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Initiatives
Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI)
The National Institute for Children’s Healthy Quality (NICHQ) aspires to a world in which no Black mothers and birthing people or their infants die from preventable causes. NICHQ believes a new paradigm is required, one in which Community-Based Organizations, Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs), and Hospitals work together to eliminate disparities in maternal and infant mortality in their communities.
To this end, NICHQ will implement our Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI). This initiative will focus on balancing the power dynamic between Communities and Hospitals through a partnership with a trusted Community-Based Organization and the involvement of PQCs charged with advancing birth equity.
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Status: Active
September 2024 to September 2027
- Who: NICHQ, Community-Based Organizations, state Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs), and Hospitals in six communities across the U.S.
- Funder: The Studio @ Blue Meridian invests in social sector organizations to accelerate their readiness to significantly scale their reach, impact, and influence. Blue Meridian launched The Studio to fill clear gaps in the social sector funding market that restrict leaders looking to experiment and iterate upon their existing models – gaps that are exacerbated by persistent racial inequities. The Studio is a central pillar of Blue Meridian Partners’ commitment to collaboration and experimentation in pursuit of boosting the economic mobility of those trapped in poverty.
- Our Role: NICHQ will serve as the national coordinating center to provide cross-geography supports, partnering with state PQCs to leverage local partnerships. The aim is for Community-Based Organizations to engage with local Hospitals on topics that are high priority to the community, supported by CCHI Community Engagement Coordinators. Various community-based engagement activities, such as listening sessions, will facilitate partnerships and collectively center the community voice. The Community-Centered Hospital Initiative will incorporate the building of a replicable program model in a set of pilot states during the first three years, with expansion planned across pilot states and, ultimately, across the nation to achieve this new paradigm over time.