1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgkhnalessandrabhttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/khnalessandrab/Grassroots Groups Lead Way on Closing Colorado’s Infant Mortality Gap - KFF Health Newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eSupq90VS9"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/colorado-infant-mortality-gap/">Grassroots Groups Lead Way on Closing Colorado’s Infant Mortality Gap</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/colorado-infant-mortality-gap/embed/#?secret=eSupq90VS9" width="600" height="338" title="“Grassroots Groups Lead Way on Closing Colorado’s Infant Mortality Gap” — KFF Health News" data-secret="eSupq90VS9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/MamaBird1-resized.jpg38402560Colorado is among about 15 states that have met federal goals to reduce infant mortality, an important indicator of overall population health. Breaking down the data by race and ethnicity, though, makes clear that major gaps remain.