Tackling the Maternal and Infant Health Crisis: A Governor's Playbook

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Provides an overview of maternal morbidity and mortality trends, including racial and geographic disparities, as well as the underlying causes of poor maternal health in the United States. Outlines 32 recommendations across five priority areas that can be implemented in coordination with critical stakeholders, such as industry and community leaders, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and people with lived experience. Priority 3 covers recommendations related to disparities affecting Black and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals. Includes rural references throughout.

07/2023

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Afton Bloom, Boldly Go Philanthropy, National Governors Association

Access · American Indian or Alaska Native · Behavioral health · Black or African American · Health disparities · Health insurance · Health occupations · Health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare facilities · Healthcare quality · Maternal health and prenatal care · Medicaid · Mortality · Policy · Racial and ethnic groups · Reimbursement and payment models · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention