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Health Insurance and Coverage Programs Health Care Delivery Systems Health Care Financing Health Status and Issues Death Rates Maternal and Child Health Communicable Diseases Chronic Conditions Health Behaviors Vulnerable Populations and Health Disparities Governance	Maternal and Child Health Maternal and child health continue to be issues of concern, especially with respect to health disparities. For example, the infant mortality rate (IMR), a significant measure of health outcomes, decreased by nearly 13 percent for the county over the past 10 years. Compared to the national rate, L.A. County’s IMR is surprisingly low, reflecting the influence of the growing Latino population with a lower IMR, and the fact that nearly nine out ten percent of women began prenatal care in the first trimester. However, the IMR was twice as high for African Americans, and the IMR in SPA 1 (Antelope Valley) was nearly double the county rate. Publications and Documents Nov 30 2011 Tara Mancini, Martha Heberlein and Joan Alker, Georgetown Center for Children and Families Children’s Health Insurance Coverage in the United States 2008-2010 Nov 16 2011 Dr. Mitchell Katz , L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS) Status Report on Reduction of Infant Deaths Due to Unsafe Sleeping Practices and Shaken Baby Trauma Nov 09 2011 Susan Babey, Joelle Wolstein, Allison Diamant, Amanda Bloom and Harold Goldstein, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California Center for Public Health Advocacy A Patchwork of Progress: Changes in Overweight and Obesity Among California 5th, 7th and 9th Graders Sep 13 2011 California Budget Project New Data Show That More Than 6 Million Californians Lived in Poverty Aug 19 2011 William Fujioka , L.A. County Chief Executive Office (CEO) Sacramento Update Aug 18 2011 Laura Speer, Annie E. Casey Foundation State Profiles of Child Well-Being: 2011 Kids Data Count Book Aug 17 2011 William Fujioka, L.A. County Chief Executive Office (CEO) Sacramento Update Jul 28 2011 Susan Babey, Joelle Wolstein and Allison Diamant, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Food Environments Near Home and School Related to Consumption of Soda and Fast Food Jul 06 2011 William Fujioka , L.A. County Chief Executive Office (CEO) Final Report on Plan for Developing Integrated School Health Center Projects Jul 01 2011 Health Access Governor's Proposed Budget to Include Harmful Cuts to Health Care - July Update Page 1 of 15 pages 1 2 3 > Last »	Search the Library Advanced Search RSS Subscribe to Maternal and Child Health

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