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It's Black Maternal Health Week! Join us for a discussion on why Black Maternal health is an important topic in healthcare and how you can help. Featuring guest speakers: Jill Inderstrodt, Rep. Vanessa Summers, and Kaley Liang. #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMaternalHealthWeek

The Practical Playbook III is a first-of-its-kind guide offering a collection of practical tools and strategies from across the country to improve inequities in maternal health. This guide is available for free! https://buff.ly/3U6UY71

"Dive into the poignant exploration of global stillbirth rates in my article, 'Silent Loss.' Discover the intricate patterns, disparities, and underlying factors influencing this silent yet profound tragedy across the globe. From insights into regional variations to the urgent need for action, this piece sheds light on an often overlooked aspect of maternal and infant health. Join the conversation and raise awareness on this important issue by reading and sharing." https://lnkd.in/gHfpXxqH

Upcoming CMS virtual listening session: Improving Maternal Health Outcomes and Disparities through the Conditions of Participation Mar 20, 11:00 AM, eastern Register here: https://lnkd.in/exvvpK37

FORGIVE FOR HEALTH MINISTRIES (FFHM), INC  presents the  2024 Forgiveness, Population Health, and Equity Conference Week September 14-September 21, 2024 Location: Virtual Theme: “Forgiveness, Artificial Intelligence, Equity, and Peace” Objectives • Define forgiveness, its benefits, and how it can help to promote healing and well-being. • Share population health strategies for improving the health of African American moms and girls and other minorities. • Articulate strategies for addressing poor or suboptimal care in the US health systems and provide tips for patients and other advocates for improving care. • Discuss artificial intelligence, its benefits, and how it can be used to advance health equity and peace. • Offer promising practices for improving mental health, family relationships, chronic disease management, nutrition, and budgeting. Register below  https://lnkd.in/epzpjEVN

Long Term Effects of COVID-19 in Occupational Health: Economic and Societal Impacts In recognition of the HHS “National Research Action Plan on Long COVID", JOEM is officially instituting a call for papers to address: 1. The multifaceted effects of long COVID-19 symptoms on work, care models, health inequities, and racial disparities especially in underserved communities that were impacted to a greater extent by COVID-19, 2. Economic costs of projected long haul care and workforce effects, 3. Social security disability projections and models, and 4. Health and socioeconomic burdens that will result from long COVID. Please submit your original research to JOEM as the Long Haul COVID category.#JOEM #LongCovid #COVID19 https://lnkd.in/dwb6g7A2

Save the Date: Maternal Pituitary Awareness Day is 20 October 2024 #maternalpituitary Awareness Day It's vital to continue to shine a spotlight on maternal pituitary conditions, so women do not feel isolated and alone, to ensure professionals know how to spot the signs, and to reduce the time to diagnosis This year's important theme is From Head to Heart: How to have conversations about your maternal pituitary health. It's an area that many feel they need support with. How do you tell your children about your health condition? How do you talk to partners, friends and family so they will understand your needs and how best to support you? How do your loved ones feel about what's happened? Maternal Pituitary Support have created a quick and easy survey for you to share your thoughts and stories. Please follow the link below to get involved: https://lnkd.in/esyVUMNr #sheehanssyndrome #pituitarygland #hypopituitarism #birthtrauma #lymphocytichypophysitis #pituitaryawareness #maternalpituitary

Have you seen our health segments on PIX 11’s New York Living? On this episode, Dr. Viswanathan & Dr. McCalla discuss the issues surrounding Black Maternal Health. Watch Now --> https://lnkd.in/ej7-KEsU

Policies that advance Black maternal health must be implemented at all levels to counter decades of harmful, racist actions. In The Practical Playbook III: Working Together to Improve Maternal Health, authors put forward six policy recommendations to achieve health equity: ✅ Invest in doula care ✅ Implement a standardized system for collecting data on maternal and infant mortality ✅ Expand health coverage during the first year postpartum ✅ Expand virtual health care ✅ Incorporate cultural competence training in health practice ✅ Increase diversity of medical professionals Read the chapter, "Employing Policy and Advocacy for Sustainable Reduction of Maternal Mortality and Maternal Health Inequities," by Anna Kheyfets, Maria Gabriela Ruiz, Keri Carvalho, Candace Stewart, and Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha: https://lnkd.in/ezz9hrdh #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #BMHW #BlackMamasMatter #BlackMaternalHealth #HealthEquity #HealthPolicy #MaternalHealth #policy