State Contact

Amy McAfee
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe Street, Suite 1350
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-206-5955
Fax: 334-206-2983
Email: Amy.McAfee@adph.state.al.us

Program Description

Administration

The state program is administered at the Alabama Department of Health, which supports the following local teams:

Program Contact

Yvonne Baynard
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Coordinator
Mobile County Health Department
251 North Bayou Street
Mobile, AL 36603
Email: YBaynard@mchd.org

Second contact: Stephanie Woods-Crawford
Email: SWCrawford@mchd.org

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a county

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
48 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
22 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact

Tana-Kae Lewis
Perinatal Coordinator-Region 1
AL Dept. of Public Health-Perinatal Program Huntsville Hospital-Women & Children
101 Sivley Road
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 256-265-7980
Fax: 256-265-7320
Email: Tana-Kae.Lewis@adph.state.al.us

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Program Contact

Janise Norman
Region II Perinatal Abstractor
AL Dept. of Public Health-State Perinatal Program
809 University Blvd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone: 205-759-6166
Fax: 205-750-5547
Email: Trendle.samuel@adph.state.al.us

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Regional or multiple county reviews

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
25 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
30 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact

Cathy Nichols
Region III Perinatal Coordinator
ADPH
1500 6th Ave S, OSC 274
Birmingham, AL 35294
Phone: 205-934-6254
Email: Cathy.Nichols@adph.state.al.us

Program Contact

Csierra Payne, MSN, RN
University of South Alabama Children’s and Women’s Hospital
1700 Center St. CWeb-1
Mobile, AL 36604
Phone: 251-410-4837
Email: csierra.payne@adph.state.al.us

Program Contact

Leigh Burnett
Region V Perinatal Coordinator
ADPH
2029 Normandie Drive
Montgomery, AL 36116
Phone: 334-747-5441
Email: Leigh.Burnett@adph.state.al.us

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a certain zip code

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
60 #Infant Deaths