MHI Task Force

The Mississippi Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) Task Force

The Mississippi Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) Task Force is a statewide partnership that brings together healthcare providers, public health professionals, community organizations, researchers, policymakers, and individuals with lived experience to improve maternal and infant health across Mississippi. Through collaboration, data-driven strategies, and community-focused solutions, the Task Force works to address the state’s maternal health challenges and strengthen systems of care. Current innovation efforts focus on four key priorities: expanding Medicaid continuity and access to care, increasing awareness of maternal warning signs, improving maternal mental health screening and access to services, and promoting patient-centered, evidence-based care that meets the unique needs of mothers and families.

If you are interested in learning more about the MHI Task Force or would like to join us, please complete our online form.

To simplify the MHI Task Force roster, organizations may be listed once, though several are represented by multiple individuals.

  • Alcorn State University
  • AllHealth CHOICE
  • Association of Mississippi Midwives
  • Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
  • Bartkowski & Associates Research Team
  • Be Well by Candace (Doula Services)
  • Birth Future Foundation
  • Black Women’s Roundtable
  • Blooming Moon Midwifery Services
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBS MS)
  • Bolivar Medical Center
  • Born Free New Beginnings/ Catholic Charities
  • Bower Foundation
  • Burton Health Solutions
  • Cardiac Mirrors Mobile Imaging
  • Center for Health Policy – (C4HP)
  • Center for Pregnancy Choices- Metro area
  • Certified Nurse Midwife
  • Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry (CHAMP For Moms) (Perinatal Mental Health)
  • Choctaw Health Center
  • Community Health Center Association of Mississippi
  • Community Member / Mother with Lived Experience
  • Converge
  • David and Lucile Packard Foundation
  • Delta State Univ. School of Nursing
  • Delta Doula Network
  • Delta Health Alliance
  • Delta Health Partners Healthy Start
  • Department of Mental Health (DMH)
  • Dilation Diva Full Spectrum Doula Services
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Frontier Nursing University
  • G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center
  • G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center CMO
  • Gulf Coast Breastfeeding Center
  • Hands and Hearts Birth (Midwifery)
  • Health & Wellness Ministry at Jackson Revival Center
  • Health Help Mississippi
  • Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
  • Healthy moms/healthy babies of MS
  • Horne LLP
  • Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health
  • International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Doula
  • Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health enter – Healthy Start
  • Jackson Safer Childbirth Experience (JSCE) – Doula
  • Jackson State University – MS Delta Center of Excellence in Maternal Health
  • Jackson State University – Stakeholder
  • Jackson State University – Student
  • Jackson State University (JSU)
  • John D. Bower School of Population Health Science (UMMC)
  • MAE Health
  • Magnolia Medical Foundation – MHI Project Sub-grantee (MHAP)
  • MCH Physician – Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Consultant
  • Mississippi American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable (MSBWR)
  • Mississippi Center for Justice
  • Mississippi Chapter Postpartum International
  • Mississippi Division of Medicaid
  • Mississippi Health Advocacy Program
  • Mississippi Hospital Association
  • Mississippi Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC)
  • Mississippi Medical Association
  • Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MSPQC)
  • Mississippi Postpartum Support International (PSI) Chapter – Advocacy and Education Lead
  • Mississippi Public Health Institute – CEO (MSPHI-CEO)
  • Mississippi Public Health Institute (MSPHI)
  • Mississippi Public Health Institute (MSPHI) REACH/SHEA
  • Mississippi Rural Health Association
  • Mississippi State Department of Health – Director, Maternal and Infant Health Bureau
  • Mississippi State Department of Health – Epidemiologist
  • Mississippi State Department of Health – Healthy Moms Healthy Babies
  • Mississippi State Department of Health – Maternal and Child Health (MSDH-MCH)
  • Mississippi State Department of Health – Office of STD/HIV
  • Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) – Data
  • Mississippi Urban League
  • Mississippi Women, Infants, and Children (MS WIC)
  • Molina Healthcare of Mississippi
  • Mom.ME
  • MS Food Network
  • National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC) Consultant
  • Northeast Mississippi Healthy Start
  • Nourish and Nurture: Maternal and Newborn Health Consultants
  • Nyana Birthing Company
  • NYOO Health
  • Perinatal Education Resource Center (PERC)
  • Physician (MD), Family Medicine
  • Physician (MD), OB/GYN – MSDH Partner
  • Physician Champion & MAE Health
  • Plan A Health
  • Precious Beginnings, LLC
  • Psychiatric Mental Health NP
  • ReadyNation Mississippi
  • Region 6
  • Shared Strategy Group
  • Six Dimensions
  • Southern Center for Maternal Health Equity
  • Southern Mississippi Midwifery
  • Springboard to Opportunities
  • The Lady Who Cares Organization Inc.
  • The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)
  • Therapy Plus/Valuable resource with MMRCs and trauma informed care
  • Tougaloo College – Student
  • TrueCare
  • United Healthcare
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Center for Telehealth
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry (CHAMP For Mom)
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Emergency Department (UMMC ED)
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Epidemiology, School of Population Health
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Maternal Mental Health
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – MD Stork Team
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Medical Student
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Midwife Clinic
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Pediatrics
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Perinatal Mental Health Counseling
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Psychology
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Vice Chair for Research, Anesthesiology
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) – Obstetric Anesthesiologist
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) – School of Pop Health
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) OBGYN
  • University of Southern Mississippi – Dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions
  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  • Women’s Foundation of Mississippi
  • Womens’ Health NP Group