Perspective

Public Health in Action: Westat APHA 2024 Highlights

November 20, 2024

Westat staff made their mark at the 2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, which was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 27-30.…

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

How effective is the Healthy Start program?

Evaluating the Healthy Start program implementation

Conference

Westat Staff Share Timely Research at APHA 2024

October 15, 2024

Westat’s public health experts are excited to head to Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the 2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo. The conference…

Team Member

Elizabeth Taylor

Lead Research Associate

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Morgan State University

How can disparities in maternal health outcomes be addressed?

Building research capacity among minority serving institutions

Perspective

Minority Mental Health Month: Focus on Maternal Health

July 30, 2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health reports that racial and ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive…

In the News

MOM Model Successes Reported in Annual Report

July 1, 2024

The Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model is providing significant improvements in health outcomes and quality of life for a particularly at-risk population, according to the…

In the News

2024 AcademyHealth Features Westat Research

June 26, 2024

Westat’s health services and health policy researchers will be participating at the 2024 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM), to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, June…

Team Member

Ashley Wilson

Research Associate

Issue Brief

Doula Support in Black Maternal Health

April 17, 2024

The U.S. currently faces a crisis in Black maternal health. Black women die from pregnancy complications at a rate 2 to 4 times higher than…