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Educate, engage, and • Employer wellness (especially for large employers), incentives?
equip CBO and public • Human services
Educate,
agency partners with
Engage, and • Organizations and agencies
information, data, and
Equip Partners • Pharmacy pharmacies
tools for the first-up
initiative • Schools - P.E. Health
• SHIP in WJCC schools
Work together to raise
Raise community awareness What would be some creative ideas for connecting community
Community and connect at-risk members to community supports?
Awareness community members to
available supports • Health fairs
• Hotline and resource guides
• Mobile education
Develop and disseminate • Social Media as a preventative method
Share community data sets to
Community help identify at-risk What would be some possibilities for regional collaboration?
Data populations and support
community outreach
• Cross jurisdictional survey distribution to continue the needs
assessment
Develop and disseminate • JCC, Williamsburg and York: Educational Outreach for Stroke
Share community data sets to Prevention (F.A.S.T.)
Community help identify at-risk • Social Services community health initiative
Data populations and support
community outreach
P RIORITY A REA 3: I NFANT M ORTALITY
Background and Rationale
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines infant mortality as, “the death of an infant
before his or her first birthday.” Additionally, “the infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for
every 1,000 live births” [5]
Infant mortality is one of the most important indicators of the health of a state, as it is associated with a
variety of factors such as maternal health, quality and access to medical care, socioeconomic
conditions, and public health practices. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) recognizes this and
assesses the health of women, infants, and children every five years, in alignment with Title V
legislation. Based on the community health needs assessment findings and recommendations from the
2020 report, HPHD will be working to align efforts by hiring an MCH Educator to address health
disparities such as racism, language, and cultural responsiveness.
HPHD is committed to aligning strategic planning efforts with VDH findings and recommendations. In
the HPHD localities, the infant mortality rate of black infants in recent years has been twice that of the
rate for white infants. According to the 2023 March of Dimes Report Card for Virginia, “the infant
mortality rate declined 10% in the last decade, but the rate among babies born to Black birthing people
is still 1.9 x the national rate” [6].
HPHD aims to reduce the racial disparity in infant mortality rates, as well as overall infant death rates
for our districts. To achieve this, HPHD will continue to engage cross-sector partners and address
social determinants of health that contribute to the overall death rate.
Source [5]: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/infantmortality.htm
Source [6]: The 2023 March of Dimes Report Card: The State of Maternal and Infant Health for
American Families:file:///C:/Users/uxg41774/Downloads/March-of-Dimes-2023-Full-Report-Card.pdf
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