To improve maternal and infant health outcomes for youth impacted by or aging out of foster care, The New Foster Care (TNFC) will provide comprehensive doula services, mental health care, and engage in systems advocacy. TNFC will integrate pre- and post-partum doula...
To reduce prenatal cannabis use in Michigan, Michigan State University (MSU) will conduct a study and develop a cannabis education toolkit for health professionals. The project will identify barriers to managing pregnancy-related symptoms without cannabis, train...
To improve maternal health and support survivors of domestic and sexual violence, this project will train doulas, birthing professionals, and survivor advocates across Michigan. The training will focus on addressing the intersection of domestic and sexual violence...
expand access to lactation support and improve breastfeeding outcomes across Michigan, the Lactation Consultant Program expansion will enhance Henry Ford College Foundation’s existing training through virtual education and local mentoring. This initiative will expand...
To expand culturally competent maternal and infant health services for Arab American and Middle Eastern North African families in Dearborn, Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities will launch a community-based support program led by bilingual maternal health...
Access Health, Inc. will support a doula cohort in West Michigan by training them on Medicaid billing processes. The program will include a peer-instructed training model, “Billing Buddies,” to enhance participation and sustainability for doulas facing...
The purpose of the project is to advance health equity by proactively addressing maternal and infant economic instability. To do this, Michigan State University’s Pediatric Public Health Initiative will work with the University of Michigan Poverty Solutions,...
To accelerate progress made by hospital community benefit programs, scale efforts statewide, and coalesce around solving difficult and persistent health problems, MHA will deploy a core set of standard interventions within Michigan hospitals and health systems to...
To improve breastfeeding rates and address disparities in infant nutrition among Black families in Kent County, the BeLatched program led by Strong Beginnings will employ Black lactation specialists trained in culturally appropriate nutrition education. The initiative...
