Day One Doula Collective

Baxter Community Center, HealthConnect One, KConnect

Nonprofits

Healthcare Industry

Organizations Involved

Occupations Impacted

Doulas

Workforce Development Focus

Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce

Workforce Issue Addressed

Training individuals to work in a healthcare profession; Training current healthcare professionals in SDOH, implicit bias, or on other subjects that will help professionals provide more culturally-competent and/or patient-centered care

Description

The Day One Doula Collective’s goal is to improve maternal health outcomes for women of color in Kent County by training community-based doulas of color to support and educate women of color through the birth and postpartum period. The Collective is a partnership between Baxter Community Center, HealthConnect One and KConnect.