San Diego Foundation Born Well Initiative

San Diego Foundation Born Well Initiative is sponsored by San Diego Foundation. Addresses disparities in maternal and infant health in San Diego County.

Born Well | San Diego Foundation Read in English Leer en Español Partnering to improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns across San Diego County.

Born Well has resulted in: SDF philanthropic investment trusted community partners mothers and babies supported Aligning Philanthropy and Public Health to Improve Birth Outcomes San Diego Foundation launched Born Well to address stark disparities in maternal and infant health across the region.

Through public-private collaboration, the initiative invests in culturally responsive, community-based care to ensure every baby has a healthy start. Expanding Access to Culturally Competent Care Born Well strengthens local capacity by funding access to doulas, midwives and prenatal service providers rooted in the communities they serve.

Piloting Guaranteed Income for Expecting Mothers The initiative includes a financial stability pilot for mothers in early pregnancy to improve birth outcomes through economic support. Supporting Nonprofit Capacity and System Navigation SDF helps trusted providers build infrastructure and navigate systems like Medi-Cal to sustain and scale their services.

Shape Solutions with Families Born Well elevates families as co-creators, ensuring care models are shaped by those they serve and aligned with CDC public health goals. SDF Commits $1M and Joins County to Address Disparities in Maternal & Infant Health SDF Grants $250K to Bolster Local Birth Equity Efforts Efforts to Improve Birth Equity Born Well: Frequently Asked Questions What is the Born Well Initiative?

Using data to help direct efforts, the Born Well initiative focuses on the County residents facing the greatest disparities in birth outcomes, including Black mothers and babies. Black mothers and babies face some of the highest rates of childbirth complications, pregnancy-related deaths, and early or low-weight births in San Diego, across California, and nationwide.

These challenges put babies at greater risk for serious health problems at birth and long-term conditions later in life. How is San Diego Foundation (SDF) involved? San Diego Foundation is joining local nonprofit organizations and the County’s Maternal Child and Family Health Services Branch that have for many years worked to improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns across the San Diego region.

This San Diego Foundation initiative is called Born Well . Why is the Born Well Initiative important? Every baby deserves a strong, healthy start, and every mother deserves safe, supportive care.

Improving outcomes for mothers and babies is not just about health. It’s about equity, justice and building stronger, healthier communities for everyone. Why is it important for San Diego Foundation to be involved?

Improving health outcomes for mothers and babies requires more than one sector working alone. Philanthropy, government, and nonprofits each bring unique strengths – resources, policy influence, and community trust – that, when combined, create real and lasting change.

Philanthropy can provide flexible funding and innovation, government can drive systemic policy solutions, and nonprofits ensure the voices and needs of mothers and families are at the center of the work. By collaborating, these partners can address the root causes of inequities, expand access to appropriate quality care, and build healthier, more equitable communities for all.

What can organizations and health professionals do to support Born Well? Philanthropy, government and nonprofits must work together to save lives, close gaps in care, and build equity in maternal and infant health. Health care professionals and organizations interested in making a positive impact can get involved by connecting with ongoing efforts in the San Diego region.

Email dfleming@sdfoundation. org for opportunities to connect. What can individuals do to support Born Well?

Your financial support helps drive innovation, advance policy and uplift the voices of families most impacted. Together, we can ensure every mother and baby has a healthy start – and a healthier future. Born Well Guaranteed Income Pilot: Frequently Asked Questions What is the Born Well Guaranteed Income Pilot program?

SDF and the County of San Diego Perinatal Equity Initiative in collaboration with the County’s Infant Health Program are working together to develop and implement a small pilot that will help us learn how access to unrestricted cash affects pregnancy and birth outcomes for women in very high-risk groups who are already receiving other supports. Why are you operating this pilot?

There is a desire to learn how the guarantee of unrestricted income for a limited time can impact the health and well-being of the high-risk mom, baby and family. How did SDF decide who can participate in the pilot? SDF is using a data-driven approach to improve birth outcomes for women and children by letting the data identify where the highest risk and greatest need are, where the greatest health disparities are.

According to the California Department of Public Health, bias, social and economic stressors, and neighborhood conditions contribute to poor birth outcomes for Black mothers, birthing people, and infants.

In California, and across the United States, Black mothers and birthing people experience some of the highest rates of life-threatening childbirth complications, deaths from pregnancy-related causes, and babies born too early or too small.

In San Diego County, babies in this highest risk group can be six times more likely to die before they reach their first birthday and 60 percent more likely to be born premature than the lowest risk group. In California, high-risk mothers are also more than three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes. What is the County’s Perinatal Equity Initiative program?

The vision of the County of San Diego Perinatal Equity Initiative (PEI) is for all families to be healthy, safe, and thriving. PEI addresses the causes of inequality and identifies best practices that can be implemented to eliminate disparities in maternal and infant mortality. The program aims to improve birth outcomes for women and birthing people at highest risk of poor prenatal and postpartum health outcomes.

Who is qualified to participate in the pilot?

Twenty-five (25) pilot participants will be selected from a pool of volunteers who meet, at least, the following criteria: Live in San Diego County AND In their first or second trimester of pregnancy AND Meet income criteria (under development) AND Are participating or have participated in the San Diego County Infant Health program operated by Neighborhood House Association in central San Diego or Oceanside AND Are receiving or have received group support from the San Diego County’s Infant Program AND Other requirements or criteria that may be developed by SDF, the County, and the nonprofit partners.

Which community organizations are involved? Jewish Family Service will be developing a way to select 25 pilot participants from a group of prequalified women who wish to be considered for the pilot and will distribute the income. The prequalified women will participate or have participated in the San Diego County‘s Infant Health Program, operated by Neighborhood House Association .

As the local Public Health authority, the County of San Diego Maternal Child and Family Services Branch is advising SDF and its partners on the pilot and other Born Well strategies. When will services start? Partners are working together now to develop the pilot.

As soon as all components are in place, participants in the San Diego County’s Infant Healt will be informed of the opportunity to volunteer to be considered for the pilot. Where are services offered? The Guaranteed Income Pilot has not been implemented yet.

After it is implemented, volunteers from the San Diego County’s Infant Health program who are selected for the pilot will be provided with information about cash payments and other services at that time. San Diego County’s Infant Program services are offered now in the following locations: 286 Euclid Avenue, Suite 308, San Diego, CA 92114 Phone: (619) 266-7466 | Fax: (619) 262-9188 Email: bih@neighborhoodhouse.

org 3156 Vista Way, Suite 200, Oceanside, CA 92056 Phone: (760) 231-1887 | Fax: (760) 231-1885 Email: bih@neighborhoodhouse. org Now that the Born Well Initiative has launched, a nonprofit organization has been selected to operate the pilot. Partners are working together now to design the pilot.

As soon as all components are in place, participants in the San Diego County’s Infant Health program will be invited to volunteer to be considered for the pilot. It will be some weeks before we are ready to implement the Guaranteed Income Pilot. New Guaranteed Income Program Supports High Risk Mothers and Babies (San Diego County News Center) Starting Sooner: Should Cash Payments Begin During Pregnancy?

(Center on Poverty and Social Policy, Columbia University) DHCS Birthing Care Pathway (Department of Healthcare Services) Maternal Death Dates and Race in San Diego County San Diego County Doula Pilot Project (First 5 San Diego) Perinatal Data Visualizations (County of San Diego) Born Well benefits children and families and aligns with Fifty & Forward , a multi-year SDF grantmaking and fundraising campaign that supports three key areas: And raise $1 billion to shape the future of our region.

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from the University of Maryland, College Park (2020), where she studied ethics in the curation of training data for machine learning models. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan School of Information, studying the ethical implications of automated emotion recognition algorithms designed for use in the workplace.

She also has an MBA from the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego (2011) and a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University. Priya Parker is helping us take a deeper look at how anyone can create collective meaning in modern life, one gathering at a time.

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in Education/Journalism from The Ohio State University and an M. A. in Education from Xavier University.

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in Secondary Education from Loyola Marymount University. Tarry Kang, CFRE, serves as the Senior Director of Development for Student Affairs at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), bringing with her a wealth of experience and a strong record of success in higher education and nonprofit development.

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