About Genesee County REACH U.S.
The Genesee County
(Michigan) REACH US Coalition is
building on a successful foundation of
REACH 2010 work to reduce African
American health disparity in infant
mortality through its designation as a
Center of Excellence in the Elimination
of Health Disparities (CEED).
The REACH 2010 Team
implemented a Community Action Plan
(CAP) based on a socio-ecological model
of health designed to: foster community
mobilization; enhance the “babycare”
system; and reduce racism.
During the period
of the REACH 2010 initiative, the
African American infant mortality rate
in Genesee County dropped from a high of
23.5 deaths per 1,000 live births to an
all time low of 15.2. The white rate dropped from a high of
13.1 to 8.9, with the over-all Genesee
County rate dropping from 13.1 to 8.9.
The disparity ratio dropped from a high
of 3.6 African American infant deaths
for every white infant death to 2.4.
As a Center of
Excellence in the Elimination of Health
Disparities (CEED), the Genesee County
REACH US project will be actively
engaged in training, translation and
dissemination of CAP activities to other
communities in Michigan and across the
United States.
REACH US is a
national program of the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) in an effort to
eliminate racial and ethnic health
disparities in the United States.
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