Why do foreign-born Blacks have lower infant mortality than native-born...

Journal of the National Medical Association;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......possible reasons for excess black infant mortality after exploring lower infant...describe and explain why black infant mortality is higher than white infant mortality ("excess black infant mortality"). The history of perinatal...

INFANT MORTALITY HIGH AMONG BLACKS

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  September 18, 1997 ;     700+ words ......to broaden awareness of black infant mortality among health-care workers...out loud and clear that black infant mortality is not a black problem...data for 1995 that show the black infant mortality rate dropping to less than...

BLACK INFANT DEATHS ROSE IN BOSTON IN '85, REPORT SAYS

The Boston Globe;  January 26, 1988 ;     541 words ......1984 and 1985 the black infant mortality rate rose by 46...decline in overall infant mortality rates. The department...on the rate of black infant deaths for 1986...state rate of black infant mortality was greater than...

STUDY DROP IN BLACK INFANT DEATHS.(OPINION)(Editorial)

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  June 14, 2008 ;     406 words ......steep drop in Dane County's black infant mortality rate is great news. For...Wisconsin has the highest black infant mortality rate in the nation. But...per 1,000 births. And the black infant mortality rate in Dane County, until...

BLACK INFANT MORTALITY RATE DECLINES 21% IN STATE

The Boston Globe;  September 22, 1988 ;     561 words ...The state's black infant mortality rate plunged 21 percent last...in 1986 to 15.5 in 1987. The black infant mortality rate was 16.9 in 1985. Figures...society." Wise said Boston's black infant mortality rate would closely parallel...

INDIANAPOLIS IS NO LONGER WORST IN BLACK INFANT MORTALITY RATE

Post-Tribune (IN);  March 1, 1991 ;     325 words ......has the worst rate of black infant deaths among major U...Indianapolis with the highest black infant mortality rate among cities with...figures, sets the rate of black infant mortality in Indianapolis at 20...reduce the Indianapolis infant mortality rates ...

MARION COUNTY REPORTS DECLINE IN BLACK INFANT MORTALITY RATE

Post-Tribune (IN);  April 15, 1994 ;     285 words ......HEALTH A decline in the black infant mortality rate in Marion County shouldn...say. The county recorded a black infant mortality rate of 14.8 per 1,000 last...the city had the highest black infant mortality rate among America's largest...

PANEL TO STUDY BLACK INFANT MORTALITY

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  January 23, 1997 ;     519 words ......01-23-1997 PANEL TO STUDY BLACK INFANT MORTALITY -- WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN N...efforts, the solution to the black infant mortality problem has so far eluded...set a goal to reduce the black infant mortality rate to 11 by the year 2000...

INFANT MORTALITY ON RISE IN STATE

The Boston Globe;  December 12, 1989 ;     700+ words ......both white and black infant mortality rates for 1988...Dorchester. Black infant mortality rates in Boston...rate was 24.4 black infant deaths for every...the fact that black infant mortality has plateaued...

News and Views: Infant Mortality; Where Racial Inequality Matters Most

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education;  April 30, 2002 ;     620 words ......In Washington, D.C., the black infant mortality rate is more than 11 times...whites. Nationwide, the black infant mortality rate(*) is better but still...for whites. By 1980 the black infant mortality rate had dropped to 22.2...

Black infant death rate drops again in Boston

The Boston Globe;  January 20, 1993 ;     689 words ......the state as a whole, the black infant mortality rate increased slightly...to the city so far, the black infant mortality rate could go up again...of the attention on high black infant mortality in Boston stemmed from a...

Black infant mortality rate drops 70% in Dane County

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  June 8, 2008 ;     411 words ...MADISON (AP) - The rate of black infant mortality has dropped 70 percent in...has the nation's highest black infant mortality rate, which is the rate...previous years.The state's black infant mortality rate is more than 17 deaths...

County's Black infant mortality rate drops: Healthy Start programs educate...

New Pittsburgh Courier;  January 26, 2000 ;     531 words ...County's Black infant mortality rate drops: Healthy Start programs...report released Jan. 25. The Black infant mortality rate was among the highest in...Area communities, the county's Black infant mortality rate has dropped steadily over...

LOWERING INFANT MORTALITY

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  May 20, 1999 ;     382 words ......NJ) 05-20-1999 LOWERING INFANT MORTALITY -- THE STATE STARTS AN EDUCATIONAL...2 Star P, 1 Star Early BLACK babies are more than twice...these women about higher infant mortality rates and showing them ways...deaths. The plan -- called "Black Infants Better Survival...Over the past ...

INFANT MORTALITY RATE FALLS FOR BLACKS RATIO FOR STATE IS LOWEST EVER

The Boston Globe;  March 19, 1998 ;     620 words ...Boston's black infant mortality rate dropped for five years...150 years ago. In Boston, the black infant mortality rate fell to 9.9 deaths for...continue to worry about the city's black infant mortality, especially in neighborhoods...