Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The American Institute of Dental Public Health (AIDPH) promotes and disseminates evidence-based health promotion practices to advanced education students and practitioners in dental public health. It serves as a platform for creative programming that centers health equity as a cornerstone of oral health education and training.

Keywords: Health equity, Oral health, Professional education, Professional training, Public health dentistry

Annotation: The Urban Perinatal Education Center (UPEC) in Rhode Island is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming perinatal health, education, and services by emphasizing the importance of "community" to maternal care. UPEC operates with a family-centered, patient-driven, and community-initiated approach, embodying its core intention of "where equity meets community." Services include childbirth education, doula referral requests, an Easy Access Clinic, culturally responsive pregnancy/postpartum education and care, and peer-led support groups such as the Virtual Chocolate Milk Café RI, alongside community events like Community Tabling, Crochet Circles (serving as a panel for shared birthing experiences with Certified Professional Midwives), and Juneteenth Celebrations

Keywords: Community participation, Health equity, Perinatal care, Rhode Island, Urban population