What is the name of your organization?
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii
What is the name of your solution?
Mana Mama / Anax Angil
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Bringing maternal child health into the home and across turtle island.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Honolulu, HI
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
United States
What type of organization is your solution team?
Nonprofit
Film your elevator pitch.
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What specific problem are you solving?
Native mothers and babies are at higher risk for maternal child health disparities, with unique needs in regards to access. Major issues include lack of prenatal care in the first trimester, premature births, perinatal mental health, and lack of lactation support. Indigenous populations need to survive and thrive!
What is your solution?
Mana Mama / Anax Angil aims to give every parent and baby access to high quality health information, education, advocacy, lactation support, and related resources via telehealth visits, a 24/7 live chat platform, and a mobile clinic van. The health access line is staffed around the clock with licensed health care professionals, allowing questions to seamlessly go into HIPAA-protected video visits. These services are easily accessible on a smartphone, and people can go online whenever they have a question or need support and receive live responses from an experienced provider. Whether in person or virtual, 100% of clients are screened for mental health, so that no one is left behind. This allows for professional referrals to all that desire it, with telehealth options available for mental health therapy.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
The target population is Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, American Indian / Alaska Native, and people that otherwise underserved. This includes houseless communities, residential youth in shelter, victims of domestic violence or gender based violence, people with substance abuse and mental health disorders, and more. Some of our Hawaii clientele is military or military dependent, as well. To understand the needs of our community and the people we serve, we attend state collaborative calls, participate in community stakeholder events, organize virtual meetings and outreach. We also actively meet our community, sometimes with a lead, sometimes simply with a smile. In addition to "boots on the ground" efforts, there is a plethora of behind the scenes work - getting credentialed with insurance plans, individual and group training, creating new programs and events, volunteering with partner organizations and foundations, building relationships and networking.
