E8 - The Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families: Local and Regional Collaboration to Reduce Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality in Wisconsin
Co-Presenter(s):
Allison Amphlett, MA
United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Samantha J. Perry, MPH
Project Manager for the Racine Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families, Racine Kenosha Community Action Agency, Inc., Racine, Wisconsin
Pamela Smith D.M.D., M.S., MS
Project Manager, Kenosha Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families, Kenosha County Division of Health, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Moderator(s):
Pat Batemon B.D.S., M.D.S., MS
Collaborative Coach for the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families Program Office, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF) seeks to address the complex contributors to black infant mortality in Wisconsin. LIHF is a community-academic partnership founded on the principles of life course theory, the health equity framework, and Michael Lu's 12-poin