Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association Birthing Health Equity Conference: Advancing Birthing Health
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November 14, 2023 | 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association is hosting its inaugural Birthing Health Equity Conference. This virtual event is dedicated to addressing statewide initiatives aimed at advancing equitable perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum care for birthing individuals across the entire spectrum of care. This encompasses everything from community access and behavioral health to the integration of doulas into clinical care teams and the development of policy priorities for birthing individuals and family healthcare.
November 14, 2023 | 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
See Agenda Below
$49 PRICE Member Rate
$49 PRICE Non-Member Rate
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AGENDA
9:30 – 9:40 am: MHA Welcome Comments
9:40 – 10:05 am: Keynote: Maternal Health Equity: Eliminating Disparities and Improving Access
Hafsatou (Fifi) Diop, MD, Assistant Commissioner for Health Equity, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
10:05 – 10:40 am: Expanding Equitable Access to Care
In conversation with legislative champions of maternal healthcare discussing policy priorities for equitable access to care
Emily Dulong, Vice President, Government Advocacy and Policy, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
State Senator Becca Rausch, Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
State Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley, Vice Chair Join committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion, Massachusetts House of Representatives
10:40 – 11:20 am: Family Wellness and Wellbeing
Moderated panel discussion about place-based resources for behavioral health wellness
Izzy Lopes, Vice President, Health Equity, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Jenise Katalina, LICSW, Co-Executive Director, Women of Color Health Equity Collective
Renee Boynton-Jarrett, MD, Founding Director, Vital Village Network at Boston Medical Center
Jessica Gaulton, MD, Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Family Well Health
11:20 – 11:40 pm BREAK
11:45 – 12:30 pm: Quality Improvement Process and Evaluation
Moderated panel discussion about the use of data collection to drive quality improvement strategies to improve healthcare across the continuum. How can data be used to drive new and/or ongoing initiatives?
Patricia Noga, Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Ronald Iverson, MD, Co-Chair Perinatal Neonatal Quality Improvement Network (PNQIN)
Vanessa Nicholson-Robinson, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
12:30 – 1:10 pm: Integrating Doulas in the Care Team
Moderated discussion on the importance role of doulas in improving health outcomes and leveraging patient advocacy
Tiffany Vassell, RN, Manager of Community Engagement & Communications, Neighborhood Birth Center
Adriana Jean Louis, Maternal Mortality and Health Coordinator Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Darline Turner, PA-C, Founder/Executive Director, Healing Hands Community Doula Project
Maia Raynor, Maternal and Child Health Policy and Program Manager Massachusetts Department of Public Health
1:10 – 1:55pm LUNCH BREAK
2 – 2:30pm: Leveraging Storytelling and Lived Experiences in Advocacy
Stefanie D Belnavis, LMHC, Founder, A Bucket for the Well
2:30 – 2:50pm: Community Resilience: Resources for Health Literacy and Empowerment
A presentation by Resilient Sisterhood Project on resources and preventative health information for BIPOC women and birthing people
Lily Marcelin, Executive Director, Resilient Sisterhood Project
2:50 – 3pm: Closing Remarks; adjourn
Featured Speakers
Senate Chair,
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities,
Massachusetts State Senate
Representative Brandy Fluker Oakle, Esq.
Vice Chair Join committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion,
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Assistant Commissioner for Health Equity,
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Executive Director,
The Resilient Sisterhood Project
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