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Bringing Inclusive Care to moms
Explore the latest news and accolades surrounding Modelo Health and our efforts to bridge the gap of inequity in healthcare.
Check out some highlights below.
WCVB Channel 5 Boston
Project Community Segment
Every year hundreds of women die from pregnancy-related complications, and for women of color, the risks are even higher. Now, a local couple is working to fight that trend with a new app that puts critical health resources right in the palm of every woman's hand.
iHeart Radio
MEternal Podcast
Nic and Trish Encina, the co-founders of Modelo Health™ discuss the complications of high-risk pregnancy and how Modelo Health™ is using preventative medicine to improve maternal health outcomes in communities of color.
Yahoo! Finance
Modelo Health™, the world's first pregnancy app for Inclusive Care™, is now available in the U.S.
Established by Latino co-founders Nicolas Encina and Trish Encina, Modelo Health is a passion venture, built by an experienced team of 80% mothers, 75% minorities, and 50% clinicians and researchers. The company was recently awarded a MassTech Digital Health Grant to fund the Mass General Brigham pilots across the prestigious Brigham & Women's, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Boston Business Journal
Modelo Health wants to end health disparities in pregnancy—with an app
In this feature article, BBJ reporter Meera Raman shines a spotlight on the people behind the world’s first pregnancy app for Inclusive Care™, Modelo Health, as well as the company’s mission, unique approach to solving for today’s national maternal morbidity and mortality healthcare crisis, and the company’s early success securing pilots at some of the world’s top hospitals in Boston.
Raman shares that, “In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion federally, the couple believes their company is more important than ever.” … “Wife and husband Trish and Nic Encina‘s goal is to get it [ Modelo Health™ ] in the hands of every single pregnant person.”
Bloomberg
Modelo Health(TM) Offers First-of-its-Kind, Evidence-Based Solution to U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis as Reported by CDC
Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new report citing that preventable cases of maternal mortality increased from 3-in-5 to 4-in-5, making over 80% of deaths avoidable. The report further supports previous findings that these deaths are directly correlated with race and ethnicity, putting women of color and native populations most at risk. Modelo Health™, the world’s first pregnancy app for Inclusive Care™, is a ground-breaking solution to this escalating maternal health crisis.
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