Students Involved in Infant Death Prevention

CHANGING THE FORECAST!
Scattered Showers - Death Rate of African-American Infants is 2 times that of White infants)

High School Student Contest!

Promote Graduation - not Graveside services!
Showcase your creativity with poetry, a poster design, rap, or video message encouraging graduation and young women’s health and fitness.

Winners in each category
1st Place - $1,000 Scholarship & School Recognition
2nd Place - $750 Scholarship & School Recognition
3rd Place - $500 Scholarship & School Recognition

All four categories open to students in grades 9 - 12 in Hamilton County Schools.
- Entries due MARCH 19, 2010 -

Students need teacher/counselor/principal support and should be allowed to attend at least one day of the Changing the Forecast - Infant Mortality Awareness & Reduction Summit being held on
April 20, 2010 @ Sharonville Community Center and
April 21, 2010 @ Xavier University - CINTAS Center

Last year - in our community - over 100 babies died before their first birthday!

Cincinnati/Hamilton County - highest infant death rate of any urban area in Ohio

The highest RATE of infant death per 1,000 live births born to an age category is among 15-17 year olds.

Babies born too early and too small have problems at birth and later in life.

Healthy mothers give their babies a better chance at life!

Managing weight, blood pressure, diabetes and sexually transmitted disease (STD)
is critical for better birth outcomes.

Get the facts at http://www.hamiltoncountyhealth.org/en/resource_library/reports.html.

Contact: Cynthia Smith, Director - Women & Infant Vitality Network - 250 Wm H. Taft Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 - (513) 946-7901 or cynthia.smith@hamilton-co.org