Families are the backbone of our community – let's help them thrive
Cone Health has invested significantly in state-of-the-art facilities for women and children – the Women's & Children's Center at Moses Cone Hospital in 2020, the state-of-the-art MedCenter for Women in east Greensboro 2021 and an expansion of the Norville Breast Center at Alamance Regional Medical Center in 2022. At the same time, philanthropy has helped extend care beyond hospital walls – bringing innovative school-based telehealth clinics directly to students and families. So far, school-based telehealth spans 40 schools across three counties.
The results of these efforts are already visible. In schools, absenteeism rates are declining, and families – especially those working hard to make ends meet – are seeing the difference as children are connected to care when and where they need it.
Our success and data point clearly to what comes next.
We must continue our school-based telehealth commitment, reaching more schools and more young people in more ways, including behavioral health services that help address challenging issues before they fester into something more serious. Read more about school-based telehealth in our giving stories.
We must also focus on maternal and fetal health. North Carolina's average infant mortality rate is 6.8 deaths per 1,000 births – meaning nearly seven babies die before their first birthday. In Guilford County, that number has risen from 8.8 to 9.2, meaning nine out of every 1,000 babies die before age one. When disaggregated by race, the disparity is staggering – black infants die at rates three to four times higher than white infants.
We are committed to improving these outcomes, and we ask donors to partner with us to make it possible. Access to care remains one of the greatest barriers. Maternal health conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes can lead to complications – and when those conditions go untreated, babies are more likely to be born early, at low birth weight, or with preventable health challenges.
Our work must focus on helping mothers stay healthy and supported, ensuring access to prenatal care, nutrition, transportation and other social drivers of health that give every baby the best start in life.
Along with food markets and family planning education, these initiatives demonstrate our commitment to women and children. Innovative care – like joint mother-baby appointments, a unique specialty in urogynecology, and patient-care provider dialogue aimed at understanding the whole person – is another. Make a gift to The Campaign for Healthy Communities and help us care for women and children in powerful ways.
Philanthropy is changing what’s possible, and we want you to be a part of it.
Below are a few of our most relied-upon funds. If you are ready to make a gift now, visit our donate page.
School-Based Telehealth Fund
Join our partners in establishing telehealth clinics inside Targeted High Poverty elementary schools in Alamance, Guilford and Rockingham counties, where we're making a measurable difference not only in children's health but also in absenteeism – all while keeping parents from having to leave work and caregiving responsibilities for an ailment we can treat right in school.
Women's & Children's General Support Fund
Provides essential resources to advance the health and well-being of women and children across our care continuum. This fund offers flexible support for innovative programs, patient-centered services and critical needs that enhance the way we deliver care – from maternal health and pediatric therapies to wellness education and family support initiatives.
Rice Center for Child and Adolescent Health Fund
Supporting children receiving treatment at Cone Health’s Tim & Carolynn Rice Center for Child & Adolescent Health, the fund helps provide critical medical services, developmental support, and family-centered programs that foster healing, resilience and hope for a healthier future.
The CMA Academy
Be part of an exciting initiative to train community members for high-demand careers as Certified Medical Assistants. Because many participants come from underserved backgrounds, the CMA Academy removes barriers like tuition and childcare, provides paid, full-time training, and places graduates directly into clinics and school-based telehealth sites where they build lasting careers in health care. Launched in 2023 with the support of partners like Goodwill, United Way and Truist, the CMA Academy proved what's possible when health and community come together.
Brito Food Program Fund
Ensures that women and their families experiencing food insecurity receive the support they need. This fund helps to sustain several food distribution programs at Cone Health.
