Black Maternal Health Circles (BMHC)
Key learnings from 12 months of community engagement The Black Wellness & Prosperity Center (BWPC) in partnership with a local health...
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QUICK GUIDE TO MEDI-CAL COVERAGE OF DOULA SERVICES DHCS PROVIDER MANUAL - ESSENTIALS & TIPS
Starting on 1/1/2023, Medi-Cal covers full spectrum doula care, as preventive services. Doula services are aimed at preventing perinatal...
BLACK MOBILE UNIT
The BLACK Mobile Health Unit is a community health and training vehicle designed to serve Black birthing persons, babies, and doulas. The...
OLIVIA "LIV" - BLACK BIRTHING MODEL
Our Wireless and Tetherless, Maternal and Neonatal Care Patient Simulator, Olivia. is a state-of-the-art training birth simulator with...
WHAT IS A DOULA?
YOU DESERVE A DOULA A doula is a trained non-clinical birth professional YOU DESERVE A DOULA What is Doula? that provides individualized...
READY FOR BABY - COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
Pregnant persons and their babies can be at higher risk of getting very sick after havingCOVID-19. COVID-19 can also lead to preterm...
COVID COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUPPORTED BY PHI - TTH
While Black individuals are overrepresented in severe COVID-19 cases and deaths, in Fresno the Black population vaccination rate is the...
COVID COMMUNITY EDUCATION SUPPORTED BY WEVAX+
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"- COVID-19 EDUCATION CAMPAIGN RESULTS January 24, 2022 – April 30, 2022
“Ready for Baby” is our comprehensive educational and exploratory campaign with a COVID-19 education pillar. The primary audience for...
AB 2420 - EXTREME HEAT AND PERINATAL HEALTH STUDY
BILL SPONSORED BY BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER AB 2420: authored by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula, will direct the California...
BWPC BIRTH PLAN
We are mothers, women, and birthing persons with unique needs and experiences. We are valuable human beings, and our needs matter.Your...
BLACK DOULA CONSORTIUM
Adverse birth outcomes - maternal mortality and morbidity rates and pregnancy-related health inequalities - is disproportionately...
BLACK Fatherhood Legacy Reports 2019-2021
The purpose of this study is to evaluate an adapted fatherhood program to enhance paternal involvement during pregnancy in Fresno, CA....
BLACK MOTHERS’ AND WOMEN’S PERSPECTIVES
2021 November Person-centered care starts with viewing health care through the lens of patients. Listening to the lived experiences and...
OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR POWER-SHARING WITH BLACK GIRLS, WOMEN, BIRTHING PERSONS, AND MOTHERS
OBJECTIVE OF THE GUIDANCE This practical guidance is designed to build Belonging, Love, Affinity, Community, and Kinship and to share...
DOULA PERSPECTIVES COMMUNITY-BASED DOULA LISTENING SESSION
We believe that through the support doulas provide, we can improve the health outcomes of Black mothers and babies. To that end, we need...
BLACK DOULA NETWORK
Fresno is facing a Black maternal and child health and a healthcare infrastructure crisis. Black women in Fresno experience preterm birth...
Breastfeeding Promotion & Support Effortsin Fresno County
For the pdf report click on the link: https://www.first5fresno.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CVHPI-Breastfeeding-Efforts-8.17.pdf
BLACK fathers share what they need to be more involved in prenatal programs in this new report
Read the article here: https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/news/black-fathers-share-what-they-need-be-more-involved-prenatal-programs-new-report
Guiding Principles and Recommendations for the Blue Ribbon Panel onAfrican American Infant Mortality
For the pdf report click on the link: https://www.first5fresno.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BRWP_FINAL_10192017.pdf
African American Infant Mortality in Fresno County
For the pdf report click on the link: https://www.first5fresno.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAIM-1-15-2016-Final-2.pdf
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