We have been working for more than a decade to make children's health and healthcare better through quality improvement. We believe for all children to achieve their optimal health, they need a healthy start, effective healthcare, and healthy living practices.  For NICHQ, this translates into a focus on four areas:

Infant Health

• Hospitals in the Best Fed Beginnings project are educating moms on breastfeeding during pregnancy, in hospital and after discharge. Result: higher breastfeeding rates. 

• When her son did not pass his newborn hearing screening test, Wendy Hewitt was sent through a complex maze of specialists to get him the care he needed. Now, 11 years later, Hewitt is an active parent advocate and parent partner with NICHQ.

• Faculty advisor to NICHQ’s Texas Breastfeeding Learning Collaborative, Pamela Berens, MD, discusses what the Lone Star State is doing to help more moms breastfeed.

Care for Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs

• The Toronto team in NICHQ’s Collaborative to Improve Care for Children with Autism is educating families on the best ways to reduce insomnia. 

• The Colorado team in the WISCH project has developed a navigator program to help patients with sickle cell disease find primary care and overcome social barriers to care. 

Patient-Centered Care 

• Pediatric medical practices in the CHIPRA Massachusetts Medical Home Initiative are starting early to help adolescents make smooth transitions to adult care.

• Our new online toolkit offers step-by-step guidance for pediatric practices on how to start, maintain or advance a Patient and Family Advisory Council.  

Healthy Weight 

• Lincoln County, WA, is taking its healthy weight message to area schools, hoping the message will trickle through families and improve the overall health of the community.

• Visit our new Healthy Weight Collaborative Action Kit, which makes it easy to get started on promoting healthy weight and making change in your community. 

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