Dear Community, As 2024 comes to an end, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the progress we've made over the past year. With...

Read Healthy Fresno County's Health Disparities Impact Report here

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO DEVELOP A PATIENT CENTERED APPROACH TO ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY In the framework of a one-year-long collaborative...

Goodbye 2023! WHAT A YEAR! In 2023, BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center (BWPC) experienced remarkable growth. We successfully transitioned...

Key learnings from 12 months of community engagement The Black Wellness & Prosperity Center (BWPC) in partnership with a local health...

Starting on 1/1/2023, Medi-Cal covers full spectrum doula care, as preventive services. Doula services are aimed at preventing perinatal...

Data Collection: We gathered information from providers through surveys and focus group discussions. (43 inputs)

Click to Download The BLACK Mobile Health Unit is a community health and training vehicle designed to serve Black birthing persons,...

Our Wireless and Tetherless, Maternal and Neonatal Care Patient Simulator, Olivia, is a state-of-the-art training birth simulator with...

YOU DESERVE A DOULA A doula is a trained non-clinical birth professional that provides individualized support to pregnant persons and...

Pregnant persons and their babies can be at higher risk of getting very sick after having COVID-19. COVID-19 can also lead to preterm...

Grant Period: July 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 “Ready for Baby” is our education campaign with a significant focus on COVID-19...

“Ready for Baby” is our comprehensive educational and exploratory campaign with a COVID-19 education pillar. The primary audience for...

BILL SPONSORED BY BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER AB 2420: authored by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula, will direct the California...

We are mothers, women, and birthing persons with unique needs and experiences. We are valuable human beings, and our needs matter. Your...

Adverse birth outcomes - maternal mortality and morbidity rates and pregnancy-related health inequalities - is disproportionately...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate an adapted fatherhood program to enhance paternal involvement during pregnancy in Fresno, CA....

2021 November Person-centered care starts with viewing health care through the lens of patients. Listening to the lived experiences and...

OBJECTIVE OF THE GUIDANCE Click to Download This practical guidance is designed to build Belonging, Love, Affinity, Community, and...

We believe that through the support doulas provide, we can improve the health outcomes of Black mothers and babies. To that end, we need...

Fresno is facing a Black maternal and child health and a healthcare infrastructure crisis. Black women in Fresno experience preterm birth...

For the pdf report click on the link: https://www.first5fresno.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CVHPI-Breastfeeding-Efforts-8.17.pdf Learn...

Read the article here: https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/news/black-fathers-share-what-they-need-be-more-involved-prenatal-programs-new-rep...

For the pdf report click on the link: https://www.first5fresno.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BRWP_FINAL_10192017.pdf

For the pdf report click on the link: https://www.first5fresno.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAIM-1-15-2016-Final-2.pdf