🎥 A Special Message from Our Board Members 🎥 Our board members are fully committed to the mission, and today, they’re encouraging YOU to be part of the change. Thank you for your support during this Giving Tuesday and everyday! 💫 #PassThePhoneChallenge #GivingTuesday #Donate #MakeADifference #BirthEquity #HealthConnectOne #MaternalHealth #CommunityBasedDoulas 4 way to support: ✅ Text “HC1GIVE” to 44-321 ✅ Donate here: https://lnkd.in/g8ZVZa-9 ✅ Spread the word 📣 ✅ Download our Annual Report and share! https://bit.ly/HCOReport24 Rachelle Pierre-Lott Kisa McCormick Cassandre Charles Alina Henderson
HealthConnect One
Non-profit Organizations
Chicago, IL 1,950 followers
HealthConnect One trains, connects, and mobilizes communities in service of birth equity,
About us
HealthConnect One is the national leader in advancing respectful, community-based, peer-to-peer support for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and early parenting. Our vision is to see every baby, mother, and family thrive in a healthy community. Since 1986, HealthConnect One (HC One) has focused on collaborative work with grassroots maternal and child health and social service providers. We train community health workers, or lay health promoters, who make a personal commitment to improving the health of their own community. We assist organizations in developing programs that use the power of peer support, incorporating trained community health workers into paid positions in outreach, health education and community health advocacy programs. We also mobilize diverse stakeholders to build for policies and programs that improve maternal and child health in some of the most distressed communities in the country. By supporting and challenging lay workers to find their own voice and training them to share vital health information with others who have little access to resources, HC One helps community residents to share their skills close to home. By providing training and technical assistance to frontline community organizations, we help them tap the powerful resources that already exist in their neighborhoods. Our work involves grassroots consensus-building, and we bring that perspective into national conversations. Therefore, our work helps to strengthen and transform communities over time.
- Website
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http://www.healthconnectone.org
External link for HealthConnect One
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1986
- Specialties
- maternal and child health, community health workers, peer-to-peer education, peer-to-peer support, and breastfeeding
Locations
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Primary
1436 West Randolph Street
4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60607, US
Employees at HealthConnect One
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Tasheea Nicholson
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Twylla Dillion, MBA, Ph.D.
President & CEO, HealthConnect One | Health Equity and Family Advocate | Community-Based HSR | Champion for Economic Mobilty | Aspen Ascend Fellow |…
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Dina P. Drankus Pekelnicky, MSW
Social Worker, Researcher, Mathematician, Naturalist
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Wendy Whittington MD, MMM
Managing Director, Strathmere Partners
Updates
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Happy holiday season! Rest is necessary😌! We are taking a break for the holiday break to rest, recharge, and spend time with loved ones. The HealthConnect One office will be closed from December 25th, 2024 until January 1st, 2025. We'll be back on January 2, 2025! Wishing you all a season full of joy and warmth. ❤️🎁 Visit our website to learn more about the work we do! healthconnectone.org
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Happy holidays! Support our campaign 💟and hear from our Associate Board member, Brittney Williams, MPH! 💬 Text📲 "HC1GIVE" to 44-321 to get involved and make a difference today. ✅ Download our Annual Report and share! https://bit.ly/HCOReport24 #Donate #MakeADifference #BirthEquity #HealthConnectOne #MaternalHealth #CommunityBasedDoulas
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Happy Friday! As we contiune our meet our board series, we're happy to introduce Cassandre Charles, one of the incredible minds behind our mission on our Board of Directors! 💼✨ As a valued board member, Cassandre brings marketing and communications expertise to help guide us toward success. Fun Fact: She just started Hot Yoga and loves it and she is also a full-spectrum Doula! We're so lucky to have her on our team! 💡 #BoardSpotlight #Leadership #HealthConnectOne #MaternalHealth #CommunityBasedDoulas #BoardofDirectors #nonprofit
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Our HealthConnect One team spent 2 1/2 days with The County of Fresno facilitating our Community Based Doula Curriculum Train of Trainers (TOT)framework! We celebrated the time shared and honor the space💜 we spent with the Perinatal Equity Initiative with Gifty Kwofi, Annie Chang, Madeline Yakoub and twelve other passion driven community members! We are excited to continue working and watching your program excel! Congratulations!🎉 Interested in your own custom program? Contact our training team today📲! #BirthEquity #MaternalCare #Accreditation #BlackMaternalCare #CommunityBasedDoulas #Training #Community
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🌟Thank You for Your Support!🌟 It’s not too late! We are so grateful for everyone who has contributed so far, but we need YOU to help us. Our annual campaign ends January 15th—your gift today will make a lasting difference. Watch a special message from our CEO & President, Dr. Twylla Dillion, MBA, Ph.D. during this holiday season. Your continued support means so much to us, and with your help, we can finish strong! ✅ Make a donation here: https://lnkd.in/g8ZVZa-9 ✅ Text “HC1GIVE” to 44-321 #GivingTuesday #Donate #MakeADifference #BirthEquity #HealthConnectOne #MaternalHealth #CommunityBasedDoulas
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Happy Friday! Meet Tamela Milan-Alexander, MPPA, one of our incredible board members! Tamela joined the board in 2013. 🌟 Fun Fact: She is a comedian 😂 by night! We’re so grateful for her dedication and unique perspective! 💼✨ #LeadershipSpotlight #FunFactFriday #HealthConnectOne #MaternalHealth #CommunityBasedDoulas #BoardofDirectors #leadership #nonprofit
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Happy Friday🤩! Meet Maggie Waldron, one of our incredible board members! Maggie joined the board in 2023 and is also a part of the External Affairs committee🌟. Fun Fact: She has lived in Antarctica❄️! We're so grateful for her leadership and dedication to HealthConnect One. 💡 #LeadershipSpotlight #FunFactFriday #HealthConnectOne #MaternalHealth #BoardofDirectors #leadership #nonprofit
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🎉 Happy Giving Tuesday! 🎉 A word from our Associate Board Chair, Clarissa Huard! 🌟 Today is the perfect day to make an impact, and we are excited to invite you to join us in supporting HealthConnect One. Thank you for being part of this special day of giving! ❤️ Join us today and give what you can—your support means the world. Let’s do this together! 💪 💖 Text "HC1GIVE" to 44-321 to donate or share the campaign link. #GivingTuesday #Donate #MakeADifference #BirthEquity #HealthConnectOne #MaternalHealth #CommunityBasedDoulas
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We are pleased to present HealthConnect One's 2024 Annual Report💜, themed "Inspiring Growth and Advancing Equity through Meaningful Connections." This report showcases the significant strides we have made in transforming maternal and community health across the nation🌟. Our report highlights the strides we've made in: 🦋Expanding our community-based doula programs in California, Puerto Rico, and North Carolina 🦋Advocating for policy changes to support equitable birth practices 🦋Developing innovative training programs for birth workers including Mental Health First Aid, Early Relational Health, and a Climate Resilience Series 🦋Fostering partnerships to enhance our reach and impact Through continued growth and the impactful connections we have cultivated, we are proud of the positive change we are driving. We invite you to explore our 2024 Annual Report to learn more about our progress and the collective impact of our work. Download and share the report today! bit.ly/HCOReport24