About Strong Moms, Strong Villages
Our Vision:
African American mothers who are vibrant and living abundantly with(in) a healthy, supportive village.
Our Mission:
To grow a movement that builds strong African American mothers and their families with an awareness and support for depression that is healed through their villages.
Who is the Village?
The village is made up of fathers, families, elders, grandparents, other mothers, health care providers, ministers, community based organizations, community organizers, government, policy makers, teachers, co-workers, neighbors, and YOU.
Goal of Campaign:
To reduce the stigma of maternal depression among African American mothers, give voice to mothers who are suffering and empower the village of support to cover the mothers impacted.
Why of the Campaign:
To enhance the work LIHF has established with raising the awareness of infant mortality, the next phase of the awareness campaign focuses on the link between maternal health and infant mortality; and in this case, maternal mental health among African American mothers and how it affects birth outcomes.
African American mothers who are vibrant and living abundantly with(in) a healthy, supportive village.
Our Mission:
To grow a movement that builds strong African American mothers and their families with an awareness and support for depression that is healed through their villages.
Who is the Village?
The village is made up of fathers, families, elders, grandparents, other mothers, health care providers, ministers, community based organizations, community organizers, government, policy makers, teachers, co-workers, neighbors, and YOU.
Goal of Campaign:
To reduce the stigma of maternal depression among African American mothers, give voice to mothers who are suffering and empower the village of support to cover the mothers impacted.
Why of the Campaign:
To enhance the work LIHF has established with raising the awareness of infant mortality, the next phase of the awareness campaign focuses on the link between maternal health and infant mortality; and in this case, maternal mental health among African American mothers and how it affects birth outcomes.
About LIHF
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The Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF) is a collaborative effort in Wisconsin to support African American women and their families to have healthy birth outcomes.
Wisconsin has one of the worst black-white disparities in infant mortality in the United States. The Wisconsin Partnership Program supports the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families to advance policy, systems, and environmental changes to address the root causes of why these disparities exist. LIHF builds multi-level strategies that support equitable birth outcomes. Infant and child well being is a reflection of access to health care and health information, as well as the social, economic, and physical environments that support health. LIHF strives to impact all of these areas to ultimately impact infant mortality in Wisconsin. LIHF Collaboratives: Action-oriented LIHF Collaboratives in Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Racine lead the community-based activities of LIHF. More than 80% of babies born to African American mothers in Wisconsin are located in Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Racine counties. The Collaborative model engages diverse stakeholder groups in developing and implementing multi-level solutions. LIHF Collaborative members include community residents and leadership from non-profit, healthcare, business, public sector, and faith-based organizations. Each Collaborative has an action agenda of local policy, systems, and environmental change priorities to support healthy birth outcomes for African American families. Together, the Collaboratives’ action agendas reflect the multi-level solutions that are needed to make a difference. All three Collaboratives are engaged in this campaign. |
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