Ohio
State Contact
Aubrie M. Sanchez, MS, MPH, CCRP
Public Health Consultant
Child Fatality Review (CFR) & Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Programs
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street, 4th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 930-0187
Email: aubrie.sanchez@odh.ohio.gov
Website: https://odh.ohio.gov/know-our-programs/Fetal-Infant-Mortality-Review/fimr
Program Description
Administration
The state program is administered at the Ohio Department of Health, which supports local teams in the following counties:
Butler County
Program Contact
Leah Elliott
FIMR Coordinator/Epidemiologist
Butler County Health Department
301 S. 3rd St
Hamilton, OH 45011
Email: leah.elliott@bcohio.gov
Second contact:
Brein Everhart
Program Manager
Email: brein.everhart@bcohio.gov
Program Description
Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes
Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a county
What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
2 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
Cuyahoga County
Program Contact
Holly Galicki
Program Manager
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
5550 Venture Drive
Parma, OH 44130
Phone: 216-201-2001 ext.1529
Fax: 216-676-1325
Email: hgalicki@ccbh.net
Program Description
Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes
Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a county
What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
13 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
3 #Infant Deaths
Franklin County
Program Contact
Hannah Hajjar
Mortality Reviews Coordinator
Columbus Public Health
240 Parsons Ave
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-645-5261
Email: HLHajjar@columbus.gov
Program Description
Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
No
Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a single county
What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
17 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
16 #Infant Deaths
Hamilton County
Program Contact
Anne Arble
Director of Epidemiology and Assessment
Hamilton County Health Department
250 William Howard Taft Rd., 2nd Fl
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Email: hcph.mch@hamilton-co.org
Additional contacts:
Sarah Huber and Sam Horrocks at the same email address above.
Program Description
Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes
Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a single county
What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
9 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
4 #Infant Deaths
Lorain County
Program Contact
Heather Pasterak
Lorain County Public Health
Community Health Program Manager
9880 South Murray Ridge Rd.
Elyria, OH 44035
Office: (440) 322-6367
Direct: (440) 284-3211
Email: hpasterak@loraincountyhealth.com
Program Description
Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes
Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Fetal losses 24 wks. gestation or greater and infants (birth to 12 months)
What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
3 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
2 #Infant Deaths
Toledo-Lucas County
Program Contact
Yashika Bhorge
FIMR Coordinator
Toledo-Lucas County Health Department
635 North Erie Street
Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: 419-213-4274
Fax: 419-213-4017
Email: ybhoge@co.lucas.oh.us
Program Description
Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes
Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a county
What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
15 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
35 #Infant Deaths
Mahoning County
Program Contact
Tracy Styka
FIMR/CFR Coordinator
Mahoning County District Board of Health
50 Westchester Drive
Youngstown, OH 44515
Phone: 330-270-2855 x109
Fax: 330-270-0625
Email: tstyka@mahoninghealth.org
Additional contact:
Jen Patrick jpatrick@mahoninghealth.org
Program Description
Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes
Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a county
What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
4 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
8 #Infant Deaths
Montgomery County
Program Contact
Moses T. Kamanzi
FIMR Project Manager
Public Health Dayton & Montgomery County
1320 E. Fifth Street
Dayton, OH
Phone: 937.225.6355
Fax: 937.660.9511
Email: MKAMANZI@PHDMC.ORG mkamanzi@phdmc.org
Additional contact:
Chelsea Sadinski
FIMR Supervisor
csadinski@phdmc.org
Program Description
Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes
Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of county
What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
9 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
4 #Infant Deaths
Stark County
Program Contact
Shannon Gahagan
Canton City Health District
420 Market Ave. North
Canton, OH 44702
Phone: 234-410-3087
Fax:
Email: gahagans@starkhealth.org
Program Description
Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes
Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a county
What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
40 #Infant Deaths
Summit County
Program Contact
Rachel Flossie, RN
Family Health Supervisor – HFA/CFRB/FIMR
Summit County Public Health
1867 W. Market Street
Akron, OH 44313
Office: (330) 926-5732
Mobile: (330) 208-6878
Fax: (330) 752-7157
Email: rflossie@schd.org
Program Description
Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes
Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a county
What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
10 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths