NICHQ Employee Spotlight: D’Ondria Mullins
D’Ondria Mullins, the Kansas Community Engagement Coordinator for NICHQ’s Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI) shares her professional goals and career journey thus far.
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NICHQ Employee Spotlight: Madeline D’Onfro
Madeline D’Onfro, MPH, a Senior Project Manager for NICHQ’s Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI), Hemoglobinopathies National Coordinating Center (HNCC), United HealthCare Catalyst Initiative: Infant Health Equity, and CDC Foundation Respectful Maternal Care Resources for Perinatal Quality Collaboratives, shares her professional goals and career journey thus far.
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Reflections on NICHQ’s Decade of Transformation
Not pride in myself and what I’ve accomplished but pride in the NICHQ team, the organization’s laser focus, the robust partnerships, and the sustained changes we’ve made with and for the people we’ve served: the public health and clinical professionals, the community leaders, and the children and families who are the true motivation for this…
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NICHQ Employee Spotlight: Aleena Surenian
Aleena Surenian, MPH, a Project Manager for NICHQ’s Maternal Health Action & Resource Center, shares her professional goals and career journey thus far.
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Dr. Zsakeba Henderson’s Mission in Kenya
Zsakeba Henderson, MD, FACOG, Senior Medical Advisor at the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)™, recently traveled to Kenya to work with Africa Mission Services (AMS). She shared her experiences from her time spent with AMS and the communities she served, describing it as a transformative journey. As Dr. Henderson prepared for her journey…
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Empowering families through maternal and child health services
UnitedHealthcare Community & State is working with the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) through UnitedHealthcare’s Community Collaborative Partnership Program to address family health needs across the U.S. This program aims to promote sustainable, community-centered solutions to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal and child health outcomes.
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NICHQ Employee Spotlight: Sharon Gutu
Sharon Gutu, MPH, Senior Project Manager for NICHQ’s Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI) and Respectful Maternal Care Resources for Perinatal Quality Collaboratives, shares her professional goals and career journey thus far.
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Community Voice and Compassion
Jenna Paritee: My name is Jenna Paritee, and I am the Communications Coordinator for the Healthy Start Technical Assistance and Support Center, also known as Healthy Start TASC. Here at Healthy Start TASC, we provide training and technical assistance to support Healthy Start, Healthy Start – Enhanced, and Catalyst grantees in improving their service delivery,…
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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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Healthy Start: Centering Communities to Save Infants’ Lives
Healthy Start is the only federal program focused explicitly on preventing infant mortality. Launched by President George H.W. Bush in 1991, it has worked in communities with infant mortality rates at least 1.5 times the national average, tailoring services to local needs—from mental health support after disasters to prenatal education and postpartum care. Today, 115…
