Sinmidele Badero

Sinmidele Badero serves as the Child Fatality Review and Fetal Infant Mortality Review Coordinator for the Bureau of Maternal, and Child Health within the Baltimore City Health Department. In her role, Sinmidele coordinates action oriented community processes that continually assess, monitor, and work to improve health and social service systems and community resources for women, infants, children, and families in Baltimore City. A major part of the bureau’s work to reduce infant and child mortality, is addressing trauma and community violence. In her work, Sinmidele and members of her team collaborate with partners to implement trauma informed recommendations in order to reduce community violence.  

The Baltimore City Health Department’s mission is to protect health, eliminate disparities, and ensure the well-being of every Baltimore resident through education, advocacy, and direct service delivery. In collaboration with Baltimore communities, the Baltimore City Health Department aims to prevent harm, promote resilience, and encourage healing from the effects of trauma and violence through a public health approach.