{"id":31827,"date":"2020-10-20T18:42:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T18:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/black-child-legacy-campaign\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:38:25","slug":"campana-del-legado-del-nino-negro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/black-child-legacy-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1 salvando vidas y promoviendo la equidad la Campa\u00f1a del Legado del Ni\u00f1o Negro en Sacramento?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Sacramento\u2019s Meadowview neighborhood, almost 40% of Black children live in poverty, a quarter of Black adults are unemployed, and Black youth are seven times more likely to be arrested than all other ethnicities. But Meadowview is so much more than a snapshot of statistics. It is a vibrant community of residents committed to keeping their children safe and empowered to change these statistics. Meadowview is part of a growing movement in Sacramento \u2014 led by the Black Child Legacy Campaign<\/a> (BCLC) \u2014 that builds on the strengths and assets of individual neighborhoods to reduce inequities and facilitate lasting transformation.<\/p>\n

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Located in the heart of Meadowview, the Rose Family Creative Empowerment (RFCE) Center<\/span><\/a> is a place where families can go for help, encouragement, and support. Jackie Rose, founder and director of the RFCE Center, has worked in the Meadowview community for over two decades and has established deep trusting relationships with the residents there. Families welcomed into the center are treated with dignity and respect, and are connected to a comprehensive set of supports, resources, and services. Each room in the center has bright colors and d\u00e9cor that honors diverse African cultures. Program staff are from the Meadowview neighborhood and reflect the families that they serve. Staff from various Sacramento County service agencies are located at the center so that families can access the assistance they need in a coordinated and collaborative way.<\/p>\n

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The Rose Family Creative Empowerment Center is one of seven Community Incubator Leads (CILs) that comprise the BCLC. Their goal is an urgent one: reduce Black child deaths by 10% to 20% by the end of 2020<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The BCLC grew out of a 2009 Child Death Review report that revealed an alarming 20-year trend in Sacramento County: Black children were dying at twice the rate of any other ethnicity<\/b><\/span>. In response, a Blue Ribbon Commission was convened in 2013 to explore the top four causes of disproportionality in the death rates: perinatal conditions, infant safe sleep, child abuse and neglect, and third-party homicide. The commission recommended<\/span><\/a> a significant investment of resources to combat the inequities in the seven neighborhoods where death rates were highest: Valley High, Meadowview, Oak Park, Arden-Arcade, South Sacramento, North Highlands, and Del Paso Heights. Afterward, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors established a Steering Committee on Reduction of African American Child Deaths, which was tasked with reducing Black child deaths through targeted, community-based programs and a coordinated response across county agencies.<\/p>\n

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In January 2014, the steering committee initiated a year-long strategic planning process that included community participation in decision-making and reflected diverse perspectives from across the community. Out of this process came the identification of five strategic priorities<\/span><\/a> to address the structural issues that contribute to high Black child mortality rates and, soon after, the 2015-2020 implementation plan<\/span><\/a> to operationalize the strategic priorities. Sacramento County committed $7.5 million to the plan over the five-year period.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0strategies for long-term impact<\/span>\u00a0over a five-year period include:<\/h4>\n
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  1. Advocacy and Policy:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Empower community members to promote and advocate for the resources they need to ensure children and youth are emotionally and physically safe.<\/li>\n
  2. Equitable Investment and Systematic Impact:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0Create an Interagency Children\u2019s Policy Council (ICPC) that will develop an overarching health and well-being strategy for all children in Sacramento County.<\/li>\n
  3. Coordinated Systems of Support:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0Establish a coordinated system of community support and capacity development made up of a network of trusted community organizations. The organizations, known as Community Incubator Leads (CILs), will build local capacity to obtain and deploy resources that engage and empower residents.<\/li>\n
  4. Data-driven Accountability and Collective Impact:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0Identify shared measures across agencies, track short-term, intermediate and long-term outcomes, and monitor ongoing quality improvements to increase effectiveness of interventions.<\/li>\n
  5. Communications and Information Systems:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Create social marketing campaign to increase awareness of the disproportionate number of Black child deaths and partner with media to publicize success stories.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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    Sacramento County is beginning to see results that indicate this targeted effort is reducing Black child deaths. In 1990, the Black child death rate was 166.1 per 100,000. By 2016, the rate had dropped to a low of 54.9 per 100,000. When comparing 2014 to 2016, there was a 45% decrease in the Black infant death rate and a 76% decrease in disparity. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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    Sacramento County is decreasing death rates for every strategic area except perinatal deaths, even surpassing its 2020 goal of 10% to 20%. Between 2014 and 2016, the county demonstrated a number of other critical improvements in trends for Black children<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n