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Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
PRAMS Coordinator
- 850-558-9684 or 800-922-7475
- flprams@FLhealth.gov
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Mailing Address
Florida Department of Health
Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management
FL PRAMS
4025 Esplanade Way Bin A24 Tallahassee, FL 32311
What is PRAMS?
PRAMS is a random research survey project conducted in partnership with the Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The program surveys women who have given birth in Florida within the last 6 months, asking important questions about maternal behaviors and experiences. The goal is to better understand why some babies are born healthy while others are not. We need your help to gather this information and determine the factors that contribute to these differences.
How was I chosen to participate?
Each month, approximately 200 mothers are randomly selected from Florida’s Birth Certificate Registry to complete the survey. Participation is voluntary, and mothers have the right to refuse without losing any services. If you complete the survey, you will receive a gift certificate as a token of appreciation.
Confidentiality
All responses are kept confidential. There will be no personal information shared about mothers who complete and return the survey. Any reports generated from the survey data will not include any identifying details.
How do we use your information?
Your survey responses are used by researchers, health professionals, and policymakers to improve and develop programs and policies for mothers and infants.
Why is University of Louisiana calling me?
Florida Department of Health is unable to conduct survey phone calls internally. Louisiana Public Policy Research Lab was chosen because of their extensive experience conducting phone interviews and their expertise in collecting reliable and accurate data.
- Survey
- PRAMS Data Availability
- Data Request
- Resources
All PRAMS data from 2018 to 2020 is available on FLHEALTHCHARTS.
Data for the current years (2021-2023) is in the process of being uploaded and will be accessible soon. Please check back for updates!
Dataset Request
If you want to obtain a data set with which to conduct your own data analysis, please see our Data Request Guidelines.
Data Analysis Report
If you want our statisticians to conduct analysis for you and provide you with the results, please send your request to:
FL PRAMS Coordinator
Florida Department of Health
4025 Esplanade Way, Bin A-24
Tallahassee, FL, 32311
Phone: 850-558-9684
Fax: 850-414-6091
In your request, please explain precisely which question(s) or variable(s) are of interest and how to analyze the data (e.g. data year, age or racial/ethnic group, region, etc.). All requests will be processed in a timely manner on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once your study is finished, please provide a courtesy copy of any articles and/or reports to the Department of Health based on the PRAMS data provided from the request.
Please note: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from state officials regarding state business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure.
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