/news/tags/first-year-cleveland First Year Cleveland en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:12:42 GMT /news/health-science/2021-06-23/cuyahoga-county-infant-mortality-dropped-to-lowest-rate-in-30-years-in-2020 The overall infant mortality rate dropped to 7.57 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2020 according to stats released by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:12:42 GMT /news/health-science/2021-06-23/cuyahoga-county-infant-mortality-dropped-to-lowest-rate-in-30-years-in-2020 /news/health-science/2021-06-08/cuyahoga-county-using-opioid-settlement-money-to-help-women-battle-addiction As the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the opioid epidemic, Cuyahoga County announced plans to use millions from its 2019 opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson to support women and infants dealing with substance use disorders. Sun, 06 Jun 2021 20:57:13 GMT /news/health-science/2021-06-08/cuyahoga-county-using-opioid-settlement-money-to-help-women-battle-addiction /news/health-science/2020-11-11/infant-deaths-drop-in-cuyahoga-county-but-racial-disparities-persist If the county's infant mortality rate stays the same, it would be the lowest in the past three decades, says the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. Thu, 12 Nov 2020 01:28:18 GMT /news/health-science/2020-11-11/infant-deaths-drop-in-cuyahoga-county-but-racial-disparities-persist /news/health-science/2020-10-14/wave-of-light-remembers-northeast-ohio-babies-lost-through-miscarriage-and-infant-death Families in Northeast Ohio who have experienced miscarriage or the death of an infant under the age of one can remember their babies during a Wave of Light ceremony. Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:33:59 GMT /news/health-science/2020-10-14/wave-of-light-remembers-northeast-ohio-babies-lost-through-miscarriage-and-infant-death Kelly Woodward, Connor Steffen /news/health-science/2020-08-11/battling-infant-mortality-the-healthcare-disparities-black-mothers-and-babies-face A mom who understands the pain of losing an infant shares her grief to help families in Cuyahoga County, where black babies are nearly four times less… Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:50:00 GMT /news/health-science/2020-08-11/battling-infant-mortality-the-healthcare-disparities-black-mothers-and-babies-face Kelly Woodward /news/community/2019-12-02/morning-headlines-first-year-cleveland-receives-4-8m-ohio-supreme-court-to-hear-bullying-case Here are your morning headlines:First Year Cleveland receives $4.8 million;Ohio Supreme Court to hear case over bullying;Ex-Ohio lawmaker sentenced on… Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:48:25 GMT /news/community/2019-12-02/morning-headlines-first-year-cleveland-receives-4-8m-ohio-supreme-court-to-hear-bullying-case Amanda Rabinowitz /news/health-science/2019-04-10/cuyahoga-county-infant-mortality-rate-shows-rise-in-first-quarter-stats There’s been a troubling rise in infant deaths due to extreme prematurity, according to new numbers from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. In the first quarter of 2019, the infant mortality rate in Cuyahoga County increased to 10 deaths per 1000 live births. This compares to last year’s rate of about 8.5. The gain was driven largely by preterm births. Most of the babies were black. Wed, 10 Apr 2019 20:31:31 GMT /news/health-science/2019-04-10/cuyahoga-county-infant-mortality-rate-shows-rise-in-first-quarter-stats /news/health-science/2018-05-31/ohio-housing-finance-agency-awards-tax-credits-to-prevent-infant-mortality The agency that helps finance low- and moderate-income housing in Ohio is giving developers incentives to reduce infant mortality.The Ohio Housing Finance… Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:48:46 GMT /news/health-science/2018-05-31/ohio-housing-finance-agency-awards-tax-credits-to-prevent-infant-mortality Kabir Bhatia /news/health-science/2017-09-18/first-year-cleveland-targets-the-racial-disparities-behind-infant-mortality Northeast Ohio has some of the best medical care available in the U.S., but parts of Cleveland also have some of the nation’s highest rates of infant… Mon, 18 Sep 2017 10:00:00 GMT /news/health-science/2017-09-18/first-year-cleveland-targets-the-racial-disparities-behind-infant-mortality Jeff St. Clair /news/health-science/2016-06-08/first-year-cleveland-is-getting-nearly-3-million-to-fight-infant-mortality-in-cuyahoga-county A program based in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County is getting close to $3 million to reduce the region's high infant mortality rate.Ohio's Department of… Wed, 08 Jun 2016 23:29:55 GMT /news/health-science/2016-06-08/first-year-cleveland-is-getting-nearly-3-million-to-fight-infant-mortality-in-cuyahoga-county Kabir Bhatia