National Black Women's Health Imperative

Healthcare · California · Free

NBWHI advances the health of Black women through research, advocacy, and education, with particular focus on the maternal mortality crisis disproportionately affecting Black California mothers (California is among the lower-disparity states but still sees gaps). Programs include the Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life diabetes prevention curriculum and policy advocacy on California's Momnibus implementation.

Contact & Details

Address: Nationwide

Hours: Online

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  • Covered California — Covered California is the state's ACA marketplace, where mothers earning too much for Medi-Cal can compare plans from Anthem, Blue Shield, K
  • Planned Parenthood of California — Planned Parenthood operates 115+ California health centers from Crescent City to El Centro, providing birth control (including LARCs at no c
  • California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative — CMQCC at Stanford has driven California's maternal mortality rate from 17 per 100,000 to under 4—lower than every other state and most of Eu
  • California Department of Public Health — CDPH at 1615 Capitol Ave runs Maternal Child Adolescent Health (MCAH), the Black Infant Health program addressing California's racial matern
  • HealthCare.gov — HealthCare.gov is the federal ACA marketplace, but California operates its own state-based exchange (Covered California) so most California