Several local community organizations across the country have joined the national effort to raise awareness about the urgent maternal warning signs for pregnancy-related complications and improve communication between health care providers and their patients.
CDC Foundation has supported the Hear Her campaign since its launch in 2020. The Foundation has expanded its reach to more local areas by funding six community-based organizations (CBOs) to share campaign messages and materials. Each CBO plans a tailored approach to educate on the urgent maternal warning signs, to integrate the Hear Her resources into their existing maternal health programming and deliver these critical messages to communities disproportionally impacted by maternal mortality.
The Hear Her campaign works by encouraging partners, family, friends and healthcare professionals to really listen and ensure women who are pregnant or postpartum get the care they need.
The six CBOs receiving funding through this project in 2024 are:
- The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Brooklyn, NY
- Baltimore Healthy Start, Baltimore, MD
- BLKHLTH, Atlanta, GA
- Generate Health STL, St. Louis, MO
- Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
- Well Child Center, Elgin, IL
Find out more about the campaign and available resources at CDC.gov/HearHer. For more information, please reach out to Tiffany Winter at twinter@cdcfoundation.org.
