via Midland Daily News
Midland County ranked in the top 10 in a report released Monday by the Michigan League for Human Services’ Kids Count in Michigan project, which looked at a number of maternal and infant health measures. Saginaw and Clare counties ranked in the bottom 10 in the state. The report showed many babies born in Michigan are not getting the right start in life, with big disadvantages for children in some areas of the state as well as those born to African American and Hispanic mothers. “These data are early indicators of how successful our next generation will be — and in turn how successful our state will be,” said Kids Count in Michigan Project Director Jane Zehnder-Merrell. “We know we won’t have a well-educated and healthy citizenry without giving children the foundation they need.”
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