1. Ohio Panel Presentation
Region V Infant Mortality Summit
Chicago, IL
March 21, 2013
Arthur James, M.D., FACOG
Co-Chair, Ohio Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality
Senior Policy Advisor, Ohio Department of Health
Associate Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
The Ohio State University

2. Background – Ohio
HP 2020

3. Key Activities - Ohio
2009 Task Force led to Ohio Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality (OCPIM)
Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative (OPQC)
Enhanced Prenatal Care
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Infant Feeding and Safe Sleep Policies

4. Successes – Ohio Dedicated funding for Leadership Decrease in PTB Rate
Ohio Infant Mortality Summit
Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative(OPQC)
Funding Proposals
Progesterone, Safe Sleep, Prenatal Smoking, Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Office of Health Transformation

5. Challenges – Ohio Lack of awareness
Moving upstream to address social determinants and life course approach
Navigating political environment, re:
Presumptive Eligibility
Perinatal Regionalization
Family Planning
Racial Disparity in birth outcomes

6. Wish List – Ohio Learn from Strategy Teams WHAT WORKS!
Engage non-traditional partners
Eliminate disparities
Address social determinants and life course
Navigate our political climate
Secure and sustain funding

7. Ohio Team
Theodore E. Wymyslo, M.D. Director, Ohio Department of Health
Arthur James, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Co-Chair, Ohio Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality
Lisa Amlung Holloway, MBA
Co-Chair, Ohio Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality
March of Dimes Ohio Chapter State Director of Program Services and Advocacy and Government Affairs
Karen Hughes, MPH Chief, Division of Family and Community Health Services
Ohio Department of Health
Kendallyn Markman
Medicaid Health Systems Administrator
Office of Medical Assistance(Ohio Medicaid)
Elizabeth Conrey, PhD, RD
CDC MCH Assignee to the Ohio Department of Health
Grace Kolliesuah, MSW, LSW Director, Caring for 2 (Federal Healthy Start Project) Columbus Public Health