Programs & Services

The FCN uses the collective expertise and knowledge of four organizations (Brooklyn Perinatal Network, Caribbean Women's Health Association, Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership and Queens Comprehensive Perinatal Network) to:

• Build and coordinate coalitions and networks of providers
• Engage consumers in care coordination
• Provide training in management and programmatic areas related to women's, perinatal and child health and infant mortality reduction issues and to share best practices in these areas
• Implement data tracking and monitoring systems ro reduce gaps and deficiencies within the perinatal and women's health care system
• Advocate for increased and improved funding for maternal and child health and infant mortality reduction issues and programs
• Formulate a legislative and policy agenda to address these issues

Current FCN programs and services include: facilitating the Citywide Coalition to End Infant Mortality, which is comprised of 29 community-based organizations; planning and conducting an annual Citywide Health Conference on Maternal, Infant, Child and/or Family Health issues; maintaining a mini-resource center; coordinating and conducting citywide capacity-building, management and programmatic training and educational sessions; developing a public policy agenda on women's, infant, child and family health issues, and infant mortality; and advocacy on these issues on a citywide basis. 

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