California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC)

We’re #hiring! Apply for CPQCC/CMQCC’s Graduate Student Internship Program! Are you a California university graduate student pursuing a degree in public health, maternal and child health, nursing, health informatics, or a related field? Are you interested in gaining experience in maternal, neonatal, and infant health? If so, we have a unique summer internship opportunity at California’s maternal quality care collaborative! Join us to: ? Contribute to projects that improve perinatal health outcomes ? Connect with passionate health professionals to support your career growth ? Build your project management, problem-solving, quality improvement, and communication skills ? Learn from a variety of experts and explore paths in maternal and newborn health This is a paid, part-time program with a flexible start date that can be hybrid or fully remote. Apply today! https://bit.ly/41va0Gh #Healthcare #Internship #MaternalHealth #PerinatalHealth #QualityImprovement

During COVID-19, Medi-Cal coverage was automatically extended, but now annual renewals are required again. To keep your coverage, update your contact information, watch for a yellow envelope in the mail, and follow the renewal instructions. Visit benefitscal.com to learn more. #MediCal

#California's Birthing Care Pathway?is reshaping maternal #healthcare for Medi-Cal members. This strategic roadmap aims to strengthen California's healthcare delivery system, improve maternal health outcomes, and reduce disparities for parents and babies. Learn more at bit.ly/DHCSBCP.

In case you missed it: California Department of Health Care Services hosted a webinar on the new Birthing Care Pathway and future improvements to maternal #healthcare for #California’s Medi-Cal members! Learn more about this initiative at https://bit.ly/DHCSBCP.

Improvement Palooza 2025 is one week away! This year’s event focuses on advancing quality improvement, family engagement, and innovation in neonatal care. We’ll hear from an incredible lineup of experts and have roundtable discussions where you'll get to bring your input and questions to engage in this important work together. Registration closes March 1! https://bit.ly/3TnPeoT

Save the date!?Join California Department of Health Care Services on?March 4 at 3 PM PT?for a deep dive into the?Birthing Care Pathway—a roadmap to improve maternal health and health equity for #California’s Medi-Cal members.?Register now! #MediCal #Healthcare

Are you 1 in 6? Haley is. She survived sepsis after a post-surgical infection progressed to the deadly condition. She shares, “For the first year after having sepsis I suffered very bad fatigue. I constantly had brain fog, a hard time concentrating, horrible insomnia, and nightmares. I was diagnosed with PTSD and constantly had flashbacks and a significant fear of my sepsis coming back.” This #SepsisSurvivorWeek, we’re raising awareness so that survivors like Haley know they’re not alone. Share their stories, help others survive. Learn more at SepsisSurvivorWeek.org.?

We hope to see you at this year’s Improvement Palooza! CPQCC will be taking NICU teams “back to the basics” with a renewed emphasis on implementation science, bolstered by a foundation of effective communication. We’ll hear from speakers with practical tools to improve health equity, insightful stakeholders, and engaging community collaborators. There will also be interactive team sessions that foster open communication, collaboration and shared learning among participants. Register today! https://bit.ly/3QeShxG

#SepsisSurvivorWeek?honors those who overcome this life-threatening complication after an infection, including?women/people who are pregnant or postpartum.?We are deeply inspired by Leah Bahrencu, a patient advocate #SepsisSurvivor, and other?maternal?sepsis survivors who bravely share their stories to save lives.?“I got into this work because as an older mom, nobody ever mentioned anything scary happening,” Leah said. “I started sharing my experience—and then people were like, ‘Oh that happened to me too.’” An estimated 63% of?maternal sepsis deaths?in California had a good chance of being prevented. CMQCC is dedicated to offering healthcare professionals free, evidence-based tools and resources?to protect patients?from sepsis:?https://bit.ly/4hu8uev CC: Sepsis Alliance

The California Department of Public Health is hiring a Research Scientist Supervisor II (Epidemiology/Biostatistics) within our Center for Infectious Diseases! In this role, you will serve as the Chief, Syndromic Surveillance (SyS) Section by overseeing and managing the implementation, utilization, maintenance, operation, and evaluation of the California Statewide Syndromic Surveillance (CalSyS) program. The CalSyS program facilitates timely and broad monitoring of population health, ultimately leading to more rapid and targeted disease control and prevention strategies as well as increased situational awareness for public health response. ?? Apply today at: https://lnkd.in/gMtgHFSb Job Control: JC-464583? Working Title: Chief, SyS Section? Center/Division/Office: Center for Infectious Diseases/Office of Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response? Location: Richmond, CA or Sacramento, CA (the position’s headquarters will be in the county nearest to the selected candidate’s residence) #PublicHealth #Hiring #GovernmentJobs?