The World Health Organization reports that over 130 million babies are born every year. Almost 8 million of those babies will die before their first birthday. Based on information from the Centers for Disease control Christopher Ingraham reports in his Washington Post article on September 29, 2014 that the United States has the highest infant mortality rate of the 27 ranked wealthiest countries. He states that, “A baby born in the U.S. is nearly three times as likely to die during her first year of life as one born in Finland or Japan.” The article also states that even though healthcare spending levels are significantly higher in the United States an American baby is more than twice as likely to die in her first year of life as compared to
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In addition, Saint Stephen’s also has the Project Aquastar, which works to address the food insecurity issue that has risen in the Linden Community as a whole. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) is also located in the South Linden area. The CMHA provides many services including housing vouchers, the Family Self-Sufficiency Program which promotes finding and maintaining stable employment along with investing in one’s future. CMHA is federally funded and is designed to assist low-income families, seniors and those with disabilities. An application must be filled out to determine eligibility, and once approved, an individual is added to a waitlist, which makes it hard to access adequate housing on a more immediate basis (CMHA, 2015). Also, the NNEP Food Pantry (2015) is a cooperative ministry between 30 churches to provide food and material assistance to qualifying families within the service area. This includes access to the Benefit Bank and Food Stamps, school supplies, grooming and holiday kits and healthcare services provided by CareSource, the Breathing Association and the Columbus Public Health …show more content…
Department of Health and Human Services Ohio’s rate of 7.33 infant deaths per 1000 live births is 21% above the national average. He goes on to state, “ Ohio's rate of black infant mortality (13.57) was second highest nationally for the 39 states where a rate could be calculated. Only Wisconsin (14) and Kansas (14.18) fared worse.” Causes for the high IMR indicated in the article include pre-term births, birth defects and sudden infant deaths. Factors contributing to the IMR, particularly among Black Americans, may be related to causes such as inadequate education, unemployment and insufficient access to medical care. In an effort to reduce the IMR in the State of Ohio Governor Kasich is enacting a plan to assist pregnant women in having greater access to medical care and to train community workers to act as advocates for communities such as the South Linden area where there is a high IMR. As a part of this plan Ms. Zeltner states in his article that Ohio, “Health Transformation Innovation Fund is also supplying $900,000 for a two-year pilot project of a nationally recognized group prenatal care program at four health centers. Centers in Columbus, Dayton, Muskingum County and Toledo will pilot the CenteringPregnancy model to see if it can be expanded statewide.
In addition, Saint Stephen’s also has the Project Aquastar, which works to address the food insecurity issue that has risen in the Linden Community as a whole. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) is also located in the South Linden area. The CMHA provides many services including housing vouchers, the Family Self-Sufficiency Program which promotes finding and maintaining stable employment along with investing in one’s future. CMHA is federally funded and is designed to assist low-income families, seniors and those with disabilities. An application must be filled out to determine eligibility, and once approved, an individual is added to a waitlist, which makes it hard to access adequate housing on a more immediate basis (CMHA, 2015). Also, the NNEP Food Pantry (2015) is a cooperative ministry between 30 churches to provide food and material assistance to qualifying families within the service area. This includes access to the Benefit Bank and Food Stamps, school supplies, grooming and holiday kits and healthcare services provided by CareSource, the Breathing Association and the Columbus Public Health …show more content…
Department of Health and Human Services Ohio’s rate of 7.33 infant deaths per 1000 live births is 21% above the national average. He goes on to state, “ Ohio's rate of black infant mortality (13.57) was second highest nationally for the 39 states where a rate could be calculated. Only Wisconsin (14) and Kansas (14.18) fared worse.” Causes for the high IMR indicated in the article include pre-term births, birth defects and sudden infant deaths. Factors contributing to the IMR, particularly among Black Americans, may be related to causes such as inadequate education, unemployment and insufficient access to medical care. In an effort to reduce the IMR in the State of Ohio Governor Kasich is enacting a plan to assist pregnant women in having greater access to medical care and to train community workers to act as advocates for communities such as the South Linden area where there is a high IMR. As a part of this plan Ms. Zeltner states in his article that Ohio, “Health Transformation Innovation Fund is also supplying $900,000 for a two-year pilot project of a nationally recognized group prenatal care program at four health centers. Centers in Columbus, Dayton, Muskingum County and Toledo will pilot the CenteringPregnancy model to see if it can be expanded statewide.