Zero Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality by 2033

What We Are Doing to Reduce Infant Mortality

Take action to save St. Louis’ babies and reduce infant mortality.

The FLOURISH Community Leaders Cabinet (CLC) leads FLOURISH’s work. The CLC includes community leaders from parent and neighborhood groups, doulas, and community health workers, all of whom are elevating the challenges Black families are facing in our region. Together, the CLC helped set FLOURISH’s priority areas, reviewing data and discussing key areas influencing our region’s Black infant mortality crisis: transportation, housing, safe sleep and coordinated quality care for moms, which includes prenatal care, behavioral health and home visitation efforts.

View our 2015-2020 Progress Report

Priority Area Issues

Coordinated Quality Care

Improving access to quality care and coverage, because too many Black women receive inadequate or late prenatal care.

Behavioral Health

Convening local organizations to increase access to mental health and substance use services for pregnant and new moms.

Safe Sleep

Identifying solutions to reduce the number of sleep-related, as well as sudden and unexplained, infant deaths in St. Louis.

Transportation

Working with transportation organizations to help families get easier access to health care and social support services.

Housing

Advocating for safer housing conditions for Black families, especially in public housing complexes, to protect their health. 

Home Visitation Collaborative

Partnering with local home visiting providers and community members to build infrastructure for home visitation in St. Louis.