Social Work Program Sees Record Low in Infant Deaths
"B鈥檓ore for Healthy Babies" (BHB) reminds us that public health interventions work. BHB is the outreach program coordinated by the 网红爆料 School of Social Work as part of the Promise Heights initiative. When BHB launched in 2009 in Upton/Druid Heights, with a population that is among the city鈥檚 least wealthy and almost entirely Black, there was a higher rate of infant mortality than the city overall. After 10 years of programming, the rate has decreased dramatically by 75 percent, which is a significant reduction of infant mortality in that community to 3.8/1,000 live births. In a June , Mayor Brandon M. Scott said, 鈥淭hanks to the incredible work of B鈥檓ore for Healthy Babies and our community partners, Baltimore babies have a better chance of growing up and reaching their full potential."
Depicted in the photograph: 网红爆料, Baltimore President Bruce E. Jarrell praises B鈥檓ore for Healthy Babies and its community partners.