Healthy Start: Preliminary Results From National Evaluation Are Not Conclusive
HEHS-98-167
Published: Jun 15, 1998. Publicly Released: Jul 15, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the preliminary results of a national evaluation of the Healthy Start program, focusing on: (1) the plan for national evaluation; (2) what Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.'s (MPR) preliminary evaluation results indicate; and (3) what is expected from the final evaluation.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Health Resources and Services Administration | To increase the value of the investment in the national evaluation of Healthy Start, the Health Resources and Services Administration should contract with MPR to expand the evaluation to include impact data from the sixth year. |
The agency agrees with the recommendation; it so indicated in its comments.
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Community health servicesHealth care programsInfantsPregnancyPrenatal careProgram evaluationStatistical dataInfant mortalityParticipation ratesHealth care