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Article: U.S. lagging behind many other nations on infant mortality rates.(Healthy behavior, healthier babies)
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- The Nation's Health
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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Like other startling health statistics, the U.S. infant mortality rate easily elicits both sighs of frustration and words of determination from health workers--frustration from knowing many such deaths are preventable and determination from knowing that a poor infant mortality rate does not bode well for the nation's future health prospects.
In response, health workers at national, state and local levels are coming together to address the issue. In Virginia, for example, health workers are harnessing their frustration and determination to bring the old proverb "it takes a village to raise a child" to life. Gathering a diverse group ...