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WRAPPING UP 2024!
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...
Dec 24, 20244 min read

HEALTH DISPARITIES IMPACT REPORT ANNUAL SUMMARY JUNE 2023 - JUNE 2024
Read Healthy Fresno County's Health Disparities Impact Report here
Dec 16, 20241 min read

A.N.E.M.I.A - ANTENATAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO REDUCE MATERNAL INEQUITIES FROM ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO DEVELOP A PATIENT CENTERED APPROACH TO ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY In the framework of a one-year-long collaborative...
Mar 5, 20241 min read

2023 WAS AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR BWPC!!!
Goodbye 2023! WHAT A YEAR! In 2023, BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center (BWPC) experienced remarkable growth. We successfully transitioned...
Dec 22, 20232 min read

BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH CIRCLES (BMHC)
Key learnings from 12 months of community engagement The Black Wellness & Prosperity Center (BWPC) in partnership with a local health...
Apr 10, 20231 min read

QUICK GUIDE TO MEDI-CAL COVERAGE OF DOULA SERVICES DHCS PROVIDER MANUAL - ESSENTIALS & TIPS
Starting on 1/1/2023, Medi-Cal covers full spectrum doula care, as preventive services. Doula services are aimed at preventing perinatal...
Dec 29, 20221 min read


PROVIDER ENGAGEMENT KEY LEARNINGS
Data Collection: We gathered information from providers through surveys and focus group discussions. (43 inputs)
Dec 14, 20221 min read

BLACK MOBILE UNIT
The BLACK Mobile Health Unit is a community health and training vehicle designed to serve Black birthing persons, babies, and doulas. The...
Aug 18, 20221 min read


OLIVIA "LIV" - BLACK BIRTHING SIMULATOR
Our Wireless and Tetherless, Maternal and Neonatal Care Patient Simulator, Olivia. is a state-of-the-art training birth simulator with...
Aug 17, 20221 min read

WHAT IS A DOULA?
YOU DESERVE A DOULA A doula is a trained non-clinical birth professional that provides individualized support to pregnant persons and...
May 19, 20221 min read

READY FOR BABY - COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
Pregnant persons and their babies can be at higher risk of getting very sick after having COVID-19. COVID-19 can also lead to preterm...
May 3, 20221 min read

COVID COMMUNITY EDUCATION SUPPORTED BY WEVAX+
Grant Period: July 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 “Ready for Baby” is our education campaign with a significant focus on COVID-19...
Apr 30, 20221 min read

"READY FOR BABY"- COVID-19 EDUCATION CAMPAIGN RESULTS January 24, 2022 – April 30, 2022
“Ready for Baby” is our comprehensive educational and exploratory campaign with a COVID-19 education pillar. The primary audience for...
Apr 30, 20221 min read

AB 2420 - EXTREME HEAT AND PERINATAL HEALTH STUDY
BILL SPONSORED BY BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER AB 2420: authored by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula, will direct the California...
Apr 21, 20221 min read


BWPC BIRTH PLAN
We are mothers, women, and birthing persons with unique needs and experiences. We are valuable human beings, and our needs matter.Your...
Apr 15, 20221 min read

BLACK DOULA CONSORTIUM
Adverse birth outcomes - maternal mortality and morbidity rates and pregnancy-related health inequalities - is disproportionately...
Dec 16, 20211 min read

BLACK FATHERHOOD LEGACY REPORTS 2019-2021
The purpose of this study is to evaluate an adapted fatherhood program to enhance paternal involvement during pregnancy in Fresno, CA....
Nov 18, 20211 min read

BLACK MOTHERS’ AND WOMEN’S PERSPECTIVES
2021 November Person-centered care starts with viewing health care through the lens of patients. Listening to the lived experiences and...
Nov 18, 20211 min read

OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR POWER-SHARING WITH BLACK GIRLS, WOMEN, BIRTHING PERSONS, AND MOTHERS
OBJECTIVE OF THE GUIDANCE Click to Download This practical guidance is designed to build Belonging, Love, Affinity, Community, and...
Nov 11, 20211 min read

DOULA PERSPECTIVES COMMUNITY-BASED DOULA LISTENING SESSION
We believe that through the support doulas provide, we can improve the health outcomes of Black mothers and babies. To that end, we need...
Sep 16, 20211 min read
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