Infant Mortality and Health: A Solvable Problem

Megan Brown, Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota

Thursday, July 26, 2007

12:00 - 1:00 P.M.

Faegre & Benson LLP

The Century Room

2200 Wells Fargo Center ■ 90 South Seventh Street ■ Minneapolis, MN 55402

Infant mortality, the death of children before 1 year of age, is a global problem.  This lecture will examine the causes of infant mortality, historical trends in infant mortality rates, and variations on those rates between the United States and other developed countries, and developing nations. The presentation will also include a discussion of the ways in which infant mortality has been addressed in countries around the world.

Biographical Information

Megan Brown is a Research Associate with Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota.  She prepares numerous research publications for the organization, including the KIDSCOUNT Data Book on the well-being of Minnesota children and Family Support Snapshots on public programs.  Prior to working with CDF-MN, she worked for Growth & Justice in St. Paul and taught in New Orleans, LA as a member of the Teach for America Program.  Megan has a Master of Public Policy from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and received her undergraduate degree in History from Washington University in St. Louis.

Please RSVP to Julia Kashaeva at Minnesota Advocates by noon on Tuesday, July 24.
(612) 341-3302 ext. 127 or jkashaeva@mnadvocates.org.
Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP. Application will be made for one CLE credit.

The bi-monthly Children's Human Rights Speaker Series will be held throughout 2007.

Lectures are free and open to the public (registration required).  For more information, please contact Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights at (612) 341-3302 or see our website at www.mnadvocates.org. You may find directions to Faegre & Benson LLP at: www.faegre.com.