Right Start 2009 Executive Summary [Word] [PDF]

Right Start in Michigan--2009: Maternal and Infant Well-Being in County Groups Efforts to improve the lives of young children so more of them can enter school eager to learn and ready to succeed must begin at the beginning--by improving the chances for more infants to have a healthy start. Click here

Right Start 2009 Overview PowerPoint Presentation

Right Start in Michigan 2009: Why Do These Indicators Matter? Click here

Michigan County Groups MAP

Rates and percentage changes in COUNTIES 1990-92 vs. 2005-07 and 1998-00 vs. 2005-07.
Michigan County Rates and Trends (1992, 2000, and 2007)-[Excel] [PDF]

Medicaid Births in Michigan Counties MAP

County Profile Data 1998-00 vs. 2005-07 Spreadsheet

Michigan Counties in County Groups

Community Profile Data 1998-00 vs. 2005-07 Spreadsheet

Rates and percentage changes in COMMUNITIES 1990-92 vs. 2005-07 and 1998-00 vs. 2005-07.

Michigan

Battle Creek and Calhoun County

Detroit and Wayne County

Allen Park -- Canton Township -- Deaborn -- Dearborn Heights -- Detroit -- Garden City
Highland Park -- Inkster -- Lincoln Park -- Livonia -- Plymouth Township -- Redford Township
Southgate -- Taylor -- Westland -- Wyandotte

Michigan improves in giving babies the Right Start [Word] [PDF]

The data base which includes Right Start indicators for Michigan, its counties and largest communities allows users to create a variety of reports. Click here

• Saginaw County newborns get a better start in life, but there's room for improvement (Right Start in Saginaw County) July 12, 2009 -- Saginaw Opinion

• Report sheds light on infant health (Right Start in Upper Thumb region) July 8, 2009 -- Huron Daily Tribune

• Our view - Rise in unmarried births puts more children at risk (Right Start in Holland MI) July 8, 2009 -- The Holland Sentinel

• Editorial: Cheers: 07/06/2009 (Right Start in Grand Traverse region) July 6, 2009 -- Traverse City Record Eagle

• Michigan improves in giving babies the Right Start (Right Start in Petoskey) July 3, 2009 -- Petoskey News Review

• Infant health improving in Genesee County (Right Start in Flint) July 2, 2009 -- Flint Journal

• Maternal, infant health studied (Right Start in Escanaba) July 1, 2009 -- Escanaba Daily Press

• Michigan’s moms-to-be smoking less, study says (Right Start report coverage) July 1, 2009 -- Detroit Free Press

• Study details motherhood trends in area (Right Start report in Traverse City) July 1, 2009 -- Traverse City Record Eagle

• Study reveals healthier moms (Right Start brief in Calhoun County) July 1, 2009 -- Battle Creek Enquirer

• Infant health report shows mixed results (Right Start report in Muskegon) June 30, 2009 -- Muskegon Chronicle

• Michigan Maternal and Infant Well Being Improving (Listen to Charity Nebbe’s Public Radio interview with Jane Zehnder-Merrell) June 30, 2009 -- Michigan Radio

• Number of babies born to unwed moms rises (Right Start report in Jackson County) June 30, 2009 -- Jackson Citizen Patriot

• Report finds births to West Michigan teens are down, but births to unwed mothers rise (Right Start report in West Michigan) June 30, 2009 -- Grand Rapids Press

• Giving Babies the Right Start (Right Start report in Southwest Michigan) June 30, 2009 -- WSJM Radio

• Fewer area teens having children: Prenatal care better but cuts post risks, Mich. Report says (Right Start report in Lansing) June 30, 2009 -- Lansing State Journal

• Michigan improves health of newborns (Story on the release of the Right Start report) June 30, 2009 -- Detroit News

• Study shows good and bad changes in maternal trends in Genesee County (Right Start report in Genesee County) June 30, 2009 -- Flint Journal

• Kids Count: Fewer teen moms, more underweight babies in Saginaw County (Right Start report in Saginaw County) June 30, 2009 -- Saginaw News

• Study shows increase in non-marital births (Radio report on Right Start) June 30, 2009 -- Michigan Public Radio Network