More than Just a Number: How Community Health Workers are Supporting North Carolina’s Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 and Why We Must Continue to Invest in Them
Op-Ed by Andrew Herrera - November 2021 For 20 straight months, we have heard and read more numbers than we comprehend about underserved communities across North Carolina and how they have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In May and June 2020 alone, Latinx communities represented 44 percent of [...]
Providing Hope Through Community-Driven Health and Innovation: Impact Global Health Alliance Global Partners with Microsoft Research Experts and N.C.-Based Organizations to Develop Technology for Community Health Work During COVID-19 Pandemic
Raleigh-based global health nonprofit and partners focus on building technologies that help communities securely collect, share and learn from community health fieldwork to ensure care for all. November 2021 – Using technology to improve health and access for North Carolina’s marginalized communities is the mission of a new partnership between Raleigh-based [...]
New Generation of Rising Leaders Across the Triangle: Impact Global Health Alliance Global’s Andrew Herrera Named to the Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 List
Executive Director inspired by heroes who have worked to support vulnerable communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic Impact Global Health Alliance Global is proud to announce that Executive Director Andrew Herrera was recently selected by the Triangle Business Journal for its 40 Under 40 list. The awards recognize outstanding professionals under the [...]
Impact Global Health Alliance Global and Local Health Workers Impact the Lives of 163K People in Underserved Communities Through Alliance with State of North Carolina, Focus on Vaccinations
Raleigh-based global health non-profit will continue working with Community Health Workers to reach families still facing inequities as the pandemic continues After a nearly year-long partnership, Impact Global Health Alliance Global, a non-profit based in Raleigh, that partners with underserved communities around the world to make measurable and sustainable improvements [...]
Celebrating Together on National Nonprofit Day
Ira Stollak and Henry Perry, MD, PhD, MPH In the remote highlands of Guatemala, Flori, a young pregnant Maya woman goes into labor. In rural Guatemala, health centers and trained personnel are few, and too many mothers deliver in their dirt-floored homes. Flori is fortunate, as she lives in a village [...]
Impact Global Health Alliance Global and Local Health Workers Touch the Lives of 101K People in Underserved Communities Through Alliance with State of North Carolina
Raleigh-based global health non-profit’s cooperation with state’s Community Health Worker initiative extends to 26 counties Raleigh, N.C., April 2021 – Today, Impact Global Health Alliance Global, a non-profit based in Raleigh, North Carolina, that partners with underserved communities around the world to make measurable and sustainable improvements to communities’ health and [...]
Opinion: Mother’s of the World
Ira Stollak and Henry Perry, MD, PhD, MPH In the remote highlands of Guatemala, Flori, a young pregnant Maya woman goes into labor. In rural Guatemala, health centers and trained personnel are few, and far too many mothers deliver in their dirt-floored homes. Flori is fortunate, as she lives in a [...]
Bridging Health Gaps Through Community Care
North Carolina Asks Impact Global Health Alliance Global to Continue Leading Statewide Community Health Worker Program During COVID-19 Pandemic Raleigh-based global health nonprofit’s work extended after leading Community Health Worker initiative that has resulted in 87K referrals since August 2020; focus will continue to be on health disparities of the [...]
Impact Global Health Alliance and the Consulate of Guatemala in Raleigh: Joining Forces for Social Good
By Cristina España, Vice-Consul of Guatemala in Raleigh, North Carolina "Incredible things can be done simply if we are committed to making them happen.” This is a remarkable quote by Sadhguru, an Indian author known worldwide for his philanthropy and spiritual guidance. For me, his words describe what Impact Global [...]
Process Evaluation of Maternal and Child Health Routine Home Visitation Program in Kenya
By Nilpa Shah, MPH CandidateUniversity of California, Los Angeles | Impact Global Health Alliance Global Practicum StudentSummer 2020 Kisii County, Kenya has limited access to maternal and newborn health and emergency obstetric care. These factors contribute to a high maternal and child mortality rate – most from easily preventable and [...]
Looking forward to 2021
As we wrap up 2020 and usher in a new year, what are you grateful for? As unpredictable and challenging as this year has been, there have been many incredible moments that we will take with us into the new year and beyond. We are so grateful for all we [...]
Giving Tuesday: The Movement Our Communities Desperately Need Right Now
We must act. Giving Tuesday or a day of giving, follows the marathon of shopping that unfolds across our country the day after Thanksgiving: Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday. The hustle and bustle of the holidays fades for a day, so we can turn our focus to doing [...]
