County efforts cut Calhoun infant mortality rate
Regional Health Alliance and the Maternal Infant Health Commission report five years of steady decline in Calhoun County infant mortality from 11.2 in 2005 to 6 in 2012 2014. Led by Health Department officials and Grace Health multi agency partnerships, programs foster prenatal care safe sleep and nurse home visits.
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First-time mothers aided by Nurse Friendly Partnership
The Nurse-Family Partnership program, run by Grace Health in Battle Creek, targets first pregnancies. Nurses deliver services from the first trimester to the child’s second birthday, aiming to foster healthy behaviors and strong nurse mother bonds through evidence based, long term support.
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Grace Health
NFP
Battle Creek
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