Maternal and Child Health

Maternal and child health continue to be issues of concern, especially with respect to health disparities. For example, the infant mortality rate (IMR), a significant measure of health outcomes, decreased by nearly 13 percent for the county over the past 10 years. Compared to the national rate, L.A. County’s IMR is surprisingly low, reflecting the influence of the growing Latino population with a lower IMR, and the fact that nearly nine out ten percent of women began prenatal care in the first trimester. However, the IMR was twice as high for African Americans, and the IMR in SPA 1 (Antelope Valley) was nearly double the county rate.

Publications and Documents

Aug 17 2011
William Fujioka, L.A. County Chief Executive Office (CEO)
Sacramento Update

Jul 28 2011
Susan Babey, Joelle Wolstein and Allison Diamant, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Food Environments Near Home and School Related to Consumption of Soda and Fast Food

Jul 06 2011
William Fujioka , L.A. County Chief Executive Office (CEO)
Final Report on Plan for Developing Integrated School Health Center Projects

Jul 01 2011
Health Access
Governor's Proposed Budget to Include Harmful Cuts to Health Care - July Update

Jun 08 2011
Zoë Neuberger and Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
House WIC Cuts Would End Food Assistance for 200,000 to 350,000 Low-Income Women and Children

May 31 2011
Stacey McMorrow, Genevieve Kenney and Christine Coyer, The Urban Institute
Addressing Coverage Challenges for Children Under the Affordable Care Act

May 31 2011
Allison Diamant, Susan Babey and Joelle Wolstein, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Adolescent Physical Education and Physical Activity in California

May 19 2011
Health Access
Tough Health Cuts Made in 2011 Budget; Revenues Needed to Prevent Worse Cuts

May 18 2011
The Pew Center on the States
The State of Children's Dental Health: Making Coverage Matter

May 15 2011
Kiwon Yoo, Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP)
The California Health Benefit Exchange and Children’s Public Program Integration


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