Illinois district. the Community Health Improvement Center. which serves the people of the city of Decatur and Macon County. is a shining example of the values of this important source of costeffective. primary care. Last year this health center served over 6.000 lowincome individuals and Medicaid recipients. Without community and migrant health centers. many families would be without even basic medical care. Increasing the funding for community and migrant health centers for the purposes of infant mortality reduction is in keeping with the childrens initiative in the budget resolution and with the Surgeon Generals 1990 infant health objectives. The adoption of this legislation is a vital component to the continuing fight against infants born at low birthweight and infant mortality in this country. Progress in reducing the infant mortality rate in the United States has come to a virtual standstill.