State senators conduct hearing on background check process
Legislators heard from providers, state agencies, FFN policy advisor Mitchell Clark and others on delays in the federally required checks for child care workers and potential steps to create more efficiency.
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Maternal care deserts result in adverse outcomes for Nebraska mothers and babies
The Nebraska Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on LR154, introduced by State Senator Jen Day (District 49) to examine maternal care deserts in Nebraska and to highlight this critical issue in our state. State senators heard how...
State Senator Eliot Bostar receives Nebraska Early Childhood Policy Champion award
State Senator Eliot Bostar (District 29) is the inaugural recipient of the Nebraska Early Childhood Policy Champion Award at a presentation ceremony at the State Capitol. The award was founded this year by First Five Nebraska and will be presented annually to...
Policy Leadership Academy Class 5 is underway
The fifth class of the Nebraska Early Childhood Policy Leadership Academy is underway! Twenty-six citizen advocates met up for the first time in Ogallala for an orientation dinner and the first of five workshops. Representing Nebraska from the western border all the...
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Nebraska doctors are waiting years for state data on maternal and child mortality rates, which severely impacts their ability to make good decisions for patients. Current data is important "to inform our decisions making, to inform how we implement quality improvement trials and how we understand as physicians and scientists, how we can help kids grow and develop better,” said Dr. Ann Anderson-Berry. She said data on maternal mortality broken down by race, ethnicity and location would be very helpful.
Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln President Dr. Bob Rauner said, "My biggest concern goes all the way to infant mortality. #Nebraska's infant mortality numbers are mediocre at best for the country. And much worse than most of the developed world. There's other states that do much better than us."
Both Dr. Anderson Berry and Dr. Rauner testified on #LR154, State Senator Day's interim study on maternal care across the state #NEleg #MaternalHealth
'It's absolutely unacceptable': Nebraska doctors ask for quicker access to maternal, infant data
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Nebraska doctors say they're waiting years for state data on maternal & child mortality rates. They're telling KETV Investigates they want to help improve care, but they need more recent data to make ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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