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Posted September 21, 2018 in Articles
An August 2018 cleveland.com editorial piece noted, “The good news is that preliminary work to tackle this problem [of infant mortality] by First Year Cleveland — an unprecedented local public-private coalition of elected officials, hospitals,... read more
Posted September 12, 2018 in Articles
The Director of Communications & Community Engagement at MetroHealth Medical Center, Rita Andolsen, joined Alexa & Hollie today to talk about MetroHealth’s involvement in a huge initiative called, “First Year Cleveland.” Babies sleeping safely is... read more
Posted August 16, 2018 in Articles
The number of babies dying before they reach their first birthday in Cuyahoga County, and specifically in Cleveland, is inching downward, but still frighteningly high. What's growing is the gap between white and black babies.... read more
Posted August 05, 2018 in Articles
A lot underlies persistently high infant mortality rates in parts of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. Poor maternal health, lack of health access, inadequate education about safe sleep practices and insufficient breastfeeding support lead the list... read more
Posted July 20, 2018 in Articles
CLEVELAND, Ohio--Plans to reduce the county's shockingly high rate of black infant mortality and narrow the huge and growing racial divide in infant deaths in our area have started to take shape. With hope to combat... read more
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