Maternal and Child Health

Through a cooperative agreement with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NACCHO has undertaken a number of activities to support the efforts of local health departments (LHDs) to improve the health of women, children, and families. More »

September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month. Throughout the country, local health departments (LHDs), communities, hospitals, and schools are using this as a chance to raise awareness of and funds for reducing infant mortality; this is also an opportunity for LHDs to revisit their community and state's infant mortality statistics and use social media outlets to advocate for change.

For more resources on National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, visit:

• The National Healthy Start Association's webpage to download a campaign toolkit and order resources.
  
• The Office of Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Unnatural Causes Action Center for an inspiring story from Madison, Wisconsin on closing the Black-White Infant Mortality Gap
  

 Memphis/Shelby County, TN

At NACCHO Annual 2010 the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department shared strategies, results, and lessons learned from their community-based efforts to reduce infant mortality. View the archive presentation on NACCHO's website and make contact with the speakers who have been involved in this project since 2005 to effectively reduce low birth weight, prematurity, and infant deaths among women in Memphis and Shelby Counties.

Local health departments (LHDs) provide an invaluable connection between community and state-wide efforts to promote and protect the health of pregnant women and their growing children, right in their own homes. Stay informed of developments related to LHDs and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including home visitation programs, by visiting NACCHO's Health Reform and MCH webpage.