DSRIP Projects and Highlights
Support for Maternal and Child Health, Reduce Premature Births
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center initiated Niagara County’s first “Centering Pregnancy” Program. Centering Pregnancy is an innovative and evidence-based model of group care. Pregnant women are brought together in groups providing strength-based, interactive prenatal care.
- Community Health Worker Program has enrolled more than 600 pregnant or mothering women with their child to improve birth outcomes.
Promote Mental, Emotional, Behavioral (MEB) Well-Being
- Community collaboration with neighboring PPS Community Partners of WNY and Mental Health Advocates of WNY. Introduced the “Just Tell One” campaign for mental health and substance abuse including school-based programming, mental health first aid trainings, WRAP program, and www.JustTellOne.org.
- In addition, Millennium is a founding supporter of the “Join The Conversation” Mental Health Anti-Stigma Campaign.