PRIMARY-CARE FOR WOMEN - HEALTH ASSESSMENT, HEALTH PROMOTION, AND DISEASE PREVENTION SERVICES

This report describes the health assessment, health promotion, and dis ease prevention practices of certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) working i n ambulatory care settings. Survey questionnaires were sent to a strat ified systematic random sample of American College of Nurse-Midwives ( ACNM) members. Respondents were asked to identify the proportion of cl ients in their practices for whom certain health assessments and healt h promotion activities were routinely provided. Sixty-six percent of t he targeted sample were eligible providers of ambulatory care and retu rned a completed questionnaire. Results indicate that CNMs meet or app roach current national targeted goals for many health assessment and h ealth promotion services. Areas for further improvement are discussed.