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7th National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program National Conference

June 7-9, 2012

Overview

For more than two decades, the National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (NFIMR) Program, has flourished as a partnership between the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The 7th National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program National Conference shares best practices of the growing number of new and continuing FIMR programs and encourages FIMR programs to explore ways the process can decrease social, economic, gender, and racial discrimination in the health care system.

Below are three sessions from this conference.

Adapting FIMR to Address MCH Sentinel Events: Successful National, State, and Local Experiences (1 hour)
	Meena Abraham, DrPh, MPH Director of Epidemiology Services Baltimore City Health Department Karen R. Coon, ARNP, MSN Division of Community Health Promotion Infant, Maternal, and Reproductive Health Florida Department of Child Health Steven Neisheim, MD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Resources	Abraham Handouts (8 pages) Coon Handouts (15 pages) Neisheim Handouts (11 pages)
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National Efforts to Address Health Disparities and Achieve Health Equity (1 hour, 30 minutes) Filming of this session was supported by a generous grant from United Health Foundation.
	Michael R. Fraser, PhD Chief Executive Officer Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Washington, D.C. Nadine Garcia, MD, MSCE Chief Medical Officer Office of Public Health and Science United States Department of Health and Human Services Paul E. Jarris, MD, MBA Executive Director Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO) Robert M. Pestronk, MPH Executive Director The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Resources	Fraser Handouts (1 page) Jarris Handouts (4 pages) Pestronk Handouts (3 pages)
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Adapting FIMR to Address Life Course Issues, Reduce Disparities, and Achieve Health Equity (1 hour)
	Magda Peck, ScD Founding Dean Professor Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Founder Senior Advisor CityMatCH
Resources	Handouts (6 pages)
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Page last updated: May 13, 2021

7th National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program National Conference

Overview

Adapting FIMR to Address MCH Sentinel Events: Successful National, State, and Local Experiences

National Efforts to Address Health Disparities and Achieve Health Equity

Adapting FIMR to Address Life Course Issues, Reduce Disparities, and Achieve Health Equity