Partners in Progress
We’ve made great strides in our efforts to provide health equity for every family, thanks to the efforts of our strong community partners.
Cradle Cincinnati was founded in 2012 as a collaborative effort between parents, healthcare professionals and community members to reduce infant mortality. In the last five years, we saw a 24 percent decrease in Black infant deaths in Hamilton County. Though we’ve made great progress, we’re still behind the national average and have more work to do.
Every Child Succeeds helps new parents create a stimulating and healthy environment by providing families with personalized in-home support. Since 1999, this research-driven program has served more than 26,000 families and completed almost 670,000 home visits.
Cincinnati Public Schools has partnered with us for the last five years to improve literacy success and narrow the Black-White achievement gap. The number of students scoring proficient or above in reading has increased 20 percent.
The Freestore Foodbank works with us to ensure that local families facing food insecurity have the help they need to keep nourished. In 2019, we worked with local partners to place a new food pantry inside our pediatric primary care clinic in Avondale. The number of families without enough food has heightened during COVID-19, and support is needed now more than ever.
The Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Project (eMERGE) is a national learning network focused on collecting genetic data from 2,500 Black American mothers and infants. We’re one of 10 medical centers nationwide helping to build this database, which will improve health risk assessments and provide highly targeted treatments for diverse populations.
