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Berns announces plans to retire as CEO and President of NICHQ in September 2025
BOSTON – After a decade at the helm of NICHQ, Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP, has announced his plan to retire as CEO and President of the organization. During his tenure, Dr. Berns led efforts to diversify NICHQ’s funding, doubling the annual revenue while increasing quality improvement expertise, deepening community engagement, and expanding clinical…
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NICHQ Study on Promoting Infant Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding During the COVID-19 Pandemic was Published by Nursing for Women’s Health
BOSTON – A study exploring the phenomenon of clinicians’ perceptions and experiences of promoting infant safe sleep and breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic was published in Science Direct online on February 17, 2023, by Nursing for Women’s Health. Maternity Care Clinicians’ Experiences Promoting Infant Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding During the COVID-19 Pandemic details findings from…
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NICHQ Announces Staffing Changes in Communications, Development
The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) is pleased to announce the recent promotions of two dedicated members of our Communications and Development teams. Join NICHQ in celebrating our staff and welcoming them to their new roles. Jey Weisgerber –– Director of Communications & Digital Strategy Jey Weisgerber (they/them) has been named NICHQ’s Director of…
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NICHQ Announces Staffing Changes in Development, Finance, and Programs
The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) is pleased to announce the recent promotions of several dedicated members of our Development, Finance, and Programs teams. Join NICHQ in celebrating our staff and welcoming them to their new roles. Meghan Johnson, MSc –– VP, Mission Integration Meghan Johnson, MSc, will take on the new role…
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Explore HRSA’s New Newborn Screening Information Center
Within the first 24-48 hours after birth, all babies go through a series of state mandated screenings to detect certain serious conditions that can affect their long-term health or survival. Using a few drops of blood from the newborn’s heel, newborns are screened for certain genetic, endocrine, and metabolic disorders, and as well receive additional…
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NICHQ to Lead National Sickle Cell Disease Collaborative
BOSTON– The Health Resources and Service Administration has selected NICHQ as the National Coordinating Center for the Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Regional Collaborative Program. In this role, NICHQ will leverage its experience with chronic disease management and data-driven quality improvement methodology to support and coordinate the activities of five regional coordinating centers (RCCs) seeking…
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NICHQ Launches Two New Early Childhood Initiatives
Millions of children approach kindergarten without the skills needed to do their best. Changing this troubling statistic means seeking system-level transformation with simultaneous initiatives pursuing multiple avenues that align towards the path to improvement. NICHQ is proud to announce two new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded projects that aim to do just that. The projects tackle…
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NICHQ Selected for Unprecedented National Partnership to Improve Kindergarten Readiness
An estimated 3 million children in the U.S. each year are at risk of starting kindergarten not ready to learn. Without the proper support, many children do not achieve the social and emotional growth needed to succeed in school and in their future workplace. As part of a $6.5 million partnership funded by the Pritzker…
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NICHQ Partners with AMCHP on Maternal and Child Environmental Health CoIIN
NICHQ’s expertise in running collaborative improvement and innovation networks (CoIINs) has landed it the role of leader of all CoIIN activities for a new Maternal and Child Environmental Health Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (MCEH CoIIN). The program aims to improve systems of care to address the needs of maternal, infant and child populations that…
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NICHQ Chosen to Lead National Action Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep Improvement and Innovation Network
We are thrilled to announce that the Maternal and Child Health Bureau has chosen NICHQ to lead a national initiative aimed at making infant safe sleep and breastfeeding the national norm. The five-year National Action Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep Improvement and Innovation Network (NAPPSS-IIN) engages champions within the systems that intersect with infant caregivers…
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