The Faith-based Maternal and Child Health initiative is focused on building capacity within faith-based organizations to support positive maternal and child health outcomes. This initiative focuses on building capacity in the following areas: develop positive maternal and child health messaging, develop maternal and child health programming, strengthen and equip infrastructure of faith-based organizations to support maternal and child health work, utilize and honor data and stories from the community, and build local maternal and child health resources and network.
Recognition
Our Faith-Based Maternal and Child Health programming was selected as a Cutting-Edge Practice by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP). Please visit AMCHP to learn more about this program and to download the implementation handout that provides our practice summary and implementation guidance. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in replicating this approach in your community.
Key Accomplishments
- Developed partnerships with faith-based organizations in Indianapolis, La Porte and Michigan City
- Developed methods to provide legal education and advisement to immigrant populations
- Presented framework for building capacity in faith-based organizations to improve maternal and child health outcomes at the American Public Health Association Conference, 2022
- Hosted a Fullbright Scholar through the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Morocco
Partnerships
- Broadway United Methodist Church
- Greater Faith House of Prayer
- Al-Haqq Foundation
- Saint Luke United Methodist Church
- New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
- Holy Families Parish
- Indiana Justice Project
- National Immigrant Justice Center
- Healthcare Foundation of La Porte
- Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange, Fullbright Commission, US Department of State
- North United Methodist Church
- Church Women United-Indianapolis
