Weisman

The 2nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care of CDC