PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS - “The IMR for Black babies is 10.4, meaning that a Black newborn in Los Angeles County is more than three times as likely to die as a White newborn, more than two and a half times as likely to die as a Latino newborn, and more than five times as likely to experience death in the first year of life as an infant identified as Asian/Pacific Islander,” the report says. | By Dianne Anderson Black Infant Health providers are ecstatic with the long-awaited latest addition to their family – a $25,000 little bundle of joy now starts the first phase of a culturally competent awareness campaign to help Black moms and their babies stay alive. It’s the first of many Long Beach dollars to trickle down […]
