FIMR is:

• A strategy to close the gap in health disparities at the community level

• A timely and valuable source of information about changing health care systems and how they affect real families trying to access them

• A form of continuous quality improvement that allows communities to assess the performance of systems and the impact of changes in those systems

• A voice for local families who have lost their baby

• A tool that helps local health officials implement policies to safeguard families

• A program endorsed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation and the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau

 

Seminole County is part of region 6 along with Flagler and Volusia Counties. The Healthy Start Coalition of Seminole County is tasked to coordinate the FIMR Community Action Group for Seminole County.