Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month is observed in October. It serves as a poignant reminder of the heartache many families face due to pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and the death of an infant before their first birthday. Everyone deserves to experience a healthy pregnancy and birth and care for a healthy baby. Unfortunately, not all […]
Continue ReadingNew Report: Strengthening and Improving Title V Programming In Illinois
Birth Equity
EverThrive Illinois and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) have a long history of partnership to improve maternal and child health outcomes in Illinois. To support IDPH in advancing the health equity of Illinois families, EverThrive IL convenes seven Maternal and Child Health Family Councils, made up of 49 people with lived experience utilizing […]
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Birth Equity
Our Birth Equity team manages and convenes 3 Community Alignment Boards (CABs) for Family Connects Chicago (FCC), a universal postpartum nurse home visiting program. With these Community Alignment Boards, we aim to align resources for families enrolled in the program, improve our current maternal, infant, and child health systems in Chicago, strengthen collaboration amongst social service and medical […]
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