Program Contact

Vernesia Wilson, PhD, MPH
Director, Maternal and Infant Health Bureau
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: 601-576-7429
Email: Vernesia.Wilson@msdh.ms.gov

Program Description

State administration
The state program is administered at the Mississippi Department of Health, which supports the following FIMR programs:

Program Contact

Cheryl Coleman Doyle, RN, MSHSA
FIMR Coordinator
Mississippi State Department of Health
1141 Bayview Avenue
Biloxi, MS 39530
Phone: 228-364-2457
Fax: 228-222-5554
Email: cherylcolemandoyle@gmail.com

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?
34 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
16 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact

Arletha Howard
Project Director-Tougaloo College/Delta HealthPartners Healthy Start Initiative
Agency: Delta Regional FIMR
Tougaloo Delta Health
320 East Main/ P.O. Box 349
Marks, MS 38646
Phone: 662-326-3673
Email: ahoward@tougaloo.edu

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 certain zip codes

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