Project funded by Riley Children’s Foundation IUPUI PARTNERS Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health IU School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics IU School of Nursing IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI Department of English Department of Anthropology Department of Sociology IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute IU Herron School of Art and Design Department of Visual Communication Design Department of Fine Art IUPUI University Information Technology Services
COMMUNITY PARTNERS Glick Properties Partners in Housing Fathers and Families Center Bartholomew County Public Health Department Indiana Institute for Working Families Harrison Center Indianapolis Healthy Start
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Project Director Jack Turman, Jr., Ph.D. Professor Department of Social and Behavioral Science Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN jaturman@iu.edu phone: 317-278-0354
TO IMPROVE INFANT MORTALITY
RATES
ASK
THE WOMEN. Grassroots Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Project #IndyGMCHL
INFANT
WHO ARE WE? The Grassroots Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Project Trains and mentors women to help their neighborhoods improve pregnancy and infant development outcomes. They work to make change at the community, organizational and policy levels, while meeting the needs of women, infants and families in their neighborhoods by linking them to services. A Place-Based Approach Leaders work in Indiana zip codes with persistently high infant mortality rates. Leaders work to understand the root causes behind these high rates and work to build a community where every pregnancy and baby has the opportunity to thrive! Each grassroots maternal and child health leader (GMCHL) is trained in Leadership Development Community Health Promotion Causes and Consequences of Adverse Birth Outcomes (infant mortality, preterm birth, low birth weight) Promoting Health Equity Media Development Policy Advocacy and Development
= RATE IN INDIANA MORTALITY
We mentor each participant to Foster her professional development Survey community needs regarding pregnancy and infant development Connect her with local infant mortality reduction programs desired by her community
602
7.3 DEATHS PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS.
IN 2017
Develop media products highlighting her grassroots work Develop and advocate for policies that promote healthy birth outcomes
BEFORE INFANTS DIED
THEIR 1 ST BIRTHDAY
DID YOU KNOW? IN INDIANA...
1
BABY
DIES EVERY
14
HOURS
=
12
TOP COUNTIES FOR INFANT MORTALITY
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INFANT MORALITY RATE | 2013 – 2017
LAKE 8.5 LAPORTE 7 ELKHART 7.8 TIPPECANOE 7.3 ALLEN 8.3 HOWARD 7.7 GRANT 9.2 DELAWARE 8.5 WAYNE 7.8 MARION 8.4 BARTHOLOMEW 8.4
BABIES PER
WEEK
CLARK 8.7
INFANT DEATHS FROM 2013-2017 IN MARION COUNTY VISIT US AT FSPH.IUPUI.EDU/RESEARCH-CENTERS/ CENTERS/CHEER/MATERNAL-ANDCHILD-HEALTH-LEADERSHIP.HTML FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @INDYGMCHL