SOM - State of Michigan's Infant Mortality Reduction Plan Released , Creating a healthier Michigan means ensuring babies survive: In Michigan, 5 out of every 1,000 Caucasian babies and 7 out of every 1,000 Hispanic babies die before their first birthdays. Among Michigan's African-American population, that rate is 14 out of every 1,000 babies born. To address infant mortality and the large disparities that exist in our state, the Michigan Department of Community Health today released Michigan's Infant Mortality Reduction Plan.
Editor: The plan includes a call for an expansion of Michigan's abstinence program, The Michigan Model, to additional communities. The Michigan Model promotes abstinence plus information about contraception (see pages 14 and 21 of the plan).
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