Healthconnect One

“The board of directors has delegated to the executive/finance committee the detailed review of the form 990 prior to filing. This review includes a meeting with management to walk through and discuss the entire return. A copy of the draft return is then provided to all members of the board of directors with a report that the detail review has been completed.”

“Hc one monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy. Board members and employees are required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form annually. Prior to a board or committee action involving a conflict of interest, the director or committee member who has a conflict of interest and is in attendance at the meeting shall disclose all facts and this is reflected in the meeting minutes. If the director or committee member that has a conflict of interest is not in attendance, he/she shall disclose the conflict prior to the meeting and the chair will report the disclosure and this is reflected in the meeting minutes. A person with a conflict of interest shall not participate or hear the discussion of the matter except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. The person with a conflict of interest will not be counted in determining the presence of a quorom for purposes of a vote (on said conflict). A person's ineligibility to vote shall be reflected in the meeting minutes.”

“In fiscal year 2019, hc one's operations committee, which included 4 board members, reviewed and approved compensation and made a formal report to the full board. The committee reviews comparable data to determine compensation.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon written request.”

“Since 1986, across more than 50 communities in more than 20 states, hc one's efforts have helped healthier babies to be born with fewer c-sections, achieved higher breastfeeding rates, and expanded support for mothers and families in the crucial first few months of a child's life. Our programs have also generated resources and created jobs in local communities. Hc one works in close partnership with hospitals, clinics, and community organizations to jointly design programs that provide support for mothers before, during, and after birth and to train community members - who are the best experts on their families and neighborhoods- to run them. With thirty years of experience working on birth equity issues, our programs are consistently linked to better health and wellbeing for moms, babies, families and communities. Recent accomplishments include: -co produced the african american breastfeeding blueprint; -continued the development and support of the national bela (birth equity leadership academy). Comprised of 125 participants from 27 states, d.c. And puerto rico with a focus on addressing issues of birth equity in local communities as well as at the state and national level. Regional and national gatherings were held for bela participants; -bela community demonstration projects were implemented in local communities across the country and two briefs were developed to share the work; -established numerous moa's with national and local organizations for implementation of mutually reinforcing activities; -developed and implemented structures for evaluation of programmatic activities; -completed stakeholder surveys and key informant interviews on community needs and areas of interest that could be addressed by hc one; -provided peer breastfeeding/lactation support and community based doula trainings throughout the country; -released a brief regarding medicaid reimbursement for doulas; and -presented at various conferences and gatherings”