ASTHO Healthy Babies Challenge.ppt

CDPH-MCAH Activities MCAH Action Education Day CPSP Perinatal Services Coordinators’ Meeting Letter to Preconception Health Council of CA Public service announcements with MOD at the local level MCAH SOW Sample Objectives Implementation of prematurity awareness campaign Education of women of reproductive age Quality improvement program/policy using the Elimination of Elective Deliveries 39W Toolkit Improvement of prenatal care access Resources AMCHP Compendium Forging a Comprehensive Initiative to Improve Birth Outcomes and Reduce Infant Mortality (July 2012) /programsandtopics/womens-health/infant-mortality/Pages/default.aspx March of Dimes /professionals/professionals.html HRSA Infant Mortality Summit /infantmortalitysummit.html ASTHO Healthy Babies Challenge /healthybabies/ Contact Information Maria.Jocson@ (916) 650-0378 * The high rate of infant mortality in the United States, along with related health inequities, demand renewed attention from the nation’s public health leadership. ASTHO President Dr. David Lakey (TX) has chosen to focus on improving birth outcomes as his Presidents Challenge, building on the challenge issued by his predecessor, Commissioner John Auerbach (MA), on health equity. ASTHO’s Healthy Babies Project will support state health officials (SHOs) and their staffs with improving health outcomes for infants. ? * Dr. Lakey has been working with his colleagues in HHS Regions IV and VI to develop a regional quality-improvement project focused on decreasing infant mortality, with an initial emphasis on prematurity. The Presidential Challenge will ask all SHOs to implement strategies based on successful national, regional, and state efforts, tailoring best and promising practices for maximum impact throughout the country. ASTHO is collaborating with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of HRSA, the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs,?the March of Dimes, the Centers for Dise