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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. Thank you!. Planning Committee Susan Noyes Tiffany Chalk Mark Marosits Mawuna Gardesey Leah Woodall
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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
Thank you! • Planning Committee • Susan Noyes • Tiffany Chalk • Mark Marosits • Mawuna Gardesey • Leah Woodall • April Lyons
Moving ForwardCall to Action • Successes • Opportunities
Delaware Infant Mortality2000-2017 Deaths/1000 live births 21.5% Reduction in Delaware Infant Mortality
Delaware Infant Mortality2013-2017 2.7x Deaths/1000 live births
Delaware Infant Mortality2013-2017, By Race and County Deaths/1000 live births *=2011-2015 Delaware Vital Statistics
Successes • Continued drop in infant mortality • Statewide engagement • Delaware CAN • DPQC • Assure statewide quality • CDC Grant • Prevent obstetrical hemorrhage • Delaware participating in AIM
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
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
Call to ActionWhat we heard today • Importance of well woman care • Listen/engage/advocate/partner • Moving towards courageous comfort • Inclusivity
Call to Action • What have we learned today?