The Birthworker Program offers training, education, and practical experience to women of color who are dedicated to the advancement of
maternal health equity in underserved communities.
Not exact matches
By promoting
health equity, which will aid in the reduction of barriers and inequality in
maternal and child
health for women of color in the D.C. Metro Area, we aim to foster healthy individuals, healthy families and healthy communities.
She campaigns for
health equity and works on local and national legislation to improve
maternal and child
health and newborn care.
Simkin Center strives to provide a learning environment free from institutionalized racism and oppression, and is dedicated to
health and race
equity and cultural awareness in supporting
maternal, infant and family
health.
She currently teaches at Evergreen State College, and her particular interests are
health equity, global
health issues, and the
health of women and children, with a focus on the elimination of
maternal infant
health inequities in the US.
In Pelotas, he coordinates the International Center for
Equity in
Health, where he carries out cohort studies as well as global reviews of levels and trends of inequalities in maternal and child h
Health, where he carries out cohort studies as well as global reviews of levels and trends of inequalities in
maternal and child
healthhealth.
Luckily, policymakers have plenty of proven levers: expand income support for families as the EITC, [27] reduce food insecurity while improving
maternal health and birth outcomes through a robust SNAP, [28] maintain children's access to Medicaid, [29] and continue to work towards improving the
equity and quality of general education.
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Currently as the
Maternal Child Adolescent Director, Rhoda is working within the community to increase awareness of racial and
health equity, adverse childhood experiences and how they play a role within our substance using pregnant women.
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists; International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT); Los Angeles Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (LACEFT); Selective Mutism Group; Postpartum Support International; California
Maternal Mental
Health Collaborative; iDream For Racial
Health Equity.
Her research topics have included
maternal and child
health, childhood obesity prevention,
health equity, partnership capacity, and
health literacy.
Parental leaves and benefits are variously referred to as family policies that protect
maternal and infant
health; as employment policies that promote gender
equity and respect the rights of workers to combine work and family responsibilities; and as «an essential ingredient in early childhood education and care policies.»