Communities Transforming Maternal & Child Health
Ensure families have access to adequate breastfeeding services, and experience improved health outcomes, by developing sustainable partnerships across WIC and other maternal and child health organizations.
Check out what's available to state & local leadersInitiative Status:
Active since 2015
Led By:
WIC Division, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
In some areas, quality breastfeeding and healthcare services might not exist. If quality services exist, families might not know about them. If families know about the services, they might not be able to access them at the right time or at all. If families can access the services, they might not experience the same quality of care over time.
These barriers have a large impact on families’ health outcomes, and disproportionately affect Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), people with limited income, and rural populations.
Connections between maternal and child health organizations could be developed or strengthened to promote more communication and collaboration.
Community and clinical organizations offer a wide range of programs and services for families. But not everyone knows about these resources to be able to make appropriate referrals and help families get the long-term support they need.
The Project Name Goes Here focuses on improving families’ access to adequate breastfeeding services and other evidence-based maternity care practices.
Maternal and child health organizations are provided resources and support for developing sustainable partnerships that work toward improving breastfeeding rates by addressing access to services, continuity of care, and consistent messaging. State and local organizations can benefit from…
Find alignment opportunities by analyzing state-level policies, programs, and priorities.
Enhance referral systems by leveraging existing networks and building new connections.
Get expert technical assistance and learn from other communities on how to improve access to care.
Gather information about programs, reach, data sources, priority areas, funding opportunities, and local networks.
Survey local networks to understand their needs, priorities, partnerships, successes, and progressive programming.
Access a landscape analysis report that compiles statewide partner profiles with recommendations on potential priority, focus area, collaboration, and funding opportunity alignment. This opportunity is also available for regional-level programs and health systems.
The Coffective dashboard is an online platform that helps local organizations coordinate with other organizations. Use the dashboard to…
Receive technical assistance from a community partnership coordinator on building referral networks and collaborating more efficiently across community partners. A community partnership coordinator can help you..
Many communities have already had success improving access to care! Local leaders can share with and learn from these communities through..
Access materials that can help prepare families for their birth and breastfeeding journeys.
The materials are designed to be used in a wide range off settings, including hospitals, prenatal clinics, and WIC agencies. This helps ensure families hear a consistent message at every stage of care.
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Improve families’ care and provide consistent messaging with staff education on evidence-based maternity care practices. A variety of training options are available for WIC, hospital, and other community organizations.
Contact us to access tools and trainingSince 2014, Coffective and the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services have partnered to support community success across the state. See how our journey has evolved!
Find out more about the initiatives, tools, and activities available to Michigan maternal and child health organizations.
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