FALL 2024 VACCINE GUIDE
Navigating the different vaccination options available for the sick season can be overwhelming. Our vaccination guide helps you...
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Sep 244 min read
SICKLE CELL AWARENESS
What is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)? Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of the red blood cells. Healthy red blood cells are...
Sep 132 min read
LISTERIA: WHAT TO KNOW
What is Listeria? Listeria , also known as listeriosis, is a food-borne disease caused by the bacterium L. monocytogenes. It can make you...
Jul 253 min read
INTERNATIONAL GROUP B STREP MONTH
July is dedicated to raising awareness about preventing group B strep disease in babies during pregnancy and early infancy. Group B...
Jul 1814 min read
HEALTH & DEMOCRACY INDEX
(Photo credit: TIME ) Check out our guide to registering to vote here Source: Healthy Democracy Healthy People When communities vote...
Jul 151 min read
BREASTFEEDING BASICS
Find all of our breastfeeding resources here: blackwpc.org/breastfeeding BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING Breastfeeding makes your baby stronger...
Jun 255 min read
HIV AWARENESS AND PREVENTION - GET TESTED!
(photo credit: CDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together Campaign) WHAT IS HIV? HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the cells...
Jun 131 min read
YOUR BABY IS GROWING!
Your baby is growing! Learn more about the exciting milestones of your baby's growth and development from weeks 1 to 40.
May 172 min read
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH: UNDERSTANDING ACES AND LIVE BEYOND CAMPAIGN
The month of May is a national month dedicated to raising awareness about mental health. Mental health is shaped by many things,...
Apr 251 min read
QUICK GUIDE ON CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY
Even if you are just driving around the corner, down the street, getting a ride from a friend, or in a Lyft or Uber, car seat safety is a...
Mar 62 min read
CALIFORNIA AB2110 MEDI-CAL: ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES TRAUMA SCREENINGS: PROVIDERS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER JOAQUIN ARAMBULA, M.D. 31ST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT AB 2110: ACEs Screenings by Community Health Workers and Doulas BLACK...
Sep 6, 20231 min read
COVID-19 - MANAGING SYMPTOMS & PRECAUTIONS
Our immunity against COVID-19 has grown due to vaccination , earlier infection, or both. But COVID-19 still spreads easily, and some...
Aug 18, 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...
Apr 30, 20221 min read
COVID COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUPPORTED BY PHI - TTH
While Black individuals are overrepresented in severe COVID-19 cases and deaths, in Fresno the Black population vaccination rate is the...
Apr 29, 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 29, 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 20, 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 5, 20222 min read
BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER TO RELEASE SEVERAL RESOURCES AHEAD OF BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK
Fresno, CA - April 05, 2022 - BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center, a catalyst to improve the well-being and prosperity in the Black...
Dec 16, 20211 min read
BLACK DOULA CONSORTIUM
Adverse birth outcomes - maternal mortality and morbidity rates and pregnancy-related health inequalities - is disproportionately...
Oct 19, 20211 min read
CALIFORNIA SURGEON GEN. EMBRACES IDEA OF NBA PARTNERSHIP FOR VACCINATION OUTREACH
Read the article here: https://lasentinel.net/california-surgeon-gen-embraces-idea-of-nba-partnership-for-vaccination-outreach.html Learn...
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