Stanford PRIHSM

In collaboration with PRIHSM’s leadership and Community Advisory Board, WOCC facilitated a retreat for more than 50 participants, including medical professionals, faculty, and community members most impacted by the Center’s work. We centered community voice and lived experience in the visioning and program evaluation process, using facilitation techniques that encouraged cross-project connection and collaborative goal setting.

By understanding the complexities of working within federally funded academic programs while staying responsive to community needs, we designed a process that honored both institutional requirements and grassroots priorities. Our participatory approach embedded a shared understanding of equity-centered maternal health work into PRIHSM’s strategy, ensuring alignment from policy to practice.

• Clarified strategic priorities that balance academic research goals with community-defined needs.

• Strengthened collaboration between medical, academic, and community stakeholders.

• Created a cohesive engagement strategy embedded with equity principles for the remainder of the multi-year grant period.

• Fostered long-term commitment to equity-centered maternal health practices within a complex institutional ecosystem.

PRIHSM leadership, Community Advisory Board, Stanford Medicine faculty and physicians, community partners.