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Mission: To improve birth outcomes in the Antelope Valley
Vision: To create a community environment that promotes the health of all families in the Antelope Valley
Collaborative Values
- Accountability
- Commitment
- Community Centered
- Cultural Competency
- Receptiveness
- Respect
- Strength
The Antelope Valley Healthy Babies Initiative together with the AVBBC will focus on three basic program goals to address the perinatal gaps and needs in this area:
- Goal #1: Decrease the incidence of African-American infant mortality in the Antelope Valley
- Goal #2: Increase the knowledge, and positively impact attitudes, beliefs and practices among at-risk women living in Antelope Valley regarding women and infant health
- Goal #3: Reduce health disparities and increase access to healthcare while improving the quality of perinatal care services for families in the Antelope Valley
Project Director: Grace Lubwama
Antelope Valley BBC Partners:
- Antelope Valley Partners for Health
- Antelope Valley Hospital
- Black Infant Health
- DPSS
- El Nido Family Center
- Healthy Homes
- Kaiser Permanente
- WIC
- L.A. County Department of Health
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