/tags/infant-mortality Infant Mortality en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 23:18:42 GMT /health/2019-12-12/study-urban-and-rural-children-dont-have-equal-chance-of-living-into-adulthood Nationwide, more and more people are surviving childhood. But researchers found those improvements might not be as big in rural areas. A report last year… Thu, 12 Dec 2019 23:18:42 GMT /health/2019-12-12/study-urban-and-rural-children-dont-have-equal-chance-of-living-into-adulthood Rae Ellen Bichell /health/2018-12-13/rate-of-colorado-newborns-with-syphilis-on-the-rise Newly released data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows a sustained increase in the number of syphilis cases in newborn… Thu, 13 Dec 2018 21:49:10 GMT /health/2018-12-13/rate-of-colorado-newborns-with-syphilis-on-the-rise Desmond O'Boyle /npr-news/2013-02-07/despite-rocky-economy-money-for-global-health-remains-solid Money to fight HIV and tuberculosis worldwide went through a huge growth in the early 2000s. But donations have plateaued in the past few years, economists say, as governments tighten their budgets. The U.S. is still the biggest contributor to global health, giving about $10 billion in 2010. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-07/despite-rocky-economy-money-for-global-health-remains-solid Michaeleen Doucleff /health/2012-03-23/why-is-the-african-american-infant-mortality-rate-so-high Rita Beam was a young nurse working in the mother-baby unit at Denver's Rose Medical Center three decades ago when she noticed a disturbing disparity,… Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:33:26 GMT /health/2012-03-23/why-is-the-african-american-infant-mortality-rate-so-high Carol McKinley /npr-news/2011-12-04/milwaukees-misery-index-infant-mortality As the city lost industrial jobs, its infant mortality rate skyrocketed. In one particular ZIP code, one baby dies for every 59 that make it. That's a rate that's worse than in parts of rural China. Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2011-12-04/milwaukees-misery-index-infant-mortality NPR Staff /npr-news/2011-07-08/why-black-women-infants-lag-in-birth-outcomes Across the country, black women fare worse than white women in almost every aspect of reproductive health. And black infants are more than twice as likely as white infants to die before their first birthdays. States like Delaware are spending millions to improve those odds. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:06:00 GMT /npr-news/2011-07-08/why-black-women-infants-lag-in-birth-outcomes Michele Norris