Access to adequate health care and nutrition is critical for healthier pregnancies, improved birth outcomes for low-income women and infants, and healthier growth and development for young children. The pandemic has exacerbated the disparities in the nation’s health care system and rates of food insecurity. According to Centers for Disease Control, 3 out of 5 […]
Please join us on May 24 as we release findings from a national poll assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and substance use crisis in America. The findings address the significant barriers that consumers face—and that will persist—in accessing treatment, as well as their experiences using telehealth during the pandemic. […]
In this webinar, hear from a cross-disciplinary group of leading thinkers about the immediate actions and solutions that community health leaders and stakeholders can implement to help their populations. Discussion will also explore effective policy approaches at the federal and state levels. This webinar is part of the Community Health Leadership Forum, a virtual event series […]
This 19th webinar of the COVID-19 Conversations series will focus on what life with endemic COVID-19 might look like, including the realities of managing future outbreaks and the ethical and policy challenges that will need to be navigated by leaders.
Please join us Thursday, May 27th at 1:00 pm (ET) and Friday, May 28th at 10:00 am (ET) for the latest installments of our COVID-19 Vaccines and Women webinar series. The speakers will share important information about using social media strategies to promote the COVID-19 vaccine and how to communicate science to address vaccine hesitancy. […]
Please join us Thursday, May 27th at 1:00 pm (ET) and Friday, May 28th at 10:00 am (ET) for the latest installments of our COVID-19 Vaccines and Women webinar series. The speakers will share important information about using social media strategies to promote the COVID-19 vaccine and how to communicate science to address vaccine hesitancy. […]
The COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force's next meeting is scheduled for May 28, 2021. The meeting is open to the public and can be viewed live at https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html#13191. No registration is needed. Pre-registration is required only for members of the public who wish to provide public comment in the meeting. To register, please send an email […]
Maternal mental health can be thought of as the "first ACE" which then cascades into physical and mental illness in the child and family for generations, playing a role in the perinatal physical health outcomes of both moms and their babies. Join 2020 Mom and Dr. Jonathan Goldfinger in a discussion that focuses on how […]
The disparities in breastfeeding support across the United States result from inequitable access to health care, shaped by persisting structural racism. In Chicagoland’s South Side, Black families who choose to breastfeed face struggles finding and receiving services necessary to meet their breastfeeding goals. Join us for a webinar in our series on "Supporting Breastfeeding Intention […]
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