The Maternal and Child Health Bureau is hosting a webcast called, “Moving Beyond Back to Sleep to Safe to Sleep”. The webcast will be focused on the national “Safe to Sleep” Campaign, highlighting what resources are available for on safe infant sleep and how health partners in the MCH community can promote the message. In… Read More
Each month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosts a Public Health Grand Round webcast focused on a particular health topic. The health issue topic for next month is teen pregnancy. In 2011, the Florida’s teen birth rate was 29.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 years, lower than the U.S. rate of 31.3. Northeast Florida’s teen… Read More
The Jacksonville Metropolitan Community Benefit Partnership‘s 2012 Community Health Needs Assessment for the Jacksonville Metropolitan Area report was released this week. The Partnership identified infant mortality as a top priority in the area. The Partnership is a collaboration between the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida, Baptist Health, Brooks Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Shands Jacksonville Medical… Read More
A Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety report found that most websites on the internet post inaccurate lists of medications said to be safe for pregnant women. The list of medications are often based on little evidence and are misleading to pregnant women. So what medication are safe to take during pregnancy? And what websites can you… Read More
The Environmental Health Perspectives journal published a study in which researchers found areas with higher levels of air pollution had more babies born with low birth weights. Although it is unknown why exactly babies are born with low birth weights in areas with poor air quality, scientists have found enough evidence to confidently piece the… Read More