OH – FIMR – Resources


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