Mission

Increase the capacity at community, agency, and family levels to address the impact of health disparities on birth outcomes and infant health in Oakland County.

About

Best Start for Babies Oakland County (BSBOC) community action team acts on the recommendations made by the Fetal & Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) team to prevent infant deaths through education and community partnership and from Nurse Family Partnership Teams Quality Assurance Efforts.

Initiatives

• Breastfeeding promotion
• Infant safe sleep practices
• Maternal and child lead exposure prevention
• Child injury prevention practice
• Health equity - maternal and infant outcomes
• Improving pregnancy outcomes
• Improving child health and development
• Improving families' economic self-sufficiency

Meetings

Any interested partners are welcome to join our meetings. Currently, meetings are being held virtually. Please contact Jessica Kotowski at kotowskij@oakgov.com for more information.

2026 Meeting Dates

All meetings are 9-11 a.m. on Microsoft Teams

• January 15
• March 19
• May 21
• September 17
• November 19

2025 Meeting Minutes

• January 16, 2025
• March 20, 2025
• May 15, 2025
• July 17, 2025

2024 Meeting Minutes

• January 19, 2024
• September 24, 2024 
• November 21, 2024

Additional Info