Judge Hidalgo and Commissioner Rodney Ellis will hold a news conference Tuesday to introduce a new program that aims to combat maternal and infant mortality in Harris County.
The news conference is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. KPRC 2 will carry a livestream of the event.
According to a news release, the program, initiated in Commissioner Ellis’ Precinct 1, will focus on African-American women who are twice as likely to die in childbirth than the national average.
The commissioners’ court will vote on the over $7 million investment of Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) funds requested to fund this program.
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The news conference is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. KPRC 2 will carry a livestream of the event.
According to a news release, the program, initiated in Commissioner Ellis’ Precinct 1, will focus on African-American women who are twice as likely to die in childbirth than the national average.
The commissioners’ court will vote on the over $7 million investment of Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) funds requested to fund this program.
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