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.
You may have noticed FLOURISH St. Louis looks a bit different these days. In September, we launched our new website, which was designed to reflect how much we have evolved over the past few years. When we launched our action teams almost two years ago, our goal was to bring together experts and community members… Read More
Improving access to health care through reliable transportation has been a top priority area for reducing infant mortality in St. Louis. This summer, FLOURISH St. Louis representatives attended the International Conference on Transport and Health (ICTH), which brings together policymakers, practitioners and academics involved in transport planning and engineering, public health, urban planning, spatial and… Read More
Two of FLOURISH’s key priorities are prenatal care and behavioral health interventions. Enhanced CenteringPregnancy (ECP) is a program that addresses both of these critical areas, while also working to overcome racial inequities in prenatal care. Enhanced CenteringPregnancy’s (ECP) multi-disciplinary, multi-institution and community- driven collaborative integrates behavioral health and medical services to combat trauma and toxic… Read More
Over the past year, FLOURISH St. Louis has been helping to address serious housing issues at the Clinton Peabody Housing Complex. Residents have been battling unhealthy living conditions for years caused by the mice infestations, and the complex management company and St. Louis Housing Authority have been slow to react. FLOURISH stepped in almost a… Read More
Parents’ Day was July 22, 2018, highlighting the responsibilities and challenges parents face every day. Parents across St. Louis are taking on the challenge of developing a strong community of support for other parents, and Rosetta Jackson is one parent who is leading by example. A mother of five children, Rosetta balances parenthood with six… Read More
The first weeks and months of motherhood can be overwhelming for any new mom. This is especially true for moms who face ongoing chronic stress, such as trouble finding a living wage job or affordable housing. One of the many organizations that helps connect these moms to behavioral health resources is SSM’s MOMS Line. “It’s… Read More
St. Louis ranks as one of the worst areas in the country for infant mortality, and Black babies are three times more likely to die than White babies. Parts of St. Louis have worse infant death rates than developing countries, and one in three Black women in the city of St. Louis receives inadequate prenatal… Read More
When FLOURISH spoke to families in our community, many mentioned how valuable home visiting programs have been in helping them through pregnancy and parenting. Because they are so influential, four of FLOURISH’s action teams (prenatal care, infant health, behavioral health, and health communication and navigation) have identified home visiting programs as critical to improving outcomes… Read More
Black babies in St. Louis are three times more likely to die than White babies, and will continue to be at risk until we achieve racial equity, a state in which race no longer predicts outcomes. That’s why FLOURISH established a goal of zero racial disparities in infant mortality by 2033. “Our cabinet came to… Read More
Imagine you are a young mother. You just had a baby and are bringing her home; a home you’ve worked hard to make safe for your new arrival. Maybe you had to struggle to get a crib. Maybe you had to struggle to get an apartment. You’ve persisted to build an environment where your newborn… Read More
