Check out what’s new!
Stay tuned and get excited about all the amazing happenings in Region 8!
Birth and Beyond
Virtual
March 5th-26th
Wednesdays, 6pm-8:30pm
Postpartum Planning for Expectant Parents
Virtual
1st and 3rd Wednesdays
7pm and 7:30pm
Recent Updates
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SWMPQIC Leadership, as well as many partners from around Region 8, will be attending the Maternal and Infant Health Summit this week! See you all there!
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Be sure to check out our summer line of classes and share the flyers
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Regional Events and Happenings
News from our partners…
Invitation to Improve Maternity Care
The United States is currently experiencing a maternal morbidity and mortality crisis characterized by significant disparities. The latest guidelines from ACOG urge prenatal clinics to address social needs and enhance access to care. OBI is here to help support clinics through this implementation process. Additionally, as part of the Obstetrics Initiative (OBI), the team is developing the MOM MAP - the first statewide comprehensive report on prenatal social needs practices - to provide insight into prenatal care delivery across Michigan and identify opportunities to enhance upstream factors affecting adverse maternity outcomes.
MOM MAP wants to hear from you! Help them support birthing people in Michigan by participating in a 60-minute virtual interview about your clinic’s prenatal care practices. Plus, receive a gift basket for your team as a token of our gratitude! Learn more by checking out our flier! For questions or concerns, please contact the MOM MAP Project Team!
Community Healing Centers Parent Support Group
Join Community Healing Centers every Thursday from 4:30pm-5:45pm for Support Group. Childcare and refreshments will be provided. Click HERE for a flyer
Family Health Center: Support Group
Mothers, birth to 18 months postpartum are invited to join support group virtually (through MyChart) Mondays at noon. To register, call (269) 349-2641 ext. 5. Click HERE for the flyer.
The Caring Network: Catholic Charities update
The Caring Network program at Catholic Charities Diocese of Kalamazoo, are now offering more classes. Click HERE for more information. Click HERE for a flyer of upcoming classes
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MDHHS Updates
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Fact Sheets on Maternal and Child Health Investments
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) has launched a series of fact sheets to provide overviews of critical federally funded programs that complement the Title V MCH Services Block Grant and their impact on MCH populations.
These fact sheets also highlight the importance of these programs; and the nation’s ability to serve MCH populations, including the ability to access actionable data, support systems and infrastructures, identify and respond to issues, and understand and prevent critical conditions impacting MCH populations, their families, and communities.
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MDHHS Data Dashboard
In March 2025, MDHHS launched the new Michigan Public Health Data Dashboards, providing lawmakers, local officials, advocacy groups and the public with data-driven snapshots of public health trends across the state (at the Michigan House and Senate district-levels). The dashboards display key health metrics on health outcomes, health behavior trends, social and economic factors, physical environment trends and clinical trends.
