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[ACRL-HSIG] FW: [aamla] - Please share! Announcing NNLM Black Maternal Health Week 2023

  • 1.  [ACRL-HSIG] FW: [aamla] - Please share! Announcing NNLM Black Maternal Health Week 2023

    Posted Apr 06, 2023 09:36 AM

    Forwarding on behalf of Shannon Jones

     

    NNLM Black Maternal Health Week 2023

     

    Black women are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as white women, regardless of their income or education. NNLM aims to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health, which is why during Black Maternal Health Week we present opportunities to learn about Black maternal health. Attendees will come away with greater awareness of health issues and disparities that disproportionately impact Black women and their families as well as methods professionals are taking to combat them.

     

    Attached is a flyer, and all events are available for registration: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/black-maternal-health-week-2023.

    Events:

    1. History of Black Maternal Health Lecture, Simulcast & Live Discussion with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens

     

    1. Exploring the Maternal Experience Survey: Addressing Racism and Informing New Models of Maternal Care to Promote Health Equity with Dr. Lisa Gittens-Williams

     

    1. Panel Discussion: Current Issues in Black Maternal Health with:
      1. Dr. Kyrah Brown, Director of the Maternity and Child Health Equity Lab at The University of Texas at Arlington
      2. Charnell Covert, Doctoral Candidate, College of Arts and Sciences (Pan-African studies, focus Women, Gender, Sexuality) at the University of Louisville & Adjunct Faculty, College of Liberal Arts (Women and Gender Studies/Black Studies) at Towson State University
      3. Gabriella Nelson, Associate Director of Policy for Maternity Care Coalition

     

    1. Journal Discussion of  Environmental Factors Involved in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality  (Will not be recorded)

      

    Please register to attend and help us promote this fantastic line-up of events! There's even a themed Spotify playlist.

     

    The NNLM Black Maternal Health Week 2023 Task Force

     

    Lorin Jackson, MA, MI (she/they) 

    Executive Director, Assistant Professor

    Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 2 

    Medical University of South Carolina Libraries 

    843-792-2546 (office) | 267-648-6170 (mobile) | region2@nnlm.gov 

     

    Learn more about NNLM Region 2. 

    Create an NNLM account and sign up for free training opportunities. 

    Is your organization not a member of the NNLM? Join now, it's free!