Date Available
4-24-2025
Year of Publication
2025
Document Type
Graduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
College
Public Health
Department/School/Program
Public Health
Faculty
Dr. Corrine Williams
Faculty
Dr. Marc Kiviniemi
Faculty
Dr. Jerod Stapleton
Abstract
In an effort to decrease Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in the Green River District of Western Kentucky, this grant proposes the expansion of the evidence-based University of Kentucky PATHways program to the Green River District Health Department (GRDHD). To protect the health of both women and children, this program will specifically target pregnant women with substance use disorder (SUD). This program will deliver a group-based prenatal and postpartum curriculum with the integration of Peer Recovery Support Specialists, specifically modeled on Social Cognitive Theory and the adoption of whole-person care. The proposed program spans a three-year time frame, beginning with program development and continuing through outcome evaluation at the conclusion of the program. Negative illicit drug urine screenings at participant delivery will evaluate short-term outcomes of the program, while a decrease in county-level NAS rates will evaluate long-term outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Bush, Gracelyn P., "PATHways to Green River District Health Department" (2025). Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.). 463.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cph_etds/463
