It's a troubling statistic: Black children have a higher rate of dying from preventable deaths than any other race in Sacramento County.

For ten years, county leaders have been spending millions of dollars trying to reverse that trend. CBS13 got a look at what impact Sacramento's Black Child Legacy Campaign is having on the community.

Sade, who only wanted to be identified by her first name, is a participant in the Black Child Legacy program and has seven children — four girls and three boys. She said the program has helped keep her family healthy.

The program teaches parents life skills and how to protect their kids from serious injury or death.

"I was a high-risk pregnancy, and I was given mental health services as well as different group opportunities," Sade said.

Jeremiah Jordan

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