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By: Selen Ozturk With the Black maternal health crisis worsening, Shantay Davies-Balch is growing a rapid-response doula network across...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Black Wellness and Prosperity Center is dedicated to changing the narrative and statistics Black women often...

Article written by: Editorial Staff of Community Medical Centers Community Health System partner, the BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center,...

Shantay R. Davies-Balch awarded James Irvine Leadership Award, securing $350K to advance Black maternal health and expand doula training.

On February 10th, The James Irvine Foundation announced the recipients of its 2025 Leadership Awards, honoring seven remarkable...

For nearly two decades, California has made significant progress in reducing maternal mortality. In fact, our state has the lowest...

Fresno, CA  — BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center (BWPC)  has partnered with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to...

Dear Community, As 2024 comes to an end, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the progress we've made over the past year. With...

(Photo from left to right: Christopher Carey, Secretary Xavier Becerra, Shantay R. Davies-Balch, California Surgeon General Dr. Diana E....

Community Health System partnered with the BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center to create more access to resources for pregnant women by...

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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Women in the United States are more likely to die following pregnancy-related complications -- compared to women...

Read the articles: Black maternal health fair and jubilee held in Downtown Fresno Kaiser Permanente is making efforts to improve...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, partially due to...

Today the City of Fresno officially recognized BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center in honor of Black Maternal Health Week! Thank you City...

We are delighted to share that BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center has been selected as one of the recipients of the California Black...

Goodbye 2023! WHAT A YEAR! In 2023, BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center (BWPC) experienced remarkable growth. We successfully transitioned...

We joined with partners, First 5 Fresno Count y , to proclaim November Prematurity Awareness Month in the County of Fresno. Thank you to...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) named Stanford Medicine one of ten national Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence in...