Learn about social media algorithms' impact on youth eating disorders, barriers to identification for youth of color, and bipartisan policy solutions to keep young people safe & thriving.
The community engagement series will highlight activities, including webinars and videos, fostering breastfeeding equity between state agencies and community organizations. This series will underline the importance of community engagement, pathways, or courses of action to engage communities. It will challenge participants to understand and recognize their role in fostering breastfeeding equity. Topics will include levels […]
On Wednesday, April 13 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM ET, join the nation’s top policymakers, experts, and advocates who are leading the fight to end the maternal mortality crisis among Black women in the United States. The event, which falls during the fifth anniversary of Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW), will feature a keynote address from Vice […]
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As part of NYAM’s 175th anniversary celebration in 2022, we’re introducing Then & Now, a new event series that looks back in order to look forward. Then & Now will explore historical roots of critical and timely issues to both understand how we got to where we are today, and to also explore bold new […]
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Wichita State University will share results from a collaborative project focused on non-Hispanic Black mothers’ birth experiences (services, treatment, and health priorities), including strategies to improve maternal care of Black mothers. KDHE will also discuss the Maternal Anti-Violence Innovation and Sharing (MAVIS) Project, a cross-sector initiative […]
In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, this is a presentation about my own personal birth experience and the difficulties I had with the health care system throughout my pregnancy, during my birth, and after delivering my daughter. During this presentation, I will discuss how my work with WIC helped me to advocate for myself […]
With an extension of critical school meals waivers excluded from the fiscal year 2022 omnibus package, millions of children may lose access to nutritious foods. Join this webinar to hear from school meals advocates about how the end of these waivers will disrupt program operations and jeopardize access to nutritious foods for school-age children. The […]
Access to affordable healthy food is challenging given the economy, inequities, the pandemic, and more. Join a (virtual) conversation with Secretary Vilsack about how USDA nutrition programs are evolving to meet these challenges. Hosted by the Department of Health Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, American University. Moderated by Margo G. Wootan, DSc, Adjunct Faculty […]
Let’s talk about race in the anti-hunger workplace! Specifically, how organizations are working to normalize, organize, and operationalize racial equity in the workplace. Please join the Alliance to End Hunger and Maryland Hunger Solutions for an interactive discussion of the current state, successes, failures, and possible improvements to the movement to end hunger in the […]