IDHS Better Birth Outcomes - Navigation (BBO-N) Grant

Funder: Illinois Department of Human Services: Division of Family & Community Services

The IDHS Better Birth Outcomes - Navigation (BBO-N) program aims to connect pregnant and parenting individuals with essential medical, social, and community resources. By offering personalized support and assistance, the program addresses barriers to healthcare access, ultimately improving maternal and infant health outcomes. Services are available to eligible dyads throughout pregnancy and the first six months postpartum, ensuring that families receive the necessary guidance and resources for a healthier future.

Executive Summary:
BBO-N is a program that helps pregnant and parenting clients understand the importance of a medical home and connect them to a myriad of medical, social, and other benefits and supports available in their community. Through in-person visits, the Navigator collaborates with family to identify and mitigate barriers to accessing desired supports and services. By providing direct, 1:1 assistance to connect and engage with desired services, the Navigator helps the client meet their family's health and wellness goals and promotes the reduction of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. The BBO-N program provides these services to dyads (pregnant and postpartum individuals and their infants) throughout pregnancy and the first six months after birth.
The BBO-N program provides these services to dyads (pregnant and postpartum individuals and their infants) throughout pregnancy and the first six months after birth to Illinois residents who meet the eligibility criteria for the program as outlined in the BBO-N Policy & Procedure Manual. Refer to the BBO-N Policy & Procedure Manual Vulnerability Index (available to applicants via email upon request) for the list of factors used to determine eligibility for the program. Families not meeting the eligibility criteria may be authorized with pre-approval by the Department. Nurses are not required to deliver these services. Refer to the BBO-N Policy & Procedure Manual for required staffing model.

Eligibility

The specific types of applicants that may apply for the grant award are: .A. The specific types of applicants that may apply for the grant award are public or private organizations that have or will have a physical presence serving in the eligible geographic area.Eligible applicants are inclusive of units of local government, hospitals, community-based organizations, federally qualified health centers, and nonprofit organizations that plan to serve the eligible community in the geographical area applied for.