About

Formed in 1793, the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) is the oldest, continuously-operating health department in the United States. In collaboration with other city agencies, health care providers, community organizations and funders, BCHD aims to empower all Baltimoreans with the knowledge, access, and environment that will enable healthy living.

Project Overview

There are 2-3 vertical transmissions of HIV in births to Baltimore City residents annually. While out of 9,000 births, this represents a very small percentage of total births in Baltimore City, but it is almost totally preventable. In partnership with the Baltimore City Health Department, In partnership with the Baltimore City Health Department, B’More for Healthy Babies Upton-Druid Heights, and Baltimore Moms, MICA's Center for Social Design created "Essential Secrets of Baltimore Moms: A Resource Guidebook for Baltimore Moms, by Baltimore Moms" to effectively share resources with pregnant mothers living with HIV, providers, and hospitals.

Special Thanks To: Shasha Satchell CLC, Celestine Tolliver, Stacey Stephens LCSW-C, the PSEP Coalition, Yvonne Kingon, and Jen Kirschner.

Links

Essential Secrets of Baltimore Moms: A Resource Guidebook for Baltimore Moms, by Baltimore Moms

Designers

Rachel Serra, Emily Joynton, Melanie Matthews Bates, Cierra Foxx, Sashay Duckett, Kayla Ingram, Sena Kwon, Olivia Lindsey, Kristin McCall-Kiley, Caitlin Weber