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Combating Infant Mortality
The incidence of infant death in Somerset County is triple the state average – 24 infant deaths in the County per 1,000 live births versus 8 deaths for the State of Maryland on average. Under its Maternal and Child Health initiative...
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Low-income and uninsured patients are more likely to experience multiple chronic illnesses than those who have health insurance coverage. Many Northern Virginia residents are among...
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Mary's Center, a community-based health center that serves 24,000 patients in the Washington Metropolitan Area, has seen the number of its patients who live in Prince George's County increase dramatically. Last year, more than...
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Childhood obesity rates are on the rise. Studies indicate that girls who are overweight as teens or pre-teens are far more likely to be obese as adults, a situation that contributes to chronic health problems ...
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Through our Maternal and Child Health initiative, CareFirst funds community-based efforts to improve maternal, infant and child health in communities where the need is the greatest ...
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Infants born to mothers in southeastern Baltimore County face substantially greater health risks than infants born in Baltimore County as a whole. In fact, while Baltimore County’s overall infant mortality ...
Click here to learn moreCombating Childhood Obesity
Together, with YMCA centers in Maryland and the Greater Washington area, we are teaching kids about the prime cause of childhood obesity – not enough play. Obesity among children, ages six through 12, has nearly doubled ...
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We have partnered with Maryland eCare, to improve intensive care treatment at six hospitals in rural Maryland. A shortage of experienced ICU physicians and nurses in rural settings is being addressed by "Maryland eCare," ...
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We are funding several mobile medical clinics that provide health care to underserved and at-risk populations in Maryland and the National Capital Area. Typical of the many mobile units supported by a $500,000 CareFirst grant ...
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The Perinatal Outreach Program is charged with reducing infant mortality among Hispanic women in Northern Virginia. Supported by a $331,140 grant from CareFirst, the program relies on church volunteers to counsel, to educate ...
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The shortage of well trained nurses hurts. Patients feel better and recover faster with a skilled, compassionate nurse at their side. But there's not always enough well trained nurses to meet the needs in our CareFirst service area ...
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Mobile text messages may seem like an unlikely tool in reducing infant mortality, but that’s exactly what the Text4baby program has been doing. Through the support of a $300,000 grant from CareFirst, at least 5,000 women ...
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Giving back to the communities we serve, CareFirst sponsors several sports related programs in partnership with professional sports teams, such as Healthy Walks and Community Touchdowns ...
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