FLOURISH regularly provides updates on our progress and the work our partners are doing to reduce infant mortality in St. Louis. To receive new updates by email, sign up for our newsletter.
On Thursday, Nov. 30, FLOURISH St. Louis hosted its Launch Event to get community members and regional leaders involved in improving the health of babies in St. Louis. The 120 attendees came to learn about infant mortality in St. Louis and how they can help. “In spite of our region’s outstanding medical facilities and our… Read More
It’s no surprise that the health of moms and babies was close to the hearts of members of the Junior League of St. Louis (JLSL). Last March, the women’s volunteer and training organization voted to adopt infant mortality as its impact-based initiative for the next five years. They are one of many groups in our… Read More
Thank you to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for shedding light on the many factors that contribute to infant mortality in our region. Find out what Reporter Nancy Cambria learned on a tour of North St. Louis and North County with FLOURISH St. Louis’ own Jill Thompson. Excerpt from article: “For several years, Jill Thompson has… Read More
Throughout September and October, FLOURISH St. Louis continued its series of Community Listening Sessions to discuss and better understand St. Louis’ infant mortality crisis. The purpose of these sessions was to get feedback on five priority areas that FLOURISH St. Louis Cabinet members identified as critical to the health of moms and babies. These include:… Read More
We need you to take action to save St. Louis’ babies! After extensive review of data and conversations with community members, health providers, and business and civic leaders, FLOURISH St. Louis is proud to announce its priority areas for reducing infant mortality. We are forming Action Teams that will spearhead initiatives to improve the health of our… Read More
Nicolette was doing everything she could as the mother of a two-year-old daughter with another on the way. Making ends meet was already a challenge, and a three-month delay with Medicaid meant she had to pay for her care out of pocket. Because of a cervical cancer scare in her past, Nicollette’s doctor wanted to… Read More
In July, FLOURISH St. Louis hosted an event for local health care leaders to share what we’ve learned from our community listening sessions about the barriers families face in having a healthy pregnancy and baby development. Almost 30 representatives from health systems, community health centers, health insurance plans, local departments of health and other health… Read More
Recently, Kendra Copanas, Executive Director of Generate Health, which organizes and coordinates the FLOURISH St. Louis initiative, sat down for a Q&A session to highlight some of the ways FLOURISH St. Louis is taking a different approach to solving St. Louis’ infant mortality crisis. Her responses shine light on why it’s been difficult for St.… Read More
St. Louis’ infant mortality crisis is not a problem that can be solved simply by analyzing the numbers or reading the research. That is why FLOURISH St. Louis pursued a series of community listening sessions to educate our community about the problem and to gain a better understanding of obstacles and opportunities for change to… Read More
As research has shown, we must look at our infant mortality crisis from more than just a medical perspective. We must bring the different health, social and economic pieces of the puzzle together in order to create lasting improvements in the health of our region’s moms and babies. That’s why FLOURISH St. Louis was formed.… Read More
