Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association Birthing Health Equity Conference: Advancing Birthing Health
November 14 | 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
See Agenda Below
$199 PRICE Member Rate
$299 PRICE Non-Member Rate
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AGENDA
8:30 – 9am: Breakfast Reception
9 – 9:10am MHA Welcome Comments
9:10 – 9:30am: Keynote: Maternal Health Equity: Eliminating Disparities and Improving Access
Fifi Diop, MD; Director of the Division of Maternal & Child health Research, Department of Public Health
9:30 – 10am: Expanding Equitable Access to Care
Senator Becca Rausch
Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley
10 – 10:45am: Family Wellness and Wellbeing
Jenise Katalina, LICSW; Women of Color Health Equity Collective
Renee Boynton-Jarrett, MD; Vital Village Network at Boston Medical Center
Ritamarie Testa, CNM’ South Shore Hospital
10:45 – 11am BREAK
11 – 11:45am: Quality Improvement Process and Evaluation
Christin Price, MD; Perinatal Neonatal Quality Improvement Network (PNQIN)
Sarah L. Goff, MD; UMASS Amherst
Vanessa Nicholson, DrPH; Tufts University School of Medicine
11:45am – 12:30pm: Integrating Doulas in the Care Team
Adriana Jean Louis, Department of Public Health
Darline Turner, PA-C; Healing Hands Community Doula Project
Maia Raynor, Department of Public Health
12:30 – 1pm LUNCH
1 – 1:30pm: Leveraging Storytelling and Lived Experiences in Advocacy
Stefanie D Belnavis, LMHC; A Bucket for the Well
1:30 – 1:55pm: Community Resilience: Resources for Health Literacy and Empowerment
A presentation by Lily Marcelin, Executive Director of Resilient Sisterhood Project on resources and preventative health information for BIPOC women and birthing people
1:55 – 2pm: Closing Remarks; adjourn
Featured Speakers
Senate Chair,
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities,
Massachusetts State Senate
Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley, Esq.
House Chair,
Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion,
Massachusetts House Representatives
Director, Division of Maternal and Child Health,
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Executive Director,
The Resilient Sisterhood Project
Cancellation Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.