preconception health Archives - UNC Collaborative for Maternal & Infant Health https://www.mombaby.org/tag/preconception-health/ Improving the health of North Carolina's women and infants Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:42:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.mombaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-logo-circle-only-150x150.png preconception health Archives - UNC Collaborative for Maternal & Infant Health https://www.mombaby.org/tag/preconception-health/ 32 32 UNC receives funding to advance women’s health https://www.mombaby.org/2017/just-annouced-university-north-carolina-chapel-hill-receives-funding-reduce-infant-mortality-improve-birth-outcomes-advancing-young-womens-health-wellness-nationally/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:31:18 +0000 https://www.mombaby.org/?p=3672 UNC CMIH received new funding to reduce infant mortality and improve birth outcomes, particularly for low-income women and women of color in some of the country’s most underserved communities.   Pleased to announce: Today, the Center for Maternal and Infant Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC CMIH) received new funding... Read More →

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Pleased to announce:

Today, the Center for Maternal and Infant Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC CMIH) received new funding to reduce infant mortality and improve birth outcomes by advancing the status of women’s preconception health (health and wellness prior to pregnancy), particularly for low-income women and women of color in some of the country’s most underserved communities. READ ON.

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]]> TEDxUNC Salon https://www.mombaby.org/2017/reimagining-maternal-child-health-us/ Wed, 04 Jan 2017 19:43:14 +0000 https://www.mombaby.org/?p=2916 It was an evening of BIG + BOLD IDEAS! The TEDxUNC Salon: What if…Reimagining Maternal and Child Health in the US was held on January 17th. Join the momentum, share your “what if,” big+bold call for action using #WhatIfMCH. We were inspired with ideas and actions to make changes in the lives of young adults, families and communities.   Find photo galleries from the... Read More →

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]]> It was an evening of BIG + BOLD IDEAS!

The TEDxUNC Salon: What if…Reimagining Maternal and Child Health in the US was held on January 17th.
Join the momentum, share your “what if,” big+bold call for action using #WhatIfMCH.

We were inspired with ideas and actions to make changes in the lives of young adults, families and communities.

 

Our speakers for the evening who helped us reimagine health by asking what if…

Malika Redmond, MA
What if… justice could only be realized if we listened to the voices of Black women?
Why the Knowledge and Work of Black Women Can Be Our Guide Towards Reproductive Justice and Social Transformation

 


Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, FACOG, FABM
What if …we counted caring work?
Closing the care work deficit with the Care4America Corps

 

 

Rend Smith
What if…running together remedied racism?
Running Together to Create a Culture of Health and to Help Remedy Racism

 

 


Tanya M. Bass, MS, CHES – SouthernSexologist™
What if… we normalized intimacy?
Including Intimacy In Reproductive Life Planning & Sexual Health Education

 

 


Gita Gulati-Partee
What if…we were not afraid to lead for equity?
Leading for Equity

 

 

Cornell P. Wright, MPA
What if… we viewed sexual health in context?
#ColorPurpleRain: Sexual Health Equity in Context

 

 


Betsy Polk  & Maggie Ellis Chotas
What if…women were in charge?
Women Leading Together – Let’s make this the rule, not the exception

 


Diana E. Ramos, MD, MPH
What if…the solution to improving the nation’s health- was in the palm of your hand?
Technology: An underutilized tool in public health

 

Monica Raye Simpson
What if…we coupled our activism with our artistry?
Artivism: A Strategy for Shifting Culture of Maternal & Child Health

 

The evening was supported by:

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