Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: HealthConnect One strives to advance equitable, community-based, peer-to-peer support for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and early parenting in communities that have been historically marginalized and inadequately served. The organization trains community health workers (CHWs), including doulas and breastfeeding peer counselors; mobilizes diverse stakeholders to develop policies and programs that improve MCH; assists organizations in developing programs that use peer support; and incorporates trained CHWs into paid positions in outreach, health education, and community health advocacy. The website provides information on advocacy; programs and training; news, events and resources; and ways to get involved.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community based services, Community health aides, Home visiting, Indigenous outreach workers, MCH services, Model programs, Peer counseling, Peer support programs, Social support, Training

Annotation: Partners in Health (PIH) is an international medical organization committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized by providing people access to modern medicine, strengthening public health systems, and addressing the root social and economic causes of poor health and disease: lack of access to clean water, healthy food, stable housing, education, and economic opportunities. PIH works in Haiti, Lesoth, Malawi, Peru, Russia, Ruanda, the USA, and Kazakshtan, and with partner projects in Mexico, Guatemala, Burundi, Mali, Nepal, and Liberia. Issues include HIV/AIDS; tuberculosis; women's and children's health; food, water, housing; and community health workers.

Keywords: Community health aides, Developing countries, Health services, International health