The Momnibus: Social Determinants for Moms Act

Introduced by Representative Jahana Hayes and Senators Richard Blumenthal

Background

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), social determinants of health are the conditions where people are born, grow, work, live, worship, and age – that affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes.¹ Social determinants of health “have been shown to have a greater influence on health than either genetic factors or access to healthcare services.”² Addressing social determinants is especially important for addressing maternal health disparities: according to the National Perinatal Task Force, “focusing on the social determinants of health is an important step to addressing root causes for these unwavering gaps in maternal and infant health.”³ The Social Determinants for Moms Act makes key investments in social determinants to save moms and end disparities in maternal health outcomes.

For more information or to add your organization’s endorsement to the list below, please email Momnibus@mail.house.gov.

Bill Summary

The Social Determinants for Moms Act will:

  • Establish a whole-of-government Task Force to Address the United States Maternal Health Crisis.
  • Establish a Social Determinants of Maternal Health Fund to provide robust, sustained funding for community-based organizations, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and public health departments to address social determinants of health during and after pregnancy – including housing, transportation, nutrition, environmental conditions, and other local needs.

Click HERE for a printable one-pager on the bill.

Cosponsors

Click HERE for the current list of House cosponsors and HERE for the current list of Senate cosponsors.

Endorsements

The Social Determinants for Moms Act is endorsed by the following organizations:

  1. 1,000 Days, an initiative of FHI Solutions
  2. 4Kira4Moms
  3. A Better Balance
  4. ACA Consumer Advocacy 
  5. African American Breastfeeding Network
  6. African Heritage PA Caucus
  7. Alliance to End Hunger
  8. American Academy of Family Physicians
  9. American Academy of Nursing
  10. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
  11. American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
  12. American Association of Birth Centers
  13. American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  14. American College of Nurse-Midwives
  15. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  16. American Heart Association
  17. American Muslim Health Professionals
  18. American Nurses Association
  19. American Psychological Association
  20. American Public Health Association
  21. Ancient Song Doula Services
  22. Anxiety and Depression Association of America
  23. Arika Trim Foundation
  24. Association of Black Cardiologists
  25. Association of Black Women Physicians
  26. Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) 
  27. Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
  28. Association of Physician Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  29. Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN)
  30. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
  31. Baby Cafe USA
  32. Babyscripts
  33. Bayard Rustin Liberation Initiative
  34. Big Cities Health Coalition
  35. Birthing Project USA
  36. Birthing Beautiful Communities
  37. Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association
  38. Bloom Maternal Health
  39. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
  40. Blue Shield of California
  41. Bobbie
  42. Boston Medical Center
  43. Breastfeed Durham
  44. Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
  45. BreastfeedLA
  46. California Breastfeeding Coalition
  47. CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association)
  48. Catholic Health Association of the United States
  49. Catholics for Choice
  50. Center for American Progress
  51. Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
  52. Champaign County Health Care Consumers
  53. Changent (Child First & Nurse-Family Partnership)
  54. Children's Health Fund
  55. Cityblock Health
  56. Commonsense Childbirth Inc.
  57. Community Catalyst
  58. Deans' Nursing Policy Coalition
  59. DONA International
  60. Doula Alliance of Arkansas
  61. Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project
  62. EcoMadres
  63. Engage: Promoting Women’s Economic Security
  64. EverThrive Illinois
  65. Every Mother Counts
  66. Families USA
  67. Federation of American Hospitals
  68. Fibroid Foundation
  69. First Focus Campaign for Children
  70. Futures Without Violence
  71. GA Maternal Fetal Health Alliance
  72. GLO Preemies
  73. Glow Birth & Body and The Birth Deck
  74. Grow Midwives, LLC
  75. Hackensack Meridian Health
  76. Harambee Doula Care & Holistic Services
  77. Health Tech for Medicaid (HT4M)
  78. HealthConnect One
  79. Healthy Birth Day Inc.
  80. HealthyWomen
  81. Heluna Health
  82. Hustle Mommies
  83. Ingram Screening, LLC
  84. International OCD Foundation
  85. Lamaze International
  86. Lifeline for Families Center and Lifeline for Moms Program at UMass Chan Medical School
  87. Living Well Black
  88. Luna Tierra Birth Center
  89. Majaica
  90. Malone Center
  91. March of Dimes
  92. Mary Amelia Center for Women's Health Equity Research
  93. Maternal Applications of Technology for Community Health (MATCH) Coalition
  94. Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance
  95. Maternity Care Coalition
  96. Melinated Moms
  97. Mental Health America
  98. Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
  99. Mom Congres
  100. Mom.ME.
  101. Mom2Mom Global
  102. Momma’s Village Fayetteville
  103. Moms Clean Air Force
  104. MomsRising
  105. Most Beautiful W.O.M.B. Inc
  106. Mothering Justice
  107. Mothers Out Front
  108. Narrative Nation Inc.
  109. National Alliance to impact the Social Determinants of Health (NASDOH)
  110. National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)
  111. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
  112. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
  113. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
  114. National Association of School Nurses
  115. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Chicago-Metropolitan Chapter
  116. National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)
  117. National Health Law Program
  118. National Healthy Start Association
  119. National League for Nursing
  120. National Medical Association
  121. National Medical Fellowships, Inc.,
  122. National Organization for Women
  123. National Organization for Women - Hollywood Chapter
  124. National Perinatal Task Force
  125. National Urban League
  126. National WIC Association
  127. National Women's Law Center
  128. Nemours Children's Health
  129. NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
  130. New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
  131. Northeast Arkansas Doulas
  132. Nurses for America
  133. Nzuri Doula Services
  134. Ob Hospitalist Group
  135. Once Upon A Preemie, Inc
  136. PA Education Association
  137. Pace University
  138. Partners In Health
  139. Poppy Seed Health
  140. Postpartum Support International (PSI)
  141. Pregnancy Justice
  142. Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
  143. Prolacta Bioscience
  144. Reach Healthcare - Happy Mama
  145. riskLD
  146. Roots and River Wellness
  147. Sista Midwife Productions
  148. Sister to Sister International, Inc.
  149. SisterReach
  150. SisterReach Illinois
  151. Six Dimensions
  152. SMART Recovery
  153. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
  154. Society for Women's Health Research
  155. Sojourners
  156. Star Legacy Foundation
  157. The Arc of the United States
  158. The Children's Partnership
  159. The Collaborative
  160. The Kennedy Forum
  161. The National Women's Health Network
  162. The Root Cause Coalition
  163. The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society
  164. Third Way
  165. Trust for America's Health
  166. U.S. Breastfeeding Committee
  167. Union for Reform Judaism
  168. United Against Inequities in Disease
  169. United Church of Christ Justice and Local Church Ministries
  170. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
  171. Urban Baby Beginnings
  172. Urban Mommy Inc
  173. Vitality Wellness Solutions PLLC
  174. What to Expect Project
  175. Wolomi
  176. ZERO TO THREE

 

1, 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Social Determinants of Health

3 National Perinatal Task Force: Building a Movement to Birth a More Just and Loving World