Women in Government Relations’ Post

Great to share policy insights on maternal health with partners in other states. Thanks to NASHP | National Academy for State Health Policy for convening. Rebecca Ofrane, DrPH, Shin-Yi Lin

🤰🏾Maternal health matters! Help us take action to address maternal health disparities across Pennsylvania. https://lnkd.in/eTxuf-23 Complete the survey before 11/4! 🩺Your input is vital to developing an equitable & actionable strategic plan for maternal health!

I am grateful to the authors and contributors of The Practical Playbook III. I particularly appreciate the closing statement, "recognizing that without healthy women and birthing people, the health of our families and communities is affected across the life span." The authors also note that "we (every stakeholder) cannot delay implementation of efforts to prevent the nearly 1,000 maternal deaths each year, lest we lose our most important resource, our mothers and birthing people." Indeed, healthy mothers and birthing people make = a healthy society! The best part is that this rich compendium of resources is FREE. Use the link in the post below to access the online version. #maternalhealth

Thank you Women’s Caucus for having us on to discuss #ThePracticalPlaybookIII to discuss Chapter 10: What It Really Takes to Succeed: Practical Tips for Maternal Health Collaboration! #MaternalHealthInnovation

Check out this lecture from The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5 on Storytelling as a Public Health Strategy to Address Inequities in Maternal Health Outcomes. https://lnkd.in/ehu_DHEC

It's clear that individual needs and societal challenges are deeply intertwined in this complex issue. Addressing disparities in maternal health requires a holistic approach that considers both medical interventions and social determinants of health. #Equity #HealthEquity #MaternalHealth

"The United States has the highest rates of maternal mortality and morbidity among all developed countries, with significant disparities by race, ethnicity, and geography. Critically, most maternal deaths are preventable. The inequities in maternal mortality and morbidity are largely caused by social exclusion, economic disadvantage, and political or geographic marginalization, which are embodied throughout not just a person’s life but also across generations." Please learn about the recommendations as written by my colleagues (Jodi Anthony, ScD, MPH Cori Sheedy, PhD, Sonya Phillips, MPH Clarke Erickson Baer and Caroline Logan, PhD) on how we address these disparities through understanding the causes and the social and structural determinants of health while prioritizing leading with equity at the individual, local/community, and state/national levels to " create the holistic environment that’s needed to ensure everyone can access the maternal healthcare they need." #maternalhealthequity #leadwiththevoicesofthosemostimpacted #leadwithequitytoaddressdisparities #accessaloneisnotenough

Access to high-quality physical and mental healthcare matters when improving maternal health outcomes. But access alone is not enough. Our #maternal health experts write that individuals and communities must hold the collective power to build an equitable and well-functioning system that works for everyone. Find out more with this new whitepaper: https://lnkd.in/eJbNUN5z

Indigenous maternal well-being draws from the strengths of Indigenous culture and communities. This panel will discuss the impacts of settler-colonialism and how it negatively affects maternal health for Indigenous birthing people. The panelists will also share the importance of acknowledging the strengths and power within Indigenous cultures and communities and how solutions to maternal health inequities can be found through Indigenous-led initiatives. Register now. https://bit.ly/3UQdbXo

Get to know what's driving maternal health disparities in our latest Health Equity Report and how we're working to address these barriers to care: http://spr.ly/6048wU1Ww #BlackMaternalHealthWeek