Brooklyn Perinatal Network was established in 1988 from a community task force to address high infant mortality. Our purpose is to prevent and reduce infant/maternal illness and death, which for several years have been excessively high in our communities.

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Upcoming Event: "Organizing For Healthier Brooklyn Communities" through childbirth and beyond

On Thursday, June 4th  8.30 am, please join the  Brooklyn Perinatal Network (BPN), the Central Brooklyn Health Crisis Coalition (CBHCC)  and several  other community partners  in the “Organizing for Healthier Brooklyn Communities” forum at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, 55 Schenectady Ave, Bklyn,(click link below for more info)  

We will: dialogue  on strategies that encourage proactive community health and wellness organizing; , share important information on accessing  the President Obama’s Stimulus Package funding, which is vital to the recovery and reinvestment  of our  community’s health and well being. develop a vision for sustainable change in community health status; discuss acquisition of health  resources, access to and delivery of services; report on victories of recent community advocacy effort; and  recognize our local Heros who have contributed  to the successes – Harriet McCloud- former CB #8 member; Faith-based leaders of the Committee to Save our Hospitals (COSH); Joyce Shelby, Brooklyn Daily new Reporter and  Dr. Lorna McBarnette – both recently deceased; and others.

Please join us RSVP;  718 -240-9033 ext 18;  715-643-8258 and 718-240 -5201

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Funds to Expand Services to Pregnant Women Received from March of Dimes

Brooklyn Perinatal Network, Inc. is excited and pleased to announce that we are one of twelve recipients of the 2006 Community Grant award from the March of Dimes. The project being funded is the Birthing Project/Sister Friend Initiative.