FIMR Program
In 2001, the Louisiana Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) program was formed to address Louisiana’s high infant mortality rate.
Nurse Family Partnership
The Nurse Family Partnership program is a voluntary, home visiting program for first time, low-income pregnant women and their babies.
SIDS/Safe Sleep
The SIDS Risk reduction and Safe Sleep Campaign is a project that uses multimedia tactics to increase awareness and change behaviors associated with SIDS and unsafe infant sleep practices.
Child Death Review Program
Louisiana’s Child Safety Initiative functions to address child injury prevention by seeking to reduce the leading causes of unintentional injuries and deaths in Louisiana among children from birth through 14 years of age.
Parenting Newsletter
Sign up for a free subscription to Happy & Healthy Kids parenting newsletter. The newsletter has information on home safety, finding daycare, social and emotional development of children, and much more. The newsletters start at birth and come until your child is five years old.
The GIFT (Breastfeeding)
The GIFT (Guided Infant Feeding Techniques) is a certification program for hospitals in Louisiana that is based on the best practice model to increase breastfeeding initiation, duration and support.
Partners for Healthy Babies
Partners for Healthy Babies is a project of the state’s Maternal and Child Health and WIC program. It was initiated in 1993 to address Louisiana’s high infant mortality rate and the large number of low birthweight babies born each year.
WIC / Nutrition
WIC is a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children (under 5 years old). WIC provides nutritious foods, nutrition information and referrals to other health and social services.
Sexual Violence Prevention
The Rape Education and Prevention Program grant is now housed in the state’s MCH Program. Since 1995, federal funding for the grant has allowed Louisiana to build and support prevention and intervention services throughout the state via a network of Sexual Assault Centers, working towards ending sexual violence through education, program support and social change.
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