August 31, 2010
September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Center for Urban Population Health, and the City of Milwaukee Health Departmetn are joining forces this month to provide continued information related to the growing infant mortality issue in our community.Here are the facts:Each year in Milwaukee there are an average of 200 infant deaths and stillbirths. Many of these deaths are preventable. In 2008 the overall infant mortality rate for Milwaukee was 10.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, but there are stark disparities hidden within that number. The infant mortality rate among African-Americans was 13.9, compared to a non-Hispanic White rate of 4.8. Learn more.
More News
- Milwaukee Health Department Releases Community Health Planning and Policy Recommendations (8/17/10)
- Check out the Milwaukee LIHF Wiki! (8/12/10)
- Cisler quoted in Milwaukee Magazine newsbuzz (7/28/10)
- SHOW featured in the Milwaukee Health Department's Healthy Times newsletter (7/15/10)
- Researchers Getting Closer to Cause of Alzheimer's Disease (7/14/10)
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