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Advocating for Healthy Families: Raising Voices, Strengthening Communities

Join us for a conference focusing on advocating for healthy women, men, babies, and families. Explore successes and opportunities in reducing infant mortality rates in Delaware from 2000-2017. Discuss strategies for achieving equity and the importance of well-woman care. Learn how to listen, engage, advocate, and partner for positive change within the health care system. Let's work together to strengthen our communities and ensure a healthier future for all.

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Advocating for Healthy Families: Raising Voices, Strengthening Communities

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  1. Raising Our Voices, Strengthening Our Communities: Advocating for Healthy Women, Men, Babies & Families David A. Paul, MD Chair, Delaware Healthy Mother Infant Consortium 4/9/19

  2. Thank you! • Planning Committee • Susan Noyes • Tiffany Chalk • Mark Marosits • Mawuna Gardesey • Leah Woodall • April Lyons

  3. Moving ForwardCall to Action • Successes • Opportunities

  4. Delaware Infant Mortality2000-2017 Deaths/1000 live births 21.5% Reduction in Delaware Infant Mortality

  5. Delaware Infant Mortality2013-2017 2.7x Deaths/1000 live births

  6. Delaware Infant Mortality2013-2017, By Race and County Deaths/1000 live births *=2011-2015 Delaware Vital Statistics

  7. Successes • Continued drop in infant mortality • Statewide engagement • Delaware CAN • DPQC • Assure statewide quality • CDC Grant • Prevent obstetrical hemorrhage • Delaware participating in AIM

  8. Successes • CoIIN Initiative-preconception health • Three year strategic plan • Well woman care • Maternal morbidity/mortality • SODH • Reducing preterm births • Healthy Women Healthy Babies 2.0 • SODH RFP

  9. Successes

  10. Opportunities • How do we achieve equity? • Past approaches unsuccessful • Have we done enough? • New strategies needed • Advocate for change inside and outside the health care system

  11. Call to ActionWhat we heard today • Importance of well woman care • Listen/engage/advocate/partner • Moving towards courageous comfort • Inclusivity

  12. Call to Action • What have we learned today?

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