How do you have conversations about structural racism and its effect on health systems? Two health professionals open up about their experiences and share advice.

When Indigenous people were dispossessed from their land, they not only lost their homes but were separated from their way of life. And in many cases, children were forcefully taken from their families. How do we synthesize the promotion of breastfeeding and safe sleep practices among within the context of this historical trauma? Collectively our Indigenous healthcare professionals offer three ideas. 

All children deserve an equal change to reach their full potential—to make lasting friendships, to explore and discover, and to dream big. Giving all children an equal start means supporting families from the earliest moments of development. Here, NICHQ President and CEO Scott D. Berns explains why we need to do more to support that early health by building a bridge between the prenatal and birth to 3 spaces. 

Highlights and lessons-learned from real communities who used real-time data to achieve real results. Their experiences can help demystify the data journey and show how data informs improvements to developmental health and overall well-being

A community-based partnership in Liberty City, FL works directly with the families who are most isolated from support. Discover more about the partnerships they've developed and the young lives they've changed. 

Improving conversations between health professionals and caregivers can help ensure that more families have the knowledge, skills and self-efficacy to practice safe sleep at every sleep. Right now, hospitals across the country are developing a bundle of evidence-based best to spread and scale. Keep reading for four key takeaways.