This $887,774 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program, aims to develop a mobile health app to address social determinants of health (SDOH) and maternal mood disorders among Black pregnant women. The funded project will augment an existing maternal mental health screening app to also screen for SDOH each trimester and connect women to local social support...
This $1,414,384 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) will fund a mixed-methods study to determine the impact of telehealth on reducing severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and disparities in SMM. The study will leverage Medicaid claims data to estimate the effects of hybrid telehealth versus in-person prenatal and postpartum care strategies, and state telehealth coverage policies,...
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.361), awarded a $446,605 Project Grant to New York University on August 18, 2023. The grant will fund the "Holistic Care Partners" program, a Black woman-led nurse navigation initiative to improve care, reduce harm, and enhance perinatal wellbeing for Black birthing people in New York City. The program aims to address disparities in maternal health outcomes, reduce experiences...
This $708,671 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA Program 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research, will support a research project led by Tulane University to empirically test the effects of six state-level economic security policies on maternal mental health outcomes and disparities across the U.S. over the last 20 years. The project will focus on policies such as paid family leave, paid...
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded a $812,184 Project Grant (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) to The Sweet I AM, PLLC (DBA Anticipate Joy) to develop and implement a Guided Group Telehealth platform called TheraGroup. The goal is to deliver evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and coping skills training to address mental health needs and disparities among...
This $1,918,854 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program supports a multi-site, stepped-wedge randomized rollout trial to study the implementation and effectiveness of a Cesarean section risk calculator in diverse labor units across the United States. The study aims to evaluate the calculator's impact on reducing Cesarean delivery rates and maternal morbidity,...
This $295,128 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research (CFDA 93.865) program supports the development and feasibility testing of an app-based Circadian Synchronization Therapy with Light (CST-L) intervention for pregnant women. The goal is to create a mobile application for iOS and Android that can help improve maternal mood, health, and infant sleep by optimizing circadian...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307), provides $599,146 to develop and validate a prototype of the Digital Wellness Nurse (DWN)-FIT platform. The DWN-FIT intervention aims to increase access, adherence, and engagement in healthy behaviors among African American adolescents with obesity, using mobile technology and automation. The project...
This $276,000 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships grant funds the development of a personalized consumer health guidance platform by Rift Valley Health Co. The platform will analyze an individual's sleep, exercise, nutrition, and mental health data from wearables and smart home devices to generate a baseline health profile and recommendations. Both objective biometric data and subjective user inputs will be integrated to draw meaningful correlations and develop a...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $689,409.00, was provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The award will support a clinical translational study to determine the role of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in perinatal depression, a condition that affects over 20% of pregnancies and disproportionately impacts Black women and Latinas. The research will use a systems biology...
This $720,716 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (CFDA 93.361 Nursing Research) aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Inovcares digital health platform in improving maternal mental health and reducing disparities for Black pregnant women.
The key products and services to be provided under this grant include assessing the platform's ability to mitigate stress, decrease depressive symptoms, and improve sleep quality among Black expecting mothers. This will involve evaluating the impact of the platform's culturally tailored maternal mental health program, which incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, compassion-focused therapy, peer-to-peer support, and healthy behavior gamification. The project seeks to demonstrate how optimizing these variables can lead to improved gestational blood pressure outcomes. Successful completion of the Phase I objectives will provide proof-of-concept for the platform's risk assessment capabilities to enable personalized behavioral modifications.