[Posting will probably be light this week … My apologies in advance.]
Along with Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen, both Memphis mayor A C Wharton and newly elected Shelby County mayor Mark Luttrell will be at a summit on infant mortality today at 1 p.m. at the FedEx Institute of Technology.
I don’t know if it still holds true, but two years ago, Memphis had a higher infant mortality rate than any other major U.S. city: one death roughly every two days.
The infant mortality “Stay the Course” summit will highlight the continued work in combating infant mortality in Tennessee.
Here’s a link to a piece I wrote two years ago about a ministry at Hope Presbyterian called Oasis of Hope. Under the program, young mothers get prenatal care and help after their babies are born.
