News in brief HHS provides $350 million in funding for maternal and child health The funding will support expanding home visiting services, increasing access to doulas and other efforts to improve maternal and child health. Oct. 20, 2021Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced nearly $350 million in awards to every state across the nation to support safe pregnancies and healthy babies. The funding will support: Expanding home visiting services to families; Increasing access to doulas; Addressing health disparities in infant deaths; and Improving data reporting on maternal mortality. America’s maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world, and they are especially high among Black women and Native American women, regardless of their income or education levels, HHS noted in its announcement. The funding is part of an effort to address the maternal health crisis, close maternal and infant health disparities, and address the systemic racism and other factors that have allowed these inequities to exist. “We know that many mothers and their children don’t receive the care they need to stay healthy throughout their lives,” said Acting HRSA Administrator Diana Espinosa, in the statement. “These programs allow us to better tackle the root causes of these challenges and improve access to care for pregnant women, parents, and infants.” Learn more about the funding here. More in Newsbriefs “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. DO Day Scholarship available for DO residents, fellows and new physicians: Applications due Jan. 31 DO residents, fellows and new physicians in practice can receive a scholarship to cover registration and travel. Previous articleChiropractor scope of practice expansion bill in Congress Next articleOMED21 kicks off with keynote talks on physician mental health and neuroscience
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