This article from the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) provides health care providers with four steps they can take immediately to recognize how racism impacts the health of birthing people and their babies and address the Black maternal and infant health crisis in the U.S.
An initiative of Opportunity Insights, the Opportunity Atlas lets users explore the question, “Which neighborhoods in America offer children the best chance to rise out of poverty?,” using anonymous data from more than 20 million Americans. It includes numerous economic and social outcomes, as well as neighborhood characteristics, and data can be disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender and parent’s income.
Information on maternal mental health and dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and other mental health struggles while pregnant or postpartum.
A great place to start for anyone interested in learning more about the interaction between early education, workforce development, adult education and social services.
A national learning network of partner organizations in more than 30 cities focused on ensuring all communities have access to data and the skills to use information to advance equity and well-being across neighborhoods.
FRAC provides research, data and advocacy to end poverty-related hunger in the U.S. There are many resources available on their website about child and family nutrition programs.
A national organization of urban maternal and child health leaders that works to promote equity and improve the health of urban women, children, and communities by strengthening public health leaders and organizations.
This series of in-depth reports and briefs explores a range of topics that cover the crucial elements to build a culture of health, education and economic mobility in lower-income communities.
The Innovation Hub is an online platform that provides maternal and child health (MCH) professionals with tools and resources to explore, replicate and share successful and effective practices from the MCH field. It is home to the MCH Innovations Database, a searchable repository of “what’s working” in the field that improves the health and well-being of MCH populations.