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Maternal Mortality Review Committee 2023 Grant Application - preventing maternal mortality: supporting maternal mortality review committees.

Award Number: NU58DP007566
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: 09/30/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2024

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Maternal Mortality Review Committee 2023 Grant Application - preventing maternal mortality: supporting maternal mortality review committees. - Project Abstract Summary for the Hawaii Maternal Mortality Review Objectives: 1. To improve data quality and characterize pregnancy-related deaths 2. To Address health inequities by supporting the capacity to develop and implement data-informed strategies to prevent pregnancy-related deaths 3. To reduce disparities among disproportionately impacted populations General description: Maternal mortality rates in the United States are higher than many other developed countries, and social factors may contribute to this difference. In Hawaii, approximately 10 to 12 women across the state die each year as a result of pregnancy or pregnancy-related complications. More than half of those deaths were deemed preventable. However, maternal morbidity and mortality do not affect all mothers equally. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women experience maternal deaths at a higher rate, even though they make up a smaller proportion of women in the state, showing the persistent ethnic disparities. Moreover, combined data from the MMRIA system (Maternal Mortality Review Information Application-CDC) show that mental health disorders and substance use played an important role in maternal mortality in Hawaii. The increased focus on maternal mortality during the pandemic has exacerbated the need for continuous collaboration between Hawaiʻi public health agencies and medical healthcare organizations as these groups have mostly worked independently, which impedes standardized data collection and information-sharing between committees. The rising rates of maternal deaths despite medical advances highlight the need for accurate data collection, standard definitions across review committees, and the inclusion of information regarding access to care in addition to race and ethnicity to implement strategies that effectively reduce maternal mortality. Standardized data collection is the first step toward fully understanding the causes of maternal mortality and eliminating the preventable pregnancy-related deaths. Efforts to review maternal deaths are not a novel practice. The Hawaii Maternal Mortality Review Committee (HMMRC) was established in 2016 and held its first review of maternal deaths in 2017. The purpose of this application is to support the Department of Health and the Hawaiʻi Maternal Mortality Review Committee to identify and characterize pregnancy-related deaths for prevention of similar deaths. With the support of this grant, the Department of Health / Maternal and Child Health Branch, will be able to conduct vital records quality assurance; abstract clinical/non-clinical data into a data system (Maternal Mortality Review Information Application - MMRIA); identify pregnancy-associated deaths; conduct informant interviews to inform individual case review; conduct multidisciplinary reviews by diverse committees; and enter committee decisions into MMRIA.


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 = -$19,765 )
2025	2023	HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	1250 PUNCHBOWL ST	HONOLULU	HI	96813	HONOLULU	USA	Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs	05	1	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$19,765
														Subtotal = -$19,765

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2023	HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	1250 PUNCHBOWL ST	HONOLULU	HI	96813	HONOLULU	USA	Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs	02	1	2/27/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	1250 PUNCHBOWL ST	HONOLULU	HI	96813	HONOLULU	USA	Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs	03	1	3/20/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	1250 PUNCHBOWL ST	HONOLULU	HI	96813	HONOLULU	USA	Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs	04	1	7/11/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	1250 PUNCHBOWL ST	HONOLULU	HI	96813	HONOLULU	USA	Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs	01	1	12/13/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $295,000 )
2023	2023	HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	1250 PUNCHBOWL ST	HONOLULU	HI	96813	HONOLULU	USA	Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs	00	1	8/14/2023	NEW	$295,000
														Subtotal = $295,000

Grand Total All Awards = $275,235

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Maternal Mortality Review Committee 2023 Grant Application - preventing maternal mortality: supporting maternal mortality review committees.

Award Number: NU58DP007566

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: 09/30/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2024

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