Spring 2010: State Health Officials in South commit to regional
effort for infant mortality and prematurity December 2010: Letter
to Secretary Sebelius and meeting with HRSA Administrator Wakefield
October 2011: David Lakey, MD (TX) issues ASTHOs Healthy Babies
Presidential Challenge January 2012: HRSA Summit for Regions 4/6
March 2012: ASTHO-March of Dimes Partnership Launch
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Improve birth outcomes by reducing infant mortality and
prematurity in the United States Objectives: Focus on improving
birth outcomes as SHOs and state leadership teams work with state
partners on health and community system changes Create a unified
message that builds on the best practices from around the nation
Develop clear measurements to evaluate targeted outreach, progress,
and return on investment Pledge: Reduce preterm births by 8% by
2014
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NJ CT MA RI DC DE MD ME IL IN MI OH WI AL KY MS TN NY PA AZ CO
ID MT NM NV UT WY AK CA HI OR GA NC SC VA WV IA KS MN ND NE SD AR
OK TX FL LA MO VT NH Taken Pledge Have Not Yet Taken Pledge FSM GU
MH MP AS PW As of 7/9/2012 WA PR VI 44 States Have Taken the Pledge
Pledge to Reduce Prematurity by 8% by 2014
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www.astho.org/healthybabies/
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January 12-13, 2012 7 member State Teams State Health
Officials, MCH Directors and other MCH experts, State Medicaid
Officials, March of Dimes, Hospitals, Legislative and Governors
Office senior staff Federal partners HRSA, CMS, CDC July 23-24,
2012, Region IV, V, VI Collaborative Summit
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Reduce early elective deliveries
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Strategy State HENS Perinatal Quality Collabs Payment Policies
Health Sys. Polices Hard Stop State Health Imp. Plans PlannedAL,
KY, NM, TX, AL, KY, NM, OK NMFL, KY, NM FL, NM, TX NM Imple- mented
FL, KY, LA, OK AL, FL, KY, LA FL, TX, NM KY, LALA, NM, OK FL, LA,
NM, OK
