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Environmental Justice Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Learn about the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice. Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

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Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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ECHO aims to enhance the health of children and adolescents through research that may help inform healthcare practices, programs, and policies.

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Environmental Health Disparities and Environmental Justice – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
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NIEHS promotes translation of research results into a collective body of knowledge that informs and supports public health action. It supports research programs, community-engaged activities and training and education programs to address the disparate health impacts of environmental hazards on disadvantaged communities and ensure environmental health equity.

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Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Mom and Baby Action Network
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The EHD Centers support research efforts, mentoring, capacity building, research translation and information dissemination, and are designed to address program-specific research priorities.

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March of Dimes, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation and the Humana Foundation Partner to Improve Maternal and Infant Health in Shreveport and New Orleans
Local Collective Impact Initiatives
Mom and Baby Action Network
New Orleans, LA
Shreveport, LA
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This March of Dimes press release describes support for our Local Collective Impact Initiatives in Shreveport and New Orleans.

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March of Dimes Working Group Releases Consensus Statement on Black-White Disparity in Preterm Birth
Mom and Baby Action Network
Dismantling Racism
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March of Dimes' Mom and Baby Action Network convened a workgroup with biomedical, clinical, and epidemiologic expertise to review knowledge of the causes of the persistent Black-White disparity in preterm birth. The results are found in this journal article published in Frontiers in Reproductive Health in 2021.

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Webinar: Environment and Maternal and Infant Health
Mom and Baby Action Network
Environmental Justice
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What does environmental health have to do with maternal and infant health? This webinar from the Mom and Baby Action Network explores the intersection of environmental threats (i.e. toxins in your home or neighborhood, water quality, climate change and heat) and their impact on maternal and infant health.

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This Is Why The Premature Birth Rate is on The Rise – 11alive.com
Local Collective Impact Initiatives
Atlanta, GA
Access to Care
Dismantling Racism
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Hundreds of thousands of babies are born prematurely in the U.S. each year. This story highlights some of the stories of the women and babies impacted and brings forward expert voices on why the premature birth rate is going up.

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How We’re Working Toward Becoming an Antiracist Community – RWJF.org
Local Collective Impact Initiatives
Broward County, FL
Dismantling Racism
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An article describing the steps Broward County is taking to address systemic racism.

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