Child Fatality Report

ADHS Programs and Services Help to Increase Rates of Healthy Pregnancies

By |2017-11-17T08:52:15-07:00November 17th, 2017|Prevention|

Every year the March of Dimes releases grades based on the final National Center for Health Statistics data.  Arizona received a “B” grade for the 2017 Premature Birth Report Card. While the preterm birth rate worsened in 43 states in 2016, the rate remained the same in Arizona. A premature birth is defined as the [...]

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Reviewing Child Fatalities Provides Critical Information

By |2017-02-10T09:50:00-07:00November 15th, 2013|Prevention|

One of the ways we create good public health interventions is by studying outcomes.  This week, the 20th Annual Child Fatality Review report came out- which examines all 854 deaths of children under the age of 18 in 2012.  The Report reviews the circumstances of each child’s death, determines preventability and makes recommendations to save children’s lives moving forward.  Although the number [...]

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