Antelope Valley Best Babies Collaborative

Mission

Antelope Valley Best Babies Collaborative (AVBBC) works together with community residents and community based organizations to improve birth outcomes in the Antelope Valley.  Founded along with the Antelope Valley Partners for Health (AVPH) by Partners in Care Foundation, and after achieving many years of growth and success, AVBBC will join with AVPH as AVPH now assumes an independent leadership role in the Antelope Valley healthcare community.

Vision

The AV Best Babies Collaborative envisions a community environment that promotes the health of all families in the Antelope Valley.

Values

•     Accountability

•     Commitment

•     Community Centered

•     Cultural Competency

•     Receptiveness

•     Respect

•     Community Awareness

View our Leadership Presentation and learn more about our Collaborative

Leadership Presentation

 

Community Partners

 

The Antelope Valley Best Babies Collaborative (AVBBC) program has developed and implemented an innovative comprehensive approach to improve birth outcomes in the Antelope Valley through its partnerships with:

•     Antelope Valley College

•     Antelope Valley Hospital (Healthy Homes)

•     Antelope Valley Hospital (OB Clinic)

•     Antelope Valley Hospital WIC program

•     Antelope Valley Partners for Health

•     Black Infant Health Program

•     Department of Children and Family Services

•     Department of Public Social Services

•     El Nido Family Services

•     Faith Based Coalition

•     One Stop, One Source

•     SPA 1 Planning Council

 

Project Impact

Project funding has enabled AVBBC to deliver services to and advocate on behalf of a significant number of at risk women and families. Our goals are:

•     Decrease the incidence of infant mortality in the Antelope Valley.

•     Increase the knowledge, and positively impact attitudes, beliefs and practices among at-risk women living in Antelope Valley regarding women and infant health.

•     Reduce health disparities and increase access to healthcare while improving the quality of perinatal care services for families in the Antelope Valley.

Project Description

Through Collaboration, Outreach, Health Education & Messaging, Social Support, Case Management and Health Promotion, AV Best Babies Collaborative is achieving the following outcomes:


Collaboration

•     To have a functioning, vibrant collaboration, linked with existing Collaborative, with appropriate and documented shared goals and objectives

•     To Strengthen collaborative member organizations' knowledge of resources provided by Collaborative members

•     To promote the sustainability of the Collaborative through both social and financial resources

 
Outreach

•     Early initiation of prenatal care among high risk women

•     Community residents will act as advocates for improved birth outcomes and promote good health to other pregnant women

 

Health Education and Messaging

•     To increase and promote community and individual knowledge about how to have healthy births and access appropriate services and resources

•     To increase community awareness of available resources and services through 211

 

Social Support

•     To conduct comprehensive social support screenings on target population and refer to Collaborative organizations as needed.

Health Promotion

•     To increase access to coordinated and comprehensive interconception care programs that support high risk women in preparing for their next healthy birth

For more information about AV Best Babies Collaborative, please contact Grace Lubwama,
Exec. Director, 661-714-8475 ext. 313, glubwama@picf.org