Healthy Babies in Illinois

Every Baby has the Right to....

Be Happy, Be Safe, Be Loved!!!!

What the numbers say today...

In Our World.....

IMR in Auburn Gresham 2005 -2009 15.6

IMR in Englewood 2005-2009 13.4

IMR in Roseland 2005-2009 9.6

IMR in Washington Park 2005- 2009 19.3

IMR in Fuller Park 2005-2009 22.6

IMR in East Side 2005-2009 3.7

IMR in Lakeview 2005-2009 2.2

I've Been asked: Are We (African Americans) Defective?

Contributing Factors to Infant Mortality

Healthy Babies in Illinois

• Low Birth Weight/Prematurity
• Life Style Choices (i.e. Substance abuse, poor nutrition, smoking
• SIDS/Accidental Death
• Spacing/Planned Pregnancy
• Stress, Stress and Stress
• Domestic Violence
• Racism
• Bills longer than your money

( Unnatural Causes - When the Bough Breaks)

1986

9 By 90

28 to 35 per 1000 Live Births

Communities Spearheaded the Change

Infant Mortality Around the World

Nearly two orders of magnitude separate countries with the highest and lowest reported infant mortality rates. The top and bottom five countries by this measure (taken from The World Factbook's 2009 estimates) are shown below.

Country Infant mortality rate(deaths/1,000 live births)

Angola 180.212

Sierra Leone 154.433

Afghanistan 151.954

Liberia 138.245

Nigeria 116.66219

HongKong 2.92220

Japan 2.79221

Sweden 2.75222

Bermuda 2.46223

Singapore 2.31

United States 6.81 * (2010, rank 34 in the world)

Afghanistan's infant mortality rate is expected to improved by at least 60% in the next ten years due to billions of dollars of international aid.[5]

The Disparities

Illinois Infant Mortality Rate by Race, 1980-2009

Year White African-

American Overall

2009 5.4 14.0 6.9

2008 5.8 13.9 7.2

2007 5.3 13.5 6.6

2006 6.1 14.4 7.4

2005 5.7 15.4 7.2

2004 5.9 14.8 7.3

2003 6.1 15.6 7.6

2002 5.5* 15.7 7.2

2001 5.9 14.9 7.5

2000 6.5 16.3 8.3

1999 6.2 17.4 8.3

1998 6.3 16.8 8.2

1997 6.2 16.5 8.2

1996 6.3 17.1 8.4

1995 7.2 18.2 9.3

1994 6.7 17.9 9.0

1993 7.1 18.8 9.6

1992 7.4 19.5 10.0

1991 7.9 21.1 10.7

1990 7.6 22.1 10.7

1989 8.9 22.0 11.7

1988 8.6 20.7 11.2

1987 9.2 20.5 11.6

1986 9.3 22.2 12.0

1985 9.1 21.3 11.6

1984 9.4 22.0 12.0

1983 9.6 23.0 12.3

1982 10.7 24.5 13.6

1981 11.2 24.3 13.9

1980 11.6 26.1 14.7

*Corrected rate

MCH Program Past and Present

1. 1986 - 9 by 90 - Families with a Future

2. 1991 - Federal HRSA, Healthy Start

3. 1996 - Federal Healthy Start, expanded

4. 1997 - Better Birth Outcomes (Intensive Prenatal Case management)

5. APORS - (Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting System)

6. 2005 - Closing the Gap

Why should we care?

What could I be?

It is NOT always about the money!!

We have spent approximately $2,712,406,715.00 between 1998 and 2012 Maternal and child health programs, including infant mortality reduction programs.

What is Infant Mortality and why should we care?

Conclusion ?

Every Baby has the Right....

to Be Happy, Be Safe, Be Loved

The End? No way!

Its About Love

"People Need People"

What the World Needs Now.......

It is what government uses to determine how healthy a community is.

We use the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to track.

The IMR is the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births.

Is You!!!!!

The Journey to Healthy babies begins with Us!!!