We are a culturally specific prenatal care model that recruits families, engages the African American community, convenes partners, leverages our network of experts, develops media messages, and offers training and technical assistance to launch initiatives and grow organizations.

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

  • Make connections and referrals (opportunities, joint ventures, client leads, partnerships).
  • Build stronger working relationships with like-minded individuals and connect with key influencers through discussions.
  • Stay up-to-date with trends (conversations about what has been/is happening).
  • Benefit from new ideas from those who are successfully working on African American high-risk pregnancies.
  • Commit to collaborative system responses.
  • Help advance disparity reduction.

Capacity Building

Capacity Building

  • Paraprofessionals training and integration of paraprofessionals into ICHRP Teams
  • Coaching for Primary Care Providers in Psychosocial health care strategies (Assistance in implementing ongoing quality improvement activities, facilitating successful family/provider relationships)

Training

Training

  • Training for Primary Care Providers in Psychosocial health care strategies (Assistance in implementing ongoing quality improvement activities, facilitaing successful family/provider relationships)

Media Campaign

Media Campaign

  • African American and  broader community communication campaign (conferences, public service announcements, webcasts, print materials, research, practice recommendations)

Moms/Family Services

Moms/Family Services

  • Coordinated Integrated Care (health, housing, social services, chemical dependency in a culturally responsive, family-oriented process)
  • Broad-Based Family-Oriented Services (outreach, drop-in moms meetings, storytelling, systematized screening, collaborative care planning, referrals, follow up, father programs/services)

Programs

D.I.V.A. Moms (Dynamic Involved Valued African American Moms), Minnesota Community Care, St. Paul
IYA Empowerment Circle, Northpoint Health and Wellness, Inc. ICHRP, Minneapolis
Nubian Moms, Open Cities Health Center, St. Paul