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Apply Today for the Partnership to Eliminate Disparities in Infant Mortality Action Learning Collaborative
CityMatCH, AMCHP, NHSA announce a Request for Applications for the
Partnership to Eliminate Disparities in Infant Mortality
Action Learning Collaborative
CityMatCH, the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), and the National Healthy Start Association (NHSA), with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation have created the Partnership to Eliminate Disparities in Infant Mortality. The vision for this project is to eliminate racial inequities contributing to infant mortality within U.S. urban areas.
A major component of this work is the establishment of a multi-city Action Learning Collaborative (ALC) . The ALC approach is one in which state / local / community collaborative teams are selected, and then provided with training and technical assistance in current research, best practices and systems building. Through the course of the ALC, teams will have the opportunity to network across state lines, strategize to break down barriers in addressing inequities in infant mortality, and design new and innovative solutions tailored to their individual communities. Following the ALC, project materials and lessons learned will be disseminated nationally, and the project will be evaluated for impact and replication. The emphasis of this team-based ALC is on innovative approaches to reducing racial inequities in infant mortality in urban communities, with particular attention paid to the impacts of racism.
State/local teams will be selected based upon their need to address disparities in infant mortality, their ability to create a multi-disciplinary team inclusive of CityMatCH, AMCHP, and NHSA member Representatives, and a show of community commitment and support (including travel sponsorship for at least one team member to three meetings). Rural sites are not precluded from applying, but would need to collaborate with AMCHP/Title V and CityMatCH, members urban health departments, or their designees, to meet the urban-related requirements of the project.
A Request for Applications (including purpose, requirements, and review criteria) can be found at: http://www.citymatch.org/downloads/Request_for_Applications.doc
Applications are due no later than 11:00pm Eastern on Monday, September 8, 2008.
Please submit all documents electronically to Jessica Hawkins at AMCHP: jhawkins@amchp.org.
*For more information about this project, or the ALC application, please contact Jessica (202-775-0436) or Brenda Thompson at CityMatCH (402-561-7500)
**Please distribute widely to your colleagues
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