Achieving better health outcomes for children and their families
At NICHQ, we are committed to lasting systems change to drive sustainable improvements in the complex issues facing children and families.


World Sickle Cell Day
Enhancing care for people living with Sickle Cell Disease
June 19 is World Sickle Cell Day, and this year’s theme is “Global Action, Local Impact: Empowering Communities for Self-Advocacy.” Join NICHQ in recognizing this important day and raising awareness about the unique challenges people living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) experience.

Keeping Our Babies Safe
Join NICHQ and Safe Kids Worldwide for an upcoming webinar featuring maternal and child health experts and community advocates who will share their experience and strategies for promoting infant safe sleep

Improving Physician Engagement in Community Health Initiatives
Community-based maternal and child health initiatives are transforming how we approach care. Yet, across more than a decade of working with states and communities to improve maternal and infant outcomes, one truth continues to surface: physicians are often missing from the table.
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What we do
At NICHQ, we’re pioneering change in children’s health through rigorous yet flexible methods. With data-driven tools and a collaborative approach, we drive sustainable improvement for better health outcomes.
How we work
At NICHQ, we’re pioneering change in children’s health through rigorous yet flexible methods. With data-driven tools and a collaborative approach, we drive sustainable improvement for better health outcomes.
Our Impact
NICHQ’s project work approaches pressing issues with a lens of shared learning, action, and impact, with a focus on reducing health disparities and improving maternal and child health. From our continued efforts, more children and their families have better access to care, better coordinated services across systems and sectors, and better designed solutions that center communities.