The Lucas County Initiative to Improve Birth Outcomes is a community partnership with the common goal to improve birth outcomes by increasing prenatal care for at risk women. The Initiative ultimately aims to reduce the incidence of low birth weight babies in targeted high-risk areas in Toledo, Ohio. Through the pilot program, those at risk will be identified connected to care, and the outcomes will be measured.
Five agencies are currently participating in enrolling high risk pregnant women in this pilot program. The participating agencies are as follows: Mercy Health Partners, Neighborhood Health Association, Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, The Toledo Hospital and Adelante – Latino Resource Center.
For more information, contact Jan Ruma or Maggie Welty at 419-842-0800.
Funders
- The Toledo Community Foundation
- The Stranahan Foundation
- The Cleveland Community Foundation’s Medical Mutual Fund
- March of Dimes
- US Department of Health & Human Services/ Health Resources & Services Administration Region V (Provides Technical Support)
Partners
- Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio
- Lucas County Department of Jobs and Family Services
- Lucas County Family Council
- March of Dimes
- Mercy Health Partners
- Mercy College of Northwest Ohio
- St Vincent Mercy Children’s Hospital
- St Vincent Mercy Medical Center
- St Vincent Mercy Medical Center- Hope for Families
- Neighborhood Health Association
- Ohio Department of Health
- Polly Fox Academy
- Planned Parenthood of Northwest Ohio
- ProMedica Health System
- Regional Perinatal Center
- The Toledo Hospital
- Toledo Children’s Hospital
- Richland County Community Health Access Program
- Toledo Community Foundation
- Toledo-Lucas County Health Department
- University of Toledo College of Medicine
- Department of Pediatrics
- Regional Genetics Center
- Adelante – The Latino Resource Center
- The Stranahan Foundation
