Department of Pediatrics

Black Coloradans suffer higher maternal and infant mortality rates. Three groups are working to change that.

Written by The Colorado Sun | December 27, 2023

To address the longstanding issue of inequitable infant and maternal care for families of color, Children's Colorado is providing simulation training about bias in the medical system for all providers, called the Black Health Initiative. Jeannie Dixon, health equity program manager at the Child Health Advocacy Institute, and Marcela Mendenhall, MD, emergency medicine physician, share more.