Supporting mothers and young children through community partnerships
Official title: Community Partners
Funded at Jackson State University · NIH-11177868 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This effort partners with local organizations to bring home visiting, clearer health information, and community support to mothers and young children in the Mississippi Delta.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Jackson State University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Jackson, United States) |
| Project start | August 17, 2023 |
| Project end | July 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $44,000 |
| NIH project number | 5U54HD113238-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11177868 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are pregnant or postpartum mothers and caregivers of infants and young children who live in the participating Mississippi Delta communities.
✕Less likely to help
People living outside the partnered communities or not currently pregnant/postpartum or caring for young children are unlikely to benefit directly from participation.
What this research studies
You'll work with community partners who help design and deliver services and who stay involved from planning through sharing results. The first project adapts an evidence-based community worker home visiting program with input from mothers and local health, mental-health, social-work, and lactation providers. The second project coordinates communication and health-literacy strategies across healthcare and community organizations to build trust and increase use of postpartum care. The center also trains early-career researchers to use community-driven methods to improve maternal and child health in the region.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could increase trust and use of postpartum care, improve breastfeeding and mental-health support, and lead to better outcomes for mothers and young children in the community.
How similar studies have gone: Home visiting and community health worker programs have shown benefit for maternal and child outcomes elsewhere, and this work adapts those approaches with strong local partnership and communication strategies.
Where this research is happening
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Jackson State University
Jackson, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Shaw, Mary D — Jackson State University
- Study coordinator: Shaw, Mary D
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.