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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.
      • Improving Respectful Care Through Hear Her Equipping Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) with tools and resources to advance and embed respectful care practices
      • 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
      • Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Prevention Promoting Safe Sleep Best Practices
      • 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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      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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Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Regional Collaboratives Program Report to Congress

Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Regional Collaboratives Program Report to Congress

A comprehensive report to Congress detailing the program outcomes and findings of SCDTDRCP.

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Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Regional Collaboratives Program Model Protocol

Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Regional Collaboratives Program Model Protocol

This Model Protocol provides strategies to improve care provided to individuals with SCD and trait.

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Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Regional Collaboratives Program Compendium of Tools and Materials

Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Regional Collaboratives Program Compendium of Tools and Materials

Promising practices and strategies for improving sickle cell disease support.

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Cultivating Internal Change Agents for Medical Home Transformation

Cultivating Internal Change Agents for Medical Home Transformation

Using the Practice Transformation Facilitator (PTF) model in medical home transformation.

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Promoting Young Children’s (Ages 0-3) Socioemotional Development in Primary Care

Promoting Young Children’s (Ages 0-3) Socioemotional Development in Primary Care

Recommendations and interventions to address early childhood social-emotional development.

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Joining Forces for Healthier Communities

Joining Forces for Healthier Communities

Progress report from the Collaborate for Healthy Weight project.

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Improving Systems: Changing Futures

Improving Systems: Changing Futures

Building Title V programs’ capacity to care for children and youth with special healthcare needs.

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Building Healthier Communities

Building Healthier Communities

Stories about healthcare professionals who advocated for policy changes to fight childhood obesity.

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Enhancing Communications

Enhancing Communications

Improving long-term hearing loss in children by enhancing follow-up to newborn hearing screenings

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  • About NICHQ
    • What We Do
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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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