Infant Mortality in Tennessee

Term Paper # 103702

Medical and Health > Nursing
Public Administration

A review of proposed legislation in Tennessee to provide home visit nurses in the hope of reducing infant mortality there.

2,033 words () | 5 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper reviews the proposed Tennessee legislation for the Nurse Home Visitor Program, Tennessee House Bill 1892 and Senate Bill 2040. The program is designed to provide funding and structure to provide home visit nurses to aid in the reduction of the Tennessee infant mortality rate. This paper reviews the discouraging present state of affairs of infant mortality in Tennessee and the disparate effect upon White and African-American mothers. Finally the papper reviews the present state of the legislation and the fiscal impact of the program.

From the Paper:

"The death of an infant child whether in utero, at birth, or within the first year of life is a tragedy that no family should endure. This is not only a traumatic event for the affected family, it affects the community at large and is a reflection of society in whole. The infant mortality rate for Tennessee in 2004 was 8.6 per thousand live born infants, nearly fifty percent higher than the national average of 6.6 ("Tennessee's Racial Disparity," 2006, p.2). This not only a fifty percent increase in the likelihood a family in Tennessee will experience the sadness of loosing an infant child, but it reflects poorly upon the state of public health in the state. The unfortunate state of affairs of public health was recognized by the Tennessee General Assembly, and a bill was introduced in February of 2007 to provide for nurse home visitations for low income, first-time mothers to provide prenatal through first year care for infants ("Bill History Section," 2007)."

Sample of Sources Used:

Bill History Section for HB1892 / SB2040. (2007, March 27). Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved April 2, 2007, from http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/asp/WebBillInfo/BillCompanionInfo.aspx?BillNumber=HB1892
Bill Summary for HB1892 / SB2040. (2007, March 13). Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved April 2, 2007, from http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/asp/WebBillInfo/Summary.aspx?BillNumber=HB1892
Fiscal note HB 1982 - SB 2040. (2007, March 13). Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved April 2, 2007, from http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Fiscal/HB1892.pdf
Tennessee House Bill 1982. (2007, February 15). Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved April 2, 2007, from http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB1892.pdf
Tennessee's racial disparity in infant mortality. (2006). Tennessee Department of Health. Retrieved April 2, 2007, from http://www2.state.tn.us/health/statistics/PdfFiles/IM2006.pdf

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Infant Mortality in Tennessee (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Infant-Mortality-in-Tennessee/103702