On June 1, Sierra Health Foundation will be honoring Steering Committee on Reduction of African American Child Deaths member Gladys Deloney, Deputy Director of Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance, with Innovations for Children Award. Ms. Deloney will be honored for her work to ensure that Sacramento families are connected to the services they need within their communities as part of the county’s effort to reduce African American child mortality. The award will be presented to acknowledge her substantial contributions to advancing RAACD’s goals and the fact that her efforts will benefit families beyond those targeted by the initiative.
Over the past 10 years, the foundation has recognized individuals who have pioneered significant changes in policy and services to improve health and safety outcomes for children and families. The celebration, hosted at the Firehouse Restaurant in Old Sacramento, will include remarks by Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance Director Ann Edwards as well as Sierra Health Foundation Board of Directors Vice Chair Debra McKenzie.
WHY: Tragically, for twenty years, the Sacramento County Child Death Review Team has consistently found that African American children died at a rate two times higher than children of other races. The Black Child Legacy Campaign is the community-driven movement raising visibility and strengthening collective impact efforts of the Steering Committee on RAACD to reduce the number of black child mortalities due to homicide, child abuse and neglect, infant sleep-related conditions, and perinatal conditions.
Learn more about the BCLC at www.blackchildlegacy.org and the Steering Committee on RAACD at www.shfcenter.org/raacd.
WHO:
- Gladys Deloney, Deputy Director, Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance
- Ann Edwards, Director, Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance
- Debra McKenzie, Board of Directors Vice Chair, Sierra Health Foundation
- Diane Littlefield, Vice President of Programs and Partnerships, Sierra Health Foundation
WHEN: June 1, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Awards presentation at 7:45 p.m.
WHERE: Firehouse Restaurant, 1112 2nd Street, Sacramento
For more info contact: Kari Ida, Director of Public Affairs and Communication at Sierra Health Center | The Center
916-591-1615; kida@sierrahealth.org
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