Delaware health leaders look to community to help address maternal and infant mortality
Delaware has made progress in improving maternal and infant health over the past two decades.
But recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the state is far from finished on working to keep mothers and babies healthy. Delaware’s infant mortality rate actually rose in 2022 – the latest year with available data – and babies born to Black mothers continue to face greater health risks compared to their white counterparts.
This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon caught up with ChristianaCare Pediatrician Dr. Priscilla Mpasi – Chair of the Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium – to discuss what more can be done to address maternal and child health in the First State.
Arts Playlist: Pioneering WWII aviator takes center stage in OperaDelaware’s world premiere of ‘Fearless’
OperaDelaware premieres a brand new musical drama at The Grand in Wilmington this month created by acclaimed American composer-librettist Derrick Wang.
“Fearless” tells the true story of Hazel Ying Lee – a trailblazing World War II aviator and member of the famed ‘Women Airforce Service Pilots’ – and the largely overlooked sacrifices women like Lee made.
In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Martin Matheny sits down with Wang and OperaDelaware’s Vice President of Engagement Kerriann Otaño for a preview of the world premiere of “Fearless.”
People and Planet: How the bond between plants and insects keeps Delaware’s ecosystems in balance
This week, The Green brings you the second episode of the new Delaware Humanities’ podcast People and Planet. The podcast explores how Delawareans connect to the environments and cultures around them, and the cultural practices and creative works that bring us closer to the planet we call home.
In this episode, entomologist, author, and professor at the University of Delaware’s Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, Doug Tallamy, examines the pressures facing the delicate relationship between the native plants and insects that help build healthy ecosystems.