State kids doing poorly

In 2002 in West Virginia, 9.1 infants died out of every 1,000 births -- up from 7.6 two years earlier. The state's infant mortality rate is about the same as it was in 1990, while the national infant mortality rate has improved almost every year. Angie Whitley agrees with [Rick Wilson]. She run...

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Published inKnight Ridder Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Finn, Scott
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 27.07.2005
Subjects
Families & family life
Infant mortality
School dropouts
Welfare
Whitley, Angie
Wilson, Rick
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Summary:In 2002 in West Virginia, 9.1 infants died out of every 1,000 births -- up from 7.6 two years earlier. The state's infant mortality rate is about the same as it was in 1990, while the national infant mortality rate has improved almost every year. Angie Whitley agrees with [Rick Wilson]. She runs a program in Wayne and Cabell counties called Team for West Virginia's Children. Whitley sees ex-welfare recipients with mental illnesses and substance abuse problems that make it hard for them to find work. "They're surviving one day, one meal at a time," she said.