Understanding and Addressing the Drivers of Infant Mortality in Maine

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Overview of infant mortality data for Maine between 2000 and 2017. Includes county-level data as well as rural and urban comparisons. Discusses causes of mortality, risk factors, challenges for rural residents in the Maine healthcare system, social determinants of health, and more. Makes recommendations for decreasing infant mortality with specific recommendations for rural.

Katherine Flaherty

01/2020

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Access · Care coordination · Children and youth · County-by-county data · Health disparities · Health workforce · Healthcare quality · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Maine