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BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER JOINS TRANSFORMING MATERNAL HEALTH INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE BIRTH EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY
Fresno, CA — BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center (BWPC) has partnered with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to...
Sep 20, 20243 min read
BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER PARTNERS WITH CALIFORNIA SURGEON GENERAL TO ADVANCE STRONG START & BEYOND CAMPAGIN
(Photo from left to right: Christopher Carey, Secretary Xavier Becerra, Shantay R. Davies-Balch, California Surgeon General Dr. Diana E....
Jul 12, 20241 min read
DOULA TRAINING WITH BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER
Community Health System partnered with the BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center to create more access to resources for pregnant women by...
Jul 9, 20241 min read
ACCESS PLUS CAPITAL’S NEW CONTRACT FINANCING OFFERS BRIDGE TO STABILITY
Read our article in the Business Journal here Access Plus Capital (APC) , a leading provider of financing solutions for small businesses...
Jun 28, 20242 min read
FRESNO COUNTY AIMS TO REDUCE MATERNAL DEATHS
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Women in the United States are more likely to die following pregnancy-related complications -- compared to women...
May 22, 20241 min read
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK JOINT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL, BIRTHING OUTCOMES FOR BLACK WOMEN
Read the articles: Black maternal health fair and jubilee held in Downtown Fresno Kaiser Permanente is making efforts to improve...
Apr 12, 20241 min read
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH FAIR AND JUBILEE HELD IN DOWNTOWN FRESNO
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, partially due to...
Oct 22, 20233 min read
STANFORD MED AWARDED $14 MILLION TO ESTABLISH MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAM
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) named Stanford Medicine one of ten national Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence in...
Sep 25, 20232 min read
BWPC RECEIVES NIH GRANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STANFORD
Read the full press release here . BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center (BWPC) will serve as Community Co-investigator with Stanford...
Sep 6, 20235 min read
HYPERTENSION AND ANEMIA DRIVE RACIAL GAPS IN BIRTH COMPLICATIONS, STANFORD MEDICINE-LED STUDIES FIND
Two common, treatable medical conditions — hypertension and iron-deficiency anemia —contribute significantly to racial disparities in...
Apr 10, 20233 min read
RAISING AWARENESS AROUND RACIAL INEQUITIES FOR BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK
The United States is the only wealthy country where the maternal mortality rate has risen over the past two decades. In 2020, the...
Aug 5, 20211 min read
CENTRAL VALLEY LEADER CHAMPIONS EARLY INVESTMENTS TO TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES
Read the article here: https://cafwd.org/news/central-valley-leader-champions-early-investments-to-transform-healthcare-for-black-communi...
Jul 1, 20213 min read
THESE BLACK MOMS GAVE BIRTH EARLY. THEY DON'T WANT THEIR EXPERIENCES TO BE NORMAL
Like many Black women, Shantay Davies-Balch and Sabrina Beavers delivered their babies earlier than they'd hoped. The two friends came to...
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