Links & Resources

Glossary

Black Infant Health Practice Initiative Glossary and Information

Press Releases and Conferences

Orange County Press Conference
Miami-Dade Press Release
Broward County Call to Action

Black Infant Health Community Collaborative Partners in Leadership (BIHCC) Presentations

Early Brain Development: Infants and Young Children Infants and Young Children
Stanley N. Graven, MD
Collaborative Learning Cultural Competency
Monica Hayes, MAT, MSW
Using What Works: Adapting Evidence-Based Programs to Fit Your Needs
Reference: National Cancer Institute. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.
Men & Fathers: Getting Them In The Action
Kenneth Scarborough, MPH, MDIV
Mobilizing Community Resources in Times of Economic Restraint: Part 2
Janine Lewis, PhD (c), MPH
The Role of Beyond Health Care Reform: The Role of Interconceptional Interconceptional Care in Reinventing Care in Reinventing Maternal and Child Health
Mario Drummonds MS, LCSW, MBA

Reports

White Paper
A Review of Literature on Black-White Disparities in Birth Outcomes

Presentations

Community Engagement and Mobilization
Estrellita "Lo" Berry, MA
Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR)
Deanna Wathington, MD, MPH, Amina Alio, PhD and Dee Jeffers, RN, MPH
Intro to PPOR
William M. Sappenfield, MD, MPH
Focus Groups and Other Qualitative Methods
Deborah A. Austin, PhD, Sandra Suther, PhD and Fran Close, PhD
What Everyone Needs to Know About Eliminating Disparities in Infant Mortality
Vijaya K. Hogan, MPH, DrPH

Participating Counties MCH Health Problem Analysis

Articles

Doctor 'Disgusted' by Infant Mortality Democrat
Racial Disparity in Infant Mortality Rates Widens Reuters Health
Hillsborough in Study of High Rate of Black Infant Mortality Tampa Tribune
Topline Report sra Research Group
How to Save More Black Babies Palm Beach Post
When Dreams are Shattered Orlando Sentinel
Black Infants Less Likely to Die that White Infants Bay News 9, Tampa Bay Area
Stress, Racism May Endanger Black Infants Tampa Tribune
Black Infants Less Likely to Live than White Infants Bay News 9, Tampa Bay Area

Relevant Contact Information

Florida Department of Health, Office of Minority Health
Shairi R. Turner, MD MPH
Deputy Secretary for Health
Director, Office of Minority Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A25,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1746
Phone: 850-245-4245
www.doh.state.fl.us/minority

Statewide BIHPI Contacts

Broward County
www.browardhsc.org

Duval County
www.hmhbcjaxnfl.org

Gadsden County
www.centerforhealthequity.com

Hillsborough County
www.reachupincorporated.org
www.healthystartcoalition.org

Miami-Dade
www.hscmd.org

Orange County
www.healthystartorange.org

Palm Beach - (BIHPI is now T.H.E. [The Health Equity] Group)
www.cscpbc.org
www.ppsoflo.org

Putnam County
www.healthystartncf.org

 
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