The infant mortality rate in Robeson and Scotland Counties are typically higher than the North Carolina state rate. The Robeson County rate for 2022 was 7.9%, while the state rate was 6.8%. The Scotland County rate for 2022 was 7.5%.
Healthy Start Benchmarks 2024-2029
Increase the proportion of HS women and child participants with health insurance to 90 percent (reduce uninsured to less than 10 percent).
Increase the proportion of pregnant HS participants who receive prenatal care in the first trimester to 80 percent.
Increase the proportion of HS women participants who receive a postpartum visit to 80 percent.
Increase the proportion of HS women participants who receive a well-woman/preventive visit in the past year to 80 percent.
Increase the proportion of HS infants placed to sleep following safe sleep practices to 80 percent.
Increase the proportion of HS infant participants who were: A. ever breastfed or fed breast milk to 82 percent. B. breastfed or fed pumped breast milk at 6 months to 50 percent.
Increase the proportion of pregnant HS participants that abstain from cigarette smoking, or using any tobacco products, to 90 percent.
Increase the proportion of HS child participants who receive the last age-appropriate recommended well-child visit based on the AAP schedule to 90 percent.
Increase the proportion of HS women participants who receive depression screening to 90 percent; of those who screen positive for depression, increase the proportion who receive referral to 95 percent.
Increase the proportion of HS women participants who receive interpersonal violence (IPV) screening to 90 percent; of those who screen positive for IPV, increase the proportion who receive referral to 95 percent.