Unique elements. If the Project has any unique elements which make it different to the standard criteria and support, these are described below.
Unique elements. “None of the studies made by the Bureau attempt to approach infant mortality as a medical question; they merely set down the co-existence of certain conditions of life with varying infant mortality rates. They are concerned with economic, social, civic and family conditions surrounding young babies.” Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Paper read at APHA December 9, 1918 FIMR 1988 FIMR 2011 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Evaluation of FIMR “[The FIMR program] …also creates a setting and a set of concrete activities wherein everyone has a contribution to make and everyone learns from the process. The case study findings indicate that because the FIMR process extends beyond problem identification to promote problem solutions, observable changes in practice and programs occur; ‘things get fixed’ and participants are inspired to take further action.” Source: Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx University. The evaluation of FIMR programs nationwide: early findings. [Online, 2002]. xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/wchpc/pub/Brochure.pdf :/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Evaluation The final FIMR evaluation report was published as a MCH Journal supplement (12/04) and titled “Fetal and Infant Mortality Review: Historical Foundations, Evaluation Findings and Future Directions.” Both the preliminary and the final reports can be viewed on the Xxxxx Xxxxxxx University website at xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxxx (CLCOA-FIMR) was developed by the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) in collaboration with NFIMR. While there are many tools and instruments to assess organizational cultural competence, none has been specifically developed to address the unique issues of local programs such as Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) teams.
