锘? 00:00:03,586 --> 00:00:05,922 Back when I was pregnant with my first child, 2 00:00:05,922 --> 00:00:08,925 I had to do things on my own in regards 3 00:00:08,925 --> 00:00:11,094 to setting up an appointment for myself 4 00:00:11,094 --> 00:00:13,805 and signing up for Medicaid myself. 5 00:00:13,805 --> 00:00:15,390 It would have been a big relief for me 6 00:00:15,390 --> 00:00:17,225 if I knew that Healthy Start exists. 7 00:00:27,068 --> 00:00:29,863 Healthy Start is a maternal child health program. 8 00:00:29,863 --> 00:00:32,949 We do home visiting and provide education 9 00:00:32,949 --> 00:00:34,993 to women of childbearing age, 10 00:00:34,993 --> 00:00:36,911 basically trying to influence 11 00:00:36,911 --> 00:00:37,996 negative birth outcomes 12 00:00:37,996 --> 00:00:40,665 that can happen from lack of prenatal care. 13 00:00:40,665 --> 00:00:43,043 We get people connected to OB-GYNs 14 00:00:43,043 --> 00:00:45,462 and prenatal care, education, resource 15 00:00:45,462 --> 00:00:47,797 and everything they need to have a healthy pregnancy. 16 00:00:47,797 --> 00:00:49,632 A lot of Marshallese 17 00:00:49,632 --> 00:00:52,385 that I work with wouldn't really seek 18 00:00:52,385 --> 00:00:53,887 and get the help that they need 19 00:00:53,887 --> 00:00:56,181 because of language barrier. 20 00:00:56,181 --> 00:00:59,476 There's a lot of access to translators, 21 00:00:59,476 --> 00:01:01,436 but they're either over the phone 22 00:01:01,436 --> 00:01:03,188 or they're a medical assistant 23 00:01:03,188 --> 00:01:04,522 that has a full time job. 24 00:01:04,522 --> 00:01:06,775 And so that's a large part of my job, 25 00:01:06,775 --> 00:01:08,651 is making sure they can go 26 00:01:08,651 --> 00:01:10,945 well-equipped to their next appointment. 27 00:01:11,988 --> 00:01:12,697 A lot of the women, it's 28 00:01:12,697 --> 00:01:15,241 not that they don't want healthy pregnancy, 29 00:01:15,241 --> 00:01:16,284 but there's a lot of other things 30 00:01:16,284 --> 00:01:17,660 happening in their lives 31 00:01:17,660 --> 00:01:19,245 that are prioritized right then 32 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:21,247 and being able to help address 33 00:01:21,247 --> 00:01:23,291 those social determinants 34 00:01:23,291 --> 00:01:26,127 type of issues makes a big difference 35 00:01:26,127 --> 00:01:27,504 and gives them the space 36 00:01:27,504 --> 00:01:28,838 to breathe and say, okay, 37 00:01:28,838 --> 00:01:30,840 now I can worry about a doctor's appointment 38 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:32,884 and making sure that I'm doing 39 00:01:32,884 --> 00:01:34,177 what the doctor says. 40 00:01:34,177 --> 00:01:36,054 What I really like about this job is 41 00:01:36,054 --> 00:01:38,765 building trust, relationships, baby's health 42 00:01:38,765 --> 00:01:41,309 and mom's health is very important to me. 43 00:01:41,309 --> 00:01:44,771 The ones that have been in this program for a long time, 44 00:01:44,771 --> 00:01:45,855 they say that this program 45 00:01:45,855 --> 00:01:47,357 is life changing for them. 46 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:48,775 I am so proud of the work 47 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:50,318 we're doing to keep birthing persons 48 00:01:50,318 --> 00:01:51,402 and babies healthy. 49 00:01:51,402 --> 00:01:54,280 Thank you, CDC, for supporting our work. 50 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:55,865 Together, we're improving health 51 00:01:55,865 --> 00:01:57,700 outcomes for the community. 国产精品久久久久久一级毛片