4th Annual Virtual
Thursday, April 18th, 2024
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Join the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness and the Black Maternal and Child Health Alliance of Dane County for the 4th Annual Wisconsin Black Maternal & Child Health Summit.
This one-day conference, hosted by and for Black Women, is intended for Black Women and Black Birthing People who are Mothers, Birthing Parents, Birth Workers, Community Leaders and Black Women Reproductive Justice advocates in Wisconsin who are ready to join forces to share our successes and to drive solutions together.
Wisconsin leads the nation in racial birth disparities impacting Black women and babies, and is among the top in the nation for Black infant mortality. Black mothers in Wisconsin face a 3x's greater maternal mortality rate than our white peers, and simultaneously face social, economic, and healthcare barriers that place their health and well-being at risk.
Yet, Black women continue to pioneer solutions to address this problem, from positions of community, systems, and policy. Black Doulas, birth workers, non-profit and community leaders, grassroots activists, healthcare professionals, business owners, policy makers, and Reproductive Justice advocates are doing the work and driving new critical visibility, accountability, and solutions to turn the tide.
Join us as we celebrate Black women's work, and create new synergy to drive change in Wisconsin's first-in-the-nation racial birth disparities. We will prevail!
With Additional Support from
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Opening Remarks
Sponsor Remarks on Behalf of the Dane County Health Council
FACILITATORS:
Lisa M. Peyton, Founder, President & CEO, The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness
Adrian Jones, Director for Community Health Improvement in UW Health Office of Population Health
PANELISTS:
FACILITATORS:
Gabe Doyle, Chief Health Initiatives Officer, The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness
Tara Wilhemi, Founder and CEO, EOTO, Inc. and BMCH Alliance Member
PANELISTS:
Dr. Karen A Scott MD, MPH, FACOG
Chief Black Feminist Physician Scientist and Founding CEO & Owner, Birthing Cultural Rigor®, LLC
Christine Russell, Director of Health & Wellness Programs, The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness
Theresa Fortune, Activist and Founder, Communing With Community, and Maternal Mental Health Advocate
FACILITATORS:
Micaela Berry-Smith, Senior Program Manager, Community & Maternal and Child Health Initiatives, FFBWW
Tamara Thompson, Co-Director, Maroon Calabash, Founding Member, Wisconsin Doulas of Color Network, Midwife-in-Training & BMCH Alliance Member
PANELISTS:
FACILITATORS:
Carola Gaines, Community Liaison / Sr. Advocate, Quartz Health, FFBWW Board Member
Zakiyyah Sorensen, Outreach Manager, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
PANELISTS:
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