Mission Statement:
To eliminate health disparities in
black infant deaths in Florida.

Background

• Letter from Governor Charlie Crist
• HB 1269
• Rule 64F-21.001
• Glossary

Participating Counties
MCH Health Problem Analysis

• Broward
• Duval
• Gadsden
• Hillsborough
• Miami-Dade
• Orange
• Palm Beach
• Putnam

Press Releases  and Conferences

• Orange County Press Conference
• Miami-Dade Press Release
• Broward County Call to Action

Reports

• White Paper
• A Review of Literature on Black-White Disparities in Birth Outcomes

Presentations

• Community Engagement and Mobilization
  Estrellita "Lo" Berry, MA
  
• Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR)
  Deanna Wathington, MD, MPH, Amina Alio, PhD and Dee Jeffers, RN, MPH
  
• Intro to PPOR
  William M. Sappenfield, MD, MPH
  
• Focus Groups and Other Qualitative Methods
  Deborah A. Austin, PhD, Sandra Suther, PhD and Fran Close, PhD
  
• What Everyone Needs to Know About Eliminating Disparities in Infant Mortality
  Vijaya K. Hogan, MPH, DrPH

Articles

• Doctor 'Disgusted' by Infant Mortality Democrat
• Racial Disparity in Infant Mortality Rates Widens Reuters Health
• Hillsborough in Study of High Rate of Black Infant Mortality Tampa Tribune
• Black Infant Deaths Probed Miami Herald
• Why Are Black Babies Dying in Their First Year? The Miami Times
• Topline Report sra Research Group
• How to Save More Black Babies Palm Beach Post
• Teen Pregnancies on the Rise in Palm Beach County South Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Funding Won't Stop Black Infant Health Tampa Tribune
• Time for Action Jacksonville
• June 2008 Jacksonville Community Council Newsletter
• Address the Causes and Disparity of Infant Mortality Rates St. Pete Times
• Hillsborough Must Confront Tragic Realities of Infant Mortality, Tampa Tribune