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Coalitions

Learn more about local resources and Coalitions

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Coalitions typically meet each month. If you’re interested in joining an upcoming coalition meeting, please contact Stephanie E. Langlois at Stephanie.E.Langlois@hitchcock.org.

Who Can Join?

Our coalitions are comprised of a wide range of stakeholders working collaboratively towards improving maternal and infant health care and outcomes in our state. 

Patient & Family Network

  • Women
  • Birthing People
  • Family
  • Partners
  • Support Network
  • Caregivers

Policy Influencers

  • Policy Makers
  • Government Agencies
  • Insurance payers
  • Legislators
  • Professional Organizations

Clinical Providers

  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Lactation Consultants
  • Midwives
  • Doulas
  • APRNs
  • Community Health Workers
  • Peer Recovery Coaches
  • Family and Mom Support Groups
  • Nurses
  • Physicians

Community Services

  • Homebirth Community
  • Family Resource Centers
  • Childcare Providers
  • CHMCs
  • CHCs
  • Women’s health
  • Pediatrics
  • Birthing Centers
  • State employees
  • EMS
  • FQHCs
  • Hospital Systems of Care
  • Behavioral Health
  • Create local perinatal resource list publicly available
  • Maintain and update the resource list
  • Assess of regional priorities and help decide which ones are actionable
  • Keep track of improvements and actions taken by the coalition
  • Meet regularly on a schedule as decided by the coalition
  • Introductions, name and organization
  • Organizational updates 
  • Discuss regional priorities and issues
  • Work on resource map
  • Brainstorm solutions
  • Choose actionable solutions. Both short ( easy “low hanging fruit”. Ex: making informational flyers, connecting resources, etc.) and long (projects/programs to develop and implement. Ex: starting centering pregnancy groups, a new process of PMH referrals, finding funding for regular interpreter services, etc.)
  • Discuss/invite other members to include in the coalition to ensure diversity and representation of many stakeholders
  • Go over updates on action item To Do’s from last meeting
  • Discuss current projects and next steps.
  • Regularly (quarterly, annually, TBD) reevaluate regional priorities and coalition membership representation.
  • Report progress/projects back to NHPQC and soon to Statewide Maternal Health Task Force
  • Meeting frequency, format (hybrid, in-person, or virtual), agenda items, length of meeting
  • Coalition size
  • Priority issues to focus on
  • Action steps to take (generally aligned with NHPQC goals)
  • Governance structure of coalition (with equity in mind)
  • Collaboration tools (where/how to share deliverables with community, how to share/edit documents within the coalition)
  • How the NHPQC can support their coalition
  • Identifying local perinatal partners/members for the coalition
  • Maintaining membership lists
  • Providing resources and literature about the most successful methods for coalition building
  • Scheduling first meetings
  • Conducting listening sessions with local birthing people
  • Helping create a local perinatal resource map
  • Local process/referral network mapping
  • Holding webinars about ways to improve perinatal healthcare in NH and build/maintain coalitions
  • Holding an annual Summit to work through implementation and sustainability issues

How do Coalitions Work?

Learn more about what it means to be a part of an NHPQC local coalition!

Join a local coalition

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