Resources
Podcasts
S2 E5 Advancing Mental Health Support, Access to Treatment, and Care for People Living with Sickle Cell Disease
Learn resources and strategies for improving mental health support for people living with SCD.
Downloadable Content
A Guide to College Transition for Sickle Cell Warriors
This helpful guide can be used by sickle cell warriors who are planning to attend college to share with their care team, caregivers, appropriate college staff, family, and friends, as they prepare to navigate a new environment and responsibilities.
News
NICHQ Awarded $14.9M Maternal Health Training and Resource Center Project
BOSTON – The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ), a nationally recognized leader in driving change to equitably improve maternal and child health, has been awarded the Maternal Health Training and Resource Center (MHTRC), a five-year project funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, part of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). …
Blog
NAPPSS-IIN Public Media National Action Team Activity: Safe Infant Sleep Registry
Introduction Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), or sleep-related infant death, is the single leading cause of death for infants between 1 month and 1 year of age. Every year, about 3,500 healthy babies die in their sleep, and their families suffer the devastating heartbreak of losing a child. Many of these deaths can be prevented….
Campaigns
SIDS Awareness Month
SIDS Awareness Month This October, join NICHQ in recognizing SIDS Awareness Month. Help us spread the word about the importance of creating safe sleep environments to help reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths. Safe Sleep Resources & Tools Equitable Safe Sleep Strategies and Messaging Health professionals can help empower families to…
Campaigns
Safe Sleep 101
Safe Sleep & Breastfeeding Resources to support safe infant sleep Welcome to NICHQ’s official guide to ensuring safe infant sleep! Here you’ll find strategies and interactive resources to promote safe infant sleep recommendations, along with lessons learned to empower health professionals, community advocates, and families across the country to be champions of safe sleep. Equity…
Campaigns
NICHQ’s 25th Anniversary
Join us in highlighting NICHQ’s dedication to improving systems of care in maternal and child health since its inception.
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Current Initiatives
This two-pager describes our current initiatives and highlights each project’s equity focus.
Downloadable Content
Sickle Cell Awareness Month Toolkit 2024
Share these ready-to-use social media graphics and posts for Sickle Cell Awareness Month
News
NICHQ Awarded $6.9M to Eliminate Disparities for Black Mothers and Birthing People and Their 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 eliminate disparities in maternal and infant mortality. This significant award will launch the Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI), developed by…