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.
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“For several years, Jill Thompson has been showing people through the streets in poor, racially segregated neighborhoods in north St. Louis and North County, pointing to the barriers to healthy pregnancies and raising young children.”
“From her SUV she notes the crumbling sidewalks, shuttered factories full of toxins, the abandoned houses and the ones that look abandoned but still house families.”
“In the Ville — once a thriving African-American middle-class neighborhood — there’s a dearth of retail, including supermarkets with fresh produce. A few miles northwest, in St. Louis County, the bus stops are spaced far apart on major roadways, some with sidewalks barely wide enough for a stroller.”
