Stories about: Signal Centers

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   Health Brief: Infant Mortality in Tennessee

   Updated Sept. 8, 2017 Health briefs offer quick but comprehensive information about some of the biggest health challenges Tennessee is facing. Scroll down to read all about infant mortality in our state or jump to a specific section: Rates Causes Risk factors Solutions Impact Infographic Infant mortality refers to any baby who dies before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is the number of children out of every 1,000 live births who die before turning one. Because the survival of babies is indicative of the health of populations as a whole, infant mortality rate is often used as a gauge of the well-being of a society. How common is infant mortality? In the U.S. In Tennessee Back […]

   Health Brief: Infant Mortality in Tennessee: Babies in Tennessee are dying. What’s happening — and what we can do to change it.

   Updated Sept. 8, 2017 Health briefs offer quick but comprehensive information about some of the biggest health challenges Tennessee is facing. Scroll down to read all about infant mortality in our state or jump to a specific section: Rates Causes Risk factors Solutions Impact Infographic Infant mortality refers to any baby who dies before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is the number of children out of every 1,000 live births who die before turning one. Because the survival of babies is indicative of the health of populations as a whole, infant mortality rate is often used as a gauge of the well-being of a society. How common is infant mortality? In the U.S. In Tennessee Back […]
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   Born Ready

   With a 10-year-old, a 2-year-old and a baby on the way, Patrice Martin still managed to attend college and earn a degree in health care reimbursement. But finding a job in her last trimester was impossible.

   Born Ready: Baby University helps parents prepare their children to learn and thrive

   With a 10-year-old, a 2-year-old and a baby on the way, Patrice Martin still managed to attend college and earn a degree in health care reimbursement. But finding a job in her last trimester was impossible.