High Risk Infant Follow-up (HRIFU)
What is the purpose of HRIFU?
- Receive appropriate health and/or medical screenings, assessments, interventions, and follow-up
- Have the knowledge, skill, and abilities to provide care and to access the services required for the infants’ health
- Receive appropriate, timely, family centered and cultural sensitive services
What does the HRIFU program do?
Services may include voluntary in-home or clinic based nursing assessment, intervention, and follow-up. Care coordination is provided with a primary care provider and other providers involved with the family. Services are designed to provide family support education, and linkage to a primary care provider. Families are connected to community resources to improve health and developmental outcomes.
How many people are helped by the HRIFU program?
During 2003, and estimated 2, 000 families of infants with special health care needs received HRIFU services.
Who is eligible?
Infants who are diagnosed with medical condition which places them at increased risk for health complications.
Why is the HRIFU program important?
The number of births in Georgia in 2003 was 133,285. Over 11 thousand (approximately 9%) of these births were low birth weight (less than five and a half pounds) and over 2 thousand (almost 2%) were very low birth weight infants, plus infants born with congenital anomalies, genetic syndromes and other health/medical conditions are at increased risk for health and developmental problems during the first few years of life. There is also an increased rate of re-hospitalization and/or emergency room visits during the first year of life for these infants.
Where are services located?
Select counties
Outcomes measures
- Increase the number of eligible families with infants with medical conditions who receive HRIFU services
- Increase the number and percent of low and very low birth weight infants in each Health District who receive HRIFU services
Contact Us
| High Risk Infant Follow-up 705 17th Street, Suite 207 Columbus, GA 31902-2299 (706) 327-0645 Office (800) 521-7344 toll free (706) 327-9288 Fax |