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Board establishes maternal health trust fund to address racial disparities
Summary
San Mateo County created a maternal health trust fund to support community-informed strategies addressing disparities in maternal and infant outcomes; supervisors stressed community partnership and measurement while some public commenters urged scrutiny of private-funding governance.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to establish a maternal health trust fund intended to invest in community-informed prevention and postpartum supports aimed at reducing racial disparities in maternal and infant outcomes.
Supervisor Gauthier, who sponsored the resolution, described the fund as a tool to center lived experience and support culturally…
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