Here, NICHQ Executive Project Director and Engagement Lead Kenn Harris shares his experience with the Federal Healthy Start Program and encourages organizations to dive deeper when addressing equity.

Earlier this year, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that maternal mortality rates increased during the first year of the pandemic, continuing a decades-long trend of increasing pregnancy-related deaths. With our Joint Organizational Commitment, NICHQ acknowledges that racism is a public health crisis and lays out our commitments to critically analyze and change our organizational systems with the goal of advancing racial equity. 

Stacy Scott shares her passion for being a champion for social justice and her continued efforts to address inequities in access to proper care and resources for mothers and birthing people through her work as NICHQ Executive Project Director and Equity Lead. 

Teams at the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality are preparing for an exciting spring 2022 conference season, where staff will provide keynote addresses, give poster presentations, and facilitate workshops at a variety of national maternal and child health conferences.  

NICHQ Associate Director of Human Resources Ashidah Baker, shares insight about NICHQ’s HR policies and practices and how they're reflective of the organization's equity journey.

Patient and family partnerships are an essential element of health equity. By supporting patient and family voices and encouraging space for collaboration, public health professionals can help ensure shared vision and values are at the forefront of determining solutions to improve a community’s health outcomes. The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) and the Florida Department of Health Office of Children’s Medical and Specialty Services have recently developed a Roadmap to Inviting, Engaging, and Including Patient/Family Partners in Quality Improvement and Other Related Initiatives.