Black Infant Health (BIH)
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Black Infant Health (BIH)
- A group-based, social empowerment approach coupled with case management activities.
- 10-week prenatal group session and 10-week postpartum group sessions.
Program Eligibility
Pregnant African American women over 18 years old, 30 weeks pregnant or less, living in Alameda County.
Program Contact
Yvonne Youngblood
510-618-1967
Intake Staff
Alma Herman
510-387-0978
Shamelle Bremond
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
- Building Bridges provides nursing case management services for at risk pregnant and post-partum women and their families.
- PHN’s conduct physical and psychosocial assessment, education, and care planning.
Program Eligibility
Building Bridges Pregnant women, post-partum women and infants 0-12 months old.
Families experiencing a SIDS death.
Program Contact
Patricia Calloway
510-589-0821
Intake Staff
Amanda McCartney
510-387-0978
Hayward Promise Neighborhood
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Hayward Promise Neighborhood
Hayward Promise Neighborhood (HPN)
- Multicultural/multilingual case management, outreach, and care coordination for low-income, high-risk families, mothers with prenatal/postpartum needs, and families with children 0-8 years old with an identified need.
Program Eligibility
Pregnant or post-partum mothers, families with a child 0-8 years old living in targeted Downtown Hayward area and schools.
Program Contact
Arelis Sandoval
Intake Staff
Arelis Sandoval
DREAMS
Fatherhood Initiative
Hayward Promise Neighborhood
DREAMS: Desired Reproductive Health Access for Maternal Service
- Client-centered case management services to pregnant and interconception individuals and couples with a history of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Program Eligibility
Medi-Cal eligible Alameda County residents with History of fetal loss/neonatal (newborn to 28 days) death, and/or history of multiple miscarriages, pregnant people anticipating fetal demise. African American/Black Alameda County residents are eligible w/any income.
Program Contact
Alison McKenzie
510-667-4336
Intake Staff
Isabell Aguilar
EmbraceHER
Fatherhood Initiative
Fatherhood Initiative
EmbraceHER
- Perinatal groups sessions to promote Black women's well-being, healthy pregnancy, child development, and trauma recovery.
- Series offered: EmbraceBIRTH childbirth education, and BElovedBIRTH Black Centering Group prenatal care in partnership with Alameda Health System.
Program Eligibility
African American pregnant or parenting women with child less than 18 months of age. Resident of Alameda County.
Program Contact
Danielle Davis
510-618-2080
Intake Staff
Christina Thomas
Fatherhood Initiative
Fatherhood Initiative
Fatherhood Initiative
Fatherhood Initiative
- Promotes responsible fatherhood and healthy relationships through parenting education and skill building.
- Provides male centered case management and care coordination through support programs such as Boot Camp for New Dads, Café Dad, Support Groups, and Visitation/Case Management.
Program Eligibility
Father of a child 5 and under.
Single fathers, re-entry fathers and partners of current home visiting clients.
Program Contact
Christopher Gibson
510-667-3678
Intake Staff
Christopher Gibson
Michael Spencer
Health Advancement for Pacific Islanders
Health Advancement for Pacific Islanders
Health Advancement for Pacific Islanders
Health Advancement for Pacific Islanders (HAPI).
- Support for prenatal care or WIC visits.
- Gifts at your prenatal care visits, such as clothing, swaddles, car seats, and pack n’ play.
- Link families to the best resources in Alameda County, including child care, food, housing, and dental.
- Help with enrollment in health insurance for all Pacific Islanders in Alameda County.
Program Eligibility
Pacific Islander pregnant women, teens, and fathers at no cost.
Program Contact
Karla Navarro
Healthy Families Alameda County
Health Advancement for Pacific Islanders
Health Advancement for Pacific Islanders
Healthy Families Alameda County
- An evidence-based, comprehensive, intensive home visiting program by trained social workers.
- Designed to promote maternal and child health, strengthen parent-child interactions, and support child development and family protective factors.
- Visits begin prenatally or shortly after a childbirth and conclude when the child turns 3 years old.
Program Eligibility
Non-CalWORKs: Prenatal referrals.
CalWORKs: Prenatal to 6 weeks post-partum.
Intake Staff
Angelia Victorian
Daisy Palacios
Nurse Family Partnership
Health Advancement for Pacific Islanders
Nurse Family Partnership
Nurse Family Partnership
- Evidence-based, intensive, comprehensive home visiting program by trained public health registered nurses.
- Designed to improve prenatal health and outcomes, child health and development, family economic self-sufficiency, maternal life course development.
- Visits begin early in pregnancy and conclude when the child turns 2 years old.
Program Eligibility
First time, low-income women before 28 weeks gestation.
Program Contact
Arzelia Lopez
510-667-4311
Intake Staff
Victoria Swing
Special Start at ACPHD
Special Start at UCSF BCH Oakland
Nurse Family Partnership
Special Start at Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD)
- Intensive case management and support to families with medically fragile babies who experience psychosocial needs for up to 3 years.
Program Eligibility
Infants that have been hospitalized in an Alameda County Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Program Contact
Leah Sanchez
510-618-2040
Intake Staff
Leah Sanchez
Special Start at UCSF BCH Oakland
Special Start at UCSF BCH Oakland
Special Start at UCSF BCH Oakland
Special Start at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital of Oakland
- Intensive case management and support to families with medically fragile babies who experience psychosocial needs for up to 3 years.
Program Eligibility
Infants living in Alameda County who have been hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Infants should have a minimum of 2 medical and 2 social risk factors
Program Contact
Sharon Leno
Sharon.Leno@ucsf.edu
510-428-3885 x2304
Intake Staff
Fran Merriweather
Blue Skies Mental Wellness
Special Start at UCSF BCH Oakland
Special Start at UCSF BCH Oakland
Blue Skies Mental Wellness Program (BSMW)
- Mental health consultation, clinical interventions, and brief treatment support.
Program Eligibility
Internal referrals only for active clients in MPCAH home visiting programs.
Program Contact
Tameko Jones
510-506-9487
Intake Staff