2007 Lane County Federal Priorities

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Federa~Priorities 2007 Education ~pu~i~ic Hea~t~i Fetal alnd Infant Mortality Review in Lane Colunty Request Lane County's Department of Health- and Human Services requests $150,000 to support`Public Health's implementation of a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review process and the ongoing efforts of three collaborative, community-driven fetal-infant mortality task forces vvorking to reduce the fetal-infant mortality rate in Lane County, Oregon. Background _ The incidence of fetal-infant mortality in a community: is measured by-the number of fetal and infant deaths per 1,000 live births. The rate of fetal-infant mortality serves as a measure of a community's social and economic well-being as well as its health. Lane County's overall fetal- . infanfi mortality rate. is .higher than. the .average. of the nation, state of Oregon, and the-three larger Oregon counties by population (Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington). State vital statistics for the five-year period (1999-2003) indicate that the overall fetal-infant mortality rate for Lane County was 9.5 as compared to the nation at 9.3 and the state at 7.9. Lane County, OR USA Oregon Multnomah County, OR Portland Metro, OR ' Clackamas County, OR I,__.., Washington County, OR o i z a a s s ~ s, s ~o Fetal-Infant Mortality Rates. (1999-2003) i Efforts in Lane County. Lane County Public Health and the Public Health Advisory Committee identified the county's high fetal-infant mortality rate as a top community health priority and are ~ currently involved in efforts to address this serious problem. As an example of those efforts, Lane County Public Health participated in a year-long fetal-infant mortality .training .program through CityMatCH and the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The training program included technical assistance and .support in the perinatal periods of risk (PPOR) approach to increasing the community's understanding of the factors driving the high fetal-infant mortality rate in Lane 23