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      For 25 years, NICHQ has been guided by a profound passion for every child to achieve their optimal health. As a bold organization of innovative and passionate collaborators, we have earned a reputation as a national leader for improving the health and well-being of mothers and birthing people, children, and their families.

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      • Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI) Centering communities to uplift their capacity as leaders in improving perinatal and infant health.
      • Enriching ECHO (Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes) cohorts with High-risk Pregnancies and Children with Disabilities Enhancing disability research in the ECHO program
      • Family Engagement and Leadership in Systems of Care Support state teams in engaging families in leadership to improve systems of care
      • Hemoglobinopathies National Coordinating Center Providing support to expand access to high quality care for people with sickle cell disease.
      • Maternal Health Action & Resource Center (MHARC) Providing CBA & TTA to State Maternal Health Innovation Grantees
      • National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Providing resources and support toward efforts to improve maternal and infant health outcomes
      • PQC Demonstration Project Building Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) Capability for Maternal Health Improvement
      • Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project Reducing disparities in birthing outcomes by investing in communities to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy.
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      Listen here to Before Birth & Beyond: Improving Care in MCH, a podcast that focuses on pressing issues in maternal and child health. Also check out Catalyst Conversations in MCH, a podcast hosted by NICHQ CEO Dr. Scott D. Berns.

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      As a data-driven institution, it is important to us to publish the results of our research and change activities. Click here to find abstracts and links to our publications in peer-reviewed journals.

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      View webinars hosted by NICHQ projects teams and departments to learn more about the work that we do, from quality improvement to addressing health inequity.

      Equity Engagement Hub

      The Equity Engagement Hub is a virtual space that holds the Equity Exchange, our new equity-focused virtual event series, as well as resources, articles, and tools related to equity in maternal and child health.

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      Curious about our most-accessed resources? Learn more about popular resources across NICHQ health topics, like breastfeeding, safe sleep, fatherhood, mental health, and more.
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  • Power to the People

    Power to the People

    We invite you to join us on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 12:00PM CST, for Power to the People: Centering Families to Transform Maternal & Infant Health a statewide webinar presented by NICHQ’s Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI) in collaboration with our Mississippi partner, Six Dimensions.  

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    A New Era in Infant Survival

    Join NICHQ and Safe Kids Worldwide for an interactive webinar held in recognition of SIDS Awareness Month,  on October 23, 2025, at 2 PM EDT. The third and final webinar in the NICHQ’s National Community Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep Initiative, “A New Era in Infant Survival: Recognizing the True Value of Community-Centered Initiatives,” will focus on the importance of community involvement and its power to drive improved health outcomes, increased awareness of infant care practices, and stronger social networks that advocate for birthing families and infant health. 

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    Promoting Safe Infant Sleep

    Join the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) and Safe Kids Worldwide for our upcoming webinar, “Promoting Safe Infant Sleep: Relying on Communities’ Capabilities to Get the Word Out,” scheduled for August 28, 2025, at 2 PM EDT. 

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  • Kansas United for Birth Equity: Help Shape the Future of Maternal, Paternal and Infant Health Webinar Image

    Kansas Community Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality: State Town Hall Meeting

    The Community-Centered Hospital Initiative at NICHQ aims to establish a new framework where communities, led by a trusted community-based organization, drive transformative efforts alongside perinatal quality collaboratives and hospitals to improve health outcomes for mothers, infants, and families. In partnership with the Kansas Birth Equity Network (KBEN), we are extending an invitation to a statewide webinar: “Kansas Community Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality: State Town Hall,” Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 1:00 CST.

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  • Keeping Our Babies Safe

    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

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  • Recognizing the Value of Our Presence

    Recognizing the Value of Our Presence

    Watch Recognizing the Value of Our Presence, a national MCH webinar highlighting NICHQ’s Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI).

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  • Maternal Depression

    Maternal Depression

    Webinar about the effects of maternal depression on early childhood and strategies for intervention.

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  • Early Childhood and Medicaid 101

    Early Childhood and Medicaid 101

    Webinar on innovative changes in Medicaid payment mechanisms that can help more children get the care they need.

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  • Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

    Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

    Experts discuss the benefits of universal screening for opioid use in the prenatal period and identify best practices of caring for a mother during the prenatal period.

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  • Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program Webinar

    Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program Webinar

    Learn about the impact of the 2014-2017 Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program Webinar (SCDTDP), which marked the first time in U.S. history that improvements in SCD care were tackled on a large, regional, and national scale.

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The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)™ is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to drive change to improve children’s health. 

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    • Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI)
    • Maternal Health Action & Resource Center (MHARC)
    • Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project
    • Enriching ECHO (Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes) cohorts with High-risk Pregnancies and Children with Disabilities
    • Family Engagement and Leadership in Systems of Care
    • National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives
    • Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Prevention
    • Hemoglobinopathies National Coordinating Center
    • Florida CMS Learning and Action Network
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