Socio-health-entrepreneurship  is a long word with hopefully a big impact. One woman who we admire is Rebecca Onie, CEO of Health Leads. In clinics where our Health Leads program operates, physicians can “prescribe” non-medical resources like food or housing.  Staffed by college  Health Leads volunteers “fill” these prescriptions by connecting patients with key resources. Health Leads has 22 desks are right where patients receive their care, in...

Kudos to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for recognizing the need for programming and research directly addressing the socio-economic factors that impact health! They’ve released a call for proposals as an incentive to find innovative solutions to address exactly those factors. Healthy generations encourages socio-health-entrepreneurs to apply! From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Call for Proposals: “A new Community Grants program...

Persistent Peril: Why African American babies have the highest infant mortality rate in the developed world, By Ziba Kashef, ColorLines RaceWire  — Sophie Womack, 48, was surprised when in 1985 her first child, Brandi, was born three weeks shy of her due date and six ounces below normal birth weight. The Detroit mother had received timely prenatal care and was in good health throughout her pregnancy. Yet her baby was premature. Then, two years later,...

Healthy Moms Healthy Babies is a program focused on decreasing the infant mortality and morbidity rates of African American babies. We use a modified version of the very successful Black in Health Program model of California. Our model includes group pre and post natal education, case management, monthly home visit well checks for babies, providing resources for needy mothers, and community outreach. Description of need for Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies  in...