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Lessons Learned Series: Voluntary Kinship (Part 3)

November 16, 2017 by Jasmine Getrouw-Moore

In Part II of the Lessons Learned Series: Defining Support, I shared a snapshot of a collection of conversations from Young Families Connect participants and recent conversations with willing participants (signed consent) who shared how they would like to be supported as new moms by their medical providers. I wrapped up the last blog by […]

Filed Under: birth outcomes, community, equity, management, reproductive health

Lessons Learned Series: Defining Support (Part 2)

November 9, 2017 by Jasmine Getrouw-Moore

Women of childbearing age in local community based programs* are unapologetically sharing their stories with their peers and community influencers (i.e. doulas, care management team and volunteers). These women represent the Young Families Connect program and a collection of other programs housed at the YWCA Greensboro. For the last two years, I have been the […]

Filed Under: birth outcomes, community, equity, management, reproductive health

Environmental Exposures and their Impact on the Health of Women of Color

July 31, 2014 by EveryWoman Southeast

People of all income levels, employment categories, races, ethnicities, and locations in the United States are exposed to environmental toxins and toxicants. Such exposure is thought by many to occur primarily through the intake to food, water and air, but what some fail to realize is that the clothes they wear, detergent they use, housing […]

Filed Under: birth outcomes, community, policy

Reflections from the Black Women’s Health Conference

July 15, 2014 by EveryWoman Southeast

On June 13, 2014, I had the opportunity to attend Tulane University’s 2nd Biennial Black Women’s Health Conference (BWH) in New Orleans, Louisiana, representing the Every Woman Southeast Coalition (EWSE), and connecting with one of our coalition members in Louisiana. The full conference agenda can be accessed here and click here to view the recorded […]

Filed Under: birth outcomes, community, preconception, pregnancy, reproductive health, self reflections, Women's Wellness

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