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Resources Distributed After the July 30
th
Meeting
Cultural and Linguistic Competence Assessment for FIMR Programs
(pdf)
Resources Distributed After the April 23
rd
Meeting
Full Text of House Bill 2454
(pdf)
Explanation of HB2454
(pdf)
Report on declining mortality rate for children under 5 - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
(pdf)
National Vital Statistics Reports: Infant Mortality (2006)
(link)
MCH Alert: Focus on Infant Mortality - The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University
(link)
House and Senate approve Infant Mortality Bill - KHI article
(link)
Resources Distributed After the January 22
nd
Meeting
Deadly Delivery: The Maternal Health Care Crisis in the USA
(pdf)
CNN's Article
Full text of Senate Bill 448. The bill included the Panel's recommendation for improved maternal
and child health surveillance.
(link)
The Impact of Prenatal WIC Participation on Infant Mortality and Racial Disparities
(pdf)
Brainstem Serotonergic Deficiency in SIDS
(pdf)
Note: Researchers utilized
parental interviews
to gather necessary information. This supports the Panel's recommendation to "improve data and surveillance and expanded research."
Excess Hispanic Fetal-Infant Mortality in a Midwestern Community
(link)
Birth Defects Were Top Cause of Infant Death in Most Recent Data Release
(link)
Resources Distributed After the November 20
th
Meeting
A Look at the Impact of the Recession on Women’s Family Planning and Pregnancy Decisions
(pdf)
NY Times Article: Trying to Explain the Dane County Infant Mortality Decrease
(link)
AMCHP November Newsletter with Spotlight on Prematurity and Preconception Health
(link)
Nurses Work to Prevent Infant Mortality in the U.S.
(link)
Infant Mortality in Greater Kansas City, Partnership for Children (Vol 1, June 2002)
(pdf)
Resources Distributed After the October 29
th
Meeting
Mortality Rates Reduced among Children Whose Mothers Received Iron-folic Acid Supplements
(link)
“A Wonderful Mystery”, Newsweek Article on Black Infant Mortality Drop in Dane County, Wisconsin
(link)
Promising Practices to Improve Birth Outcomes: What Can We Learn from New York?
(pdf)
Behind International Rankings of Infant Mortality: How the United States Compares with Europe
(pdf)
(link)
New York Times Article on U.S. – Europe Infant Mortality Comparisons
(link)
Resources Distributed After the September 18
th
Meeting
Stillbirths And Infant Deaths Related To Smoking During Pregnancy And Socioeconomic Inequalities
(link)
Overview of Family Planning Services Covered by States – Update from Kaiser Family Foundation
(Word)
Articles on 1115 Family Planning Demonstration Waivers
(link)
Resources Distributed After the August 28
th
Meeting
County and ZIP Code Data Highlights (1998-2007)
(Word)
Socioeconomic Indicator Data, Kansas Health Institute
County Maps of Selected Socioeconomic Indicators
(pdf)
For more information, please see this Kansas Health Institute website
(link)
Dane County, Wisconsin Articles
Black-White Infant Mortality Gap, MMWR
(link)
Black Infant Mortality, The Associated Press
(link)
Saving the Babies, One Nation News
(pdf)
National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program (FIMR)
(link)
Federal Healthy Start Program
(link)
September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
(link to National Healthy Start Association Toolkit)
Infant Mortality Investigative Report, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
(pdf)
The Challenge of Infant Mortality: Have We Reached a Plateau?
(link, Public Health Reports, Sept – Oct 09)
Infant Mortality and Pregnancy Loss Knowledge Path
(link, The Maternal & Child Health Library at Georgetown University)
NIH/DC Initiative to Reduce Infant Mortality
Overview of Initiative
(link)
Summary of Initiative Projects
(link)
U.S. House Resolution Passed in Honor of Infant Mortality Awareness Month
(pdf)
AMCHP September Newsletter Featuring Infant Mortality
(pdf)
Conference Presentations: Reducing Infant Mortality in Michigan, Lessons from the Field
(See especially Michael Lu’s presentation ”Racial Ethnic Disparities and Infant Mortality: A Life Course Perspective”)
(link)
Resources Distributed After the July 17
th
Meeting
Documentation of Michigan's Grant of Authority to Conduct FIMR
(pdf)
Notification to Covered Entities of Michigan's Authority to Conduct FIMR
(pdf)
U.S. Senate Cosponsor Letter for Stillbirth and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID)
(pdf)
Summary of Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act
(Word)
Additional Resources Distributed via Email to Committee
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Articles
Perinatal Periods of Risk: Analysis of Fetal–Infant Mortality Rates in Kansas City, Missouri
Perinatal Periods of Risk: Analysis of Infant Mortality in Jackson County, Missouri
Perinatal Periods of Risk: Secular Trends in Excess Fetal and Infant Mortality
Racial Disparity in Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality
Generations of Loss: Contemporary Perspectives on Black Infant Mortality
Lowering the Premature Birth Rate: What the U.S. Experience Means for Japan
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, January 2008: Racial Disparity in Infant Mortality Rates
Maternal Child Health, January 2007: Black/White Infant Mortality Disparities in Wisconsin
Maternal Child Health, January 2007: Infant Mortality, Racial Differences in Delaware
KU Work Group for Community Health and Development, May 2000: Promoting Health for All
County and Zip Code Data Prepared by Bureau of Family Health (1998 - 2007)
Kansas County and Zip Code Data Tables
Infant Mortality Rates by County
Infant Mortality Rates by Zip Code
Black, Non-Hispanic Infant Mortality Rates by County
Black, Non-Hispanic Infant Mortality Rates by Zip Code
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csatzler@kansas.net
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