The health of a baby is determined long before a woman becomes pregnant.
To reduce infant mortality and low birth weight babies, SUNNY FUTURES Healthy Start is educating and training women, teens, fathers, parents and grandparents. 
Pregnant and parenting women in the Sunnyside, Third and Fifth Ward communities receive free health education, home visits, medical application assistance and referrals to local resources.
In the United States, the infant mortality rate for African American women is approximately 2.4 times that of Caucasian women. Harris County also experiences a racial disparity in infant mortality rates.
|
Location |
Infant Mortality Rate 2005 (per 1,000 live births) |
| SUNNY FUTURES Healthy Start Service Area |
10.1 deaths |
| City of Houston |
6.9 deaths |
|
Harris County |
6.5 deaths |
|
State of Texas |
6.6 deaths |
|
United States |
6.9 deaths |
| Healthy People 2010 Objective |
4.5 deaths |
Program Goals:
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To prevent pre-term birth
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To prevent fetal and infant death
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To reduce the incidence of low birth-weight babies
Contact Us: 
Neighborhood Centers Inc.
SUNNY FUTURES Healthy Start
5280 Griggs Rd.
Houston, TX 77021
Located on Houston Metro 5 Bus Route
* "Infant mortality is described as the death of a child under 1 year of age." CDC, National Center for Health Statistics