Rural Maternity Innovation Summit

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In March 2024, a summit was held in Clifton, Texas, bringing together leaders from six innovative and sustainable rural maternity programs. Insights from this summit are available in two reports. The first shares case studies of the six participating rural maternity programs; the second describes strategies used by the programs’ leaders.

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5 Essential Frameworks for Preventing Violent Child Death

The U.S. has a violent child death problem. Developing strategies to prevent violent child deaths death from firearms and traffic crashes is a demanding task that requires consideration of numerous upstream, interrelated, and tangential issues. To help safety advocates develop strategies to prevent violent child death, we compiled five frameworks to help: Understand and explain …
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Salud America December 8, 2022

Report: Over a Third of US Counties Are Maternity Care Deserts

The US is experiencing a maternity healthcare crisis where pre-term labors and infant and maternal mortality rates are up due to a lack of access to prenatal and postpartum care. Many of these women live in areas designated as maternity care deserts. These are areas where pregnant individuals and mothers have limited or nonexistent access …
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Salud America December 4, 2024

As Social Need Screening Advances, Transportation Remains an Afterthought

Some big changes in 2022 and 2023 have set up the healthcare sector to advance screening for non-medical social needs in 2024 and beyond. This is great news as we work to address social determinants of health (SDoH), improve health outcomes, and reduce health disparities. But one key social need – transportation – isn’t getting …
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Salud America March 19, 2024

Report: Maternal Healthcare Runs Dry in Maternity Care Deserts

Maternity care deserts make up 36% of all US counties, according a 2022 March of Dimes report. These maternity care deserts contribute to the US having the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries, as they make it significantly harder for women to get the care they need. Let’s explore how maternity care deserts affect …
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Salud America November 7, 2022

2023 Veterans Day retail discounts, free meals and other offers

Veterans Day 2023 is Saturday, November 11. This Veterans Day discounts list will continue to be updated as we learn of more nationally available Veterans Day discounts, meals or other ways businesses and organizations want to give back to Veterans.

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