The Family Life Center of Auglaize County and Heartbeat of Lima were two of 21 agencies statewide to receive funding from the Ohio Parenting and Pregnancy Program.
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Children and Youth (DCY) Director Kara B. Wente announced today in Toledo the launch of an effort to improve birth outcomes and reduce infant mortality rates.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Allen County Public Health received a donation to help reduce infant mortality.
Grand Lake Health System held their 13th annual SIDS Awareness 5K in St. Marys Saturday morning.
A task force has been formed in the State of Ohio which will focus on lowering infant mortality and racial disparity. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the formation of the task force after a 2019 report from the by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) showed 929 Ohio Infants died before their first birthday in 2019.
Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown recently helped introduce a bi-partisan bill to reduce high infant mortality rates.
That bill is the Healthy Start Reauthorization Act. If enacted it would re-approve the Healthy Start Program for five years. Healthy Start is a grant program that identifies and supports communities with a high percentage of infant mortality rates.
A new bill passed will help reduce the number of infant deaths in Ohio.
The leaders of one Ohio panel released recommendations Tuesday on ways to prevent infant mortality.