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Improving Maternal Mortality Review Quality and Prevention in Alaska and Contributing to the National Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA) FY 2020-2025

Award Number: NU58DP006680
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2024

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Improving Maternal Mortality Review Quality and Prevention in Alaska and Contributing to the National Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA) FY 2020-2025 - Over a recent 10 year period (2008–2017), the MCDR program identified 91 pregnancy-associated deaths to Alaska residents (80.8 per 100,000 live births), ranging from 5–12 deaths per year. The Committee classified 16 deaths during this time period as pregnancy-related, corresponding to a mortality rate of 14.2 per 100,000 live births. The MCDR Committee found that 85% of the pregnancy-associated deaths during 2012-2017 were potentially preventable. Given these figures, increased efforts to ensure timely and complete data collection and reporting are necessary in order to evaluate and assess current and emerging prevention and intervention efforts. Since the early 1990s, Alaska has conducted statewide maternal mortality reviews through the Alaska Maternal Child Death Review (MCDR) program, located in the Alaska Division of Public Health, Section of Women’s, Children’s, and Family Health. The MCDR program currently identifies and reviews all maternal, infant, and child deaths in Alaska with a purpose of developing and disseminating statewide public health recommendations that would directly impact the reduction of mortality in these populations. The purpose of this application is to improve and enhance the surveillance system processes for identifying and characterizing maternal deaths for prevention. These improvements include: 1) Improved ascertainment of all pregnancy-associated deaths. 2) Standardized clinical and non-clinical data abstracted into the MMRIA data system 3) Improved data quality and timeliness using quality assurance processes. 4) Increased analysis and dissemination of data to inform practice and policy changes and maternal mortality prevented. By the end of the project period, the state of Alaska will have improved its practices related to collection of comprehensive and timely information about deaths of women during pregnancy and the year after the end of pregnancy, including documented opportunities for prevention. Furthermore, in conjunction with the Alaska Hospital and Nursing Home Association, the Alaska Perinatal Quality Collaborative, and other important partners, MCDR will support data-driven best practices and policies to reduce or prevent maternal morbidity and mortality. By improving, enhancing, and expanding mortality review practices and adopting data-informed strategies at the state and in birthing facilities, the incidence of maternal deaths in Alaska will be reduced in the long term. Participation in the MMRIA system will not only improve Alaska’s ability to develop comprehensive prevention efforts, but also contribute a diverse set of data from a state with a large Asian Pacific Islander and Alaska Native population.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = -$65,402 )
2025	2023	STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	350 MAIN ST # 214	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$65,402
2025	2022	STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	350 MAIN ST # 214	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2021	STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	350 MAIN ST # 214	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2020	STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	350 MAIN ST # 214	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2019	STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	350 MAIN ST # 214	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = -$65,402

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $295,000 )
2023	2023	STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	350 MAIN ST	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	5	7/20/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$295,000
														Subtotal = $295,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $150,000 )
2022	2022	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 Main St RM 427	Juneau	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	4	6/30/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$150,000
														Subtotal = $150,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $150,000 )
2021	2021	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 MAIN ST RM 427	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	3	6/30/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$150,000
2021	2020	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 MAIN ST RM 427	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	2	9/17/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 MAIN ST RM 427	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	02	2	3/28/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $150,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $150,000 )
2020	2020	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 MAIN ST RM 427	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	2	7/24/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2020	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 MAIN ST RM 427	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	2	6/30/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$150,000
2020	2019	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 MAIN ST RM 427	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	02	1	10/17/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2019	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 Main St Rm 427	Juneau	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	1	11/15/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2019	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 Main St RM 427	Juneau	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	04	1	3/23/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $150,000

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $150,000 )
2019	2019	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 MAIN ST RM 427	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	1	9/12/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2019	2019	HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF	350 MAIN ST RM 427	JUNEAU	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	1	7/30/2019	NEW	$150,000
														Subtotal = $150,000

Grand Total All Awards = $829,598

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Improving Maternal Mortality Review Quality and Prevention in Alaska and Contributing to the National Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA) FY 2020-2025

Award Number: NU58DP006680

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2024

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