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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 Awarded $14.9M Maternal Health Action and Resource Center Project
BOSTON – The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ), a nationally recognized leader in driving change to improve maternal and child health, has been awarded the Maternal Health Action and Resource Center (MHARC), a five-year project funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, part of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). The…
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NICHQ Awarded $6.9M to Improve Health Outcomes for Mothers and Infants
BOSTON – The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) announces an award of $6.9M in growth funding to promote a new paradigm in which Communities, Hospitals, and state Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) work together to reduce maternal and infant mortality. This significant award will launch the Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI), developed by the NICHQ…
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NICHQ Renamed Lead to Provide Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building to Healthy Start Grant Recipients
BOSTON – For more than 30 years, community-based and community-driven Healthy Start programs across the country have helped improve birth outcomes for moms and babies, including dads to support the entire family, by strengthening communities and improving systems of community care. The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) is proud to announce receiving the…
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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 Study on Community Promotion of Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Published by BMC Public Health
BOSTON – A new study looking at community-based approaches to infant safe sleep and breastfeeding promotion was published in BMC Public Health on March 7, 2023. Community-based approaches to infant safe sleep and breastfeeding promotion: a qualitative study, led by the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ), details opportunities and challenges to improve…
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NICHQ Names Zsakeba Henderson as Senior Health Advisor
BOSTON- Dr. Zsakeba Henderson will join the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality as a Senior Medical Advisor, where she will advise NICHQ President and CEO Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP, to help advance the work of the organization to ensure every child achieves their optimal health. “Dr. Henderson’s extensive clinical knowledge coupled with…
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NICHQ to Continue Serving as Coordinating Center for the National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC)
BOSTON – The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) will serve as the coordinating center for the National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC), a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As a continuation and expansion upon the last five years, NICHQ will support Perinatal Quality…
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NICHQ Welcomes Three New Board Members
BOSTON – Three experts in health care transformation have been elected to the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) Board of Directors. LaToshia Rouse, CD (DONA) joined the NICHQ board in March 2022, and Jeanette Betancourt, Ed. D., and Laurie Doran, MPH, joined in August 2022. They all bring unique experiences and skills in…
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