In the first virtual town hall in our 'Equity Can't Wait' series, speakers will have a conversation on recurring cash payments and their impact on child health. Featuring speakers from Minnesota, including those from Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota, and City of St. Paul Office of Financial Empowerment.
Founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA), the Black Maternal Health Conference (BMHC) is the premiere assembly for Black women, clinicians, professionals, advocates, and other stakeholders working to improve maternal health using the birth justice, reproductive justice, and human rights frameworks. This year’s virtual conference will offer a national space for learning, […]
COVID inoculation rates in U.S. minority communities are dismal, hovering around 8%. They are currently eight times higher in white communities. Studies show that causes include misinformation about vaccine effectiveness and safety, lack of trust in government institutions and drug companies, the digital divide, language barriers, inaccessibility of vaccination sites, deportation fears by undocumented immigrants, […]
April 16: Part 2: Helping Maternity Care Providers Address Domestic Violence in a Pandemic We strongly encourage participants to attend Part 1 & 2. Only one registration is required to attend either or both parts. There is no educational credit provided for this activity.
This is the second of four quarterly webinars that the Racial Equity and Hunger National Learning Network will host in 2021. This webinar will help our anti-hunger member organizations understand how to promote racial equity in the external communications to end hunger. This is an extension of our first quarterly webinar that focuses specifically on […]
Join AMCHP policy experts to learn about opportunities for MCH under the new administration! Speakers include Alyson Northrup, MS, Associate Director, Policy and Government Affairs and Stacy Collins, MSW, Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation.
The COVID-19 crisis has placed tremendous stress on food systems in the United States and around the globe. Feeding America estimates that up to 50 million people in the United States may face food insecurity due to the pandemic, including 17 million children. Meanwhile, a quarter of a billion people are at risk of suffering […]