Programs
Health and Wellness Initiatives
DURING 2024, WE CONTINUED TO GROW THE REACH OF OUR PROGRAMS, SERVICES, ENTERPRISE INITIATIVES AND HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS, AND CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN SERVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE EXPANDED OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND INCREASED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN ACCESSING AND PARTICIPATING IN HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION IN BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SETTINGS. WE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE SOCIAL DELTA HEART DISEASE PREVENTION AND SUPPORT PROJECT WITH OUR LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER PROVIDING DIRECT SUPPORT AND COORDINATED SERVICES TO WOMEN AT HIGHEST RISK OF UNCONTROLLED BLOOD PRESSURE. WE CONTINUED TO GROW OUR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND ADVOCACY WORK AROUND BLACK MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, DOUBLING THE NUMBERS OF WOMEN WE ARE PROVIDING PERINATAL SUPPORT AND DOULA CARE SERVICES TO; AS WELL AS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DOULAS IN OUR COUNTY THROUGH RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING. WE HOSTED THE 5TH VIRTUAL BLACK MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SUMMIT TO A STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL AUDIENCE, GROWING OUR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE IN DRIVING VIABLE SOLUTIONS FOR MATERNAL/CHILD HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES DEPARTMENT INCREASED THE NUMBER OF COUNTY RESIDENTS/FAMILIES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO STABILIZE HOUSING, INCOME, EMPLOYMENT, AND TO SECURE RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. ADDITIONALLY, WE HOSTED THE THIRD COHORT OF OUR STATEWIDE HEALTH EQUITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH HAD TRAINED 42 WOMEN LEADERS ACROSS 8 COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN BY FALL 2024. OUR STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL WELLNESS AMBASSADOR MEMBERS CONTINUE TO GROW, NOW TOTALLING OVER 500. FURTHER WE ADVANCED PROGRESS TOWARD LAUNCHING MADISON FORWARD FUND 2.0 / GUARANTEED INCOME WITH CITY OF MADISON PARTNERS -- AND CONTINUED WORK WITH QUARTZ HEALTH TO PREPARE TO LAUNCH WISCONSIN'S FIRST COMMERCIALLY REIMBURSED DOULA SERVICES BENEFIT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.4MSaving Our Babies Initiative
IN 2024, WE CONTINUED TO ADVANCE OUR WORK ON THE SAVING OUR BABIES (SOB) INITIATIVE WITH HEALTH SYSTEM PARTNERS FOR THE 7TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. THE PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERS, BIRTHWORKERS, PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CLOSE THE GAPS IN BIRTH OUTCOMES. WE CENTER THE VOICES OF WOMEN MOST IMPACTED BY BIRTH DISPARITIES TO SHAPE HEALTHCARE STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, AND TO INFLUENCE POLICY AND PRACTICES AFFECTING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH. THE SAVING OUR BABIES (SOB) MODEL EFFECTIVELY IMPROVES PREGNANCY AND BIRTH OUTCOMES BY ADDRESSING BOTH THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) THAT IMPACT PATIENT HEALTH, AND THE HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCES OF VULNERABLE WOMEN IN CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. WE CONTINUE TO PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE AS STRATEGIC PARTNER AND IMPLEMENTATION SITE FOR THIS COUNTY-WIDE INITIATIVE THAT WE CO-DESIGNED AND CO-MANAGE WITH OUR HEALTH SYSTEM PARTNERS. --INCLUDING MANAGING THE COUNTY-WIDE DOULA COLLECTIVE THAT WE ESTABLISHED AND HAVE EXPANDED IN SUPPORT OF THIS INITIATIVE. OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT DATA INDICATE IMPROVED BIRTH OUTCOMES FOR THE WOMEN WE ARE SERVING THRU THIS INNOVATIVE MODEL.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1M
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