State Variations In Progress Toward Eliminating Disparities In Infant Mortality, 2007–19
Progress toward eliminating the Black-White disparity in US infant mortality rates has been slow and highly variable by state. Among thirty-two eligible states, eight had an increase (worsening), and twenty-four had a reduction (improvement) in their Black-White infant mortality rate ratios from 2008 to 2018. These findings necessitate dynamic, multilevel initiatives aimed at preventing Black infant deaths.
Authors
- Samantha S. Goldfarb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6629-8311)
- Joedrecka S. Brown Speights (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6626-7416)
- George Rust (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9040-9744)
- Jeffrey S. Harman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1125-7704)
- Jessica Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8528-4361)
- Megan E. Deichen Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8930-8930)
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Utah Tech University (US)
- Chr. Hansen (Denmark) (DK)
- Jesus University (KR)
- Jeffrey Modell Foundation (AU)
- SUNY Brockport (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Affairs
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00285
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85