Be Healthy and Thrive in Forsyth County

InfantOn October 27-28, 2009, state and national experts came to Forsyth Medical Conference Center in Winston-Salem for a two-day conference Promoting Health Birth Outcomes: Translating Research into Best Practices to Promote Preconception Health and Prevent Preterm Birth. Speakers and panelists presented best practices, promising new interventions, community engagement models, and policy initiatives to improve equity in healthy birth outcomes through enhancing the health of women across their life course.

Click here to view the program agenda. Speaker presentations and conference video will be added as they become available. Many thanks to all of our community partners for making this event such a huge success.

Contact Information

The Forsyth County Infant Mortality Reduction Coalition is a community partnership housed within the Forsyth County Department of Public Health.

(336) 703-3110

Did You Know . . .

Local women who smoke when they’re pregnant are twice as likely to have a baby die.