Annual Summit 2022

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The 16th Annual Delaware Healthy Mother & Infant Consortium Summit

The mission of the Delaware Healthy Mother & Infant Consortium (DHMIC) is to provide statewide leadership and coordination of efforts to prevent infant mortality and to improve the health of infants and women of childbearing age throughout Delaware.

The theme of this year’s summit was Listening. Connecting. Inspiring Change.

The annual DHMIC Summit focuses multiple sessions on galvanizing the community to end health disparities for Black mothers, infants, and families.

Introduction

David A. Paul, MD, DHMIC Chair, and Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long

Understanding and Effectively Addressing Inequities in Health

David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health, Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences; and Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology, Harvard University

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Transforming and Empowering Women in Birth

Jennie Joseph, LM, CPM, Founder and President of Commonsense Childbirth Inc. and Creator of The JJ Way^®

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Black Maternal Awareness Resolution

Delaware Representative Melissa (Mimi) Minor-Brown

Panel Discussion

Addressing Black Maternal Health in Delaware from a Community and Provider Lens

Postpartum Revolution

Angelina Spicer, Stand-Up Comedian and Activist (Video not available)

Closing Remarks

Dr. David Paul

Delaware Thrives! Community Voices Breakout Sessions

Room 1: Women’s Emotional Wellness

Focus on the Needs and Barriers for Hispanic and Latina Women in Delaware

Session 1

Moderators: Ada L. Gonzalez, PhD, Transformative Conversations, Adriana Viveros-Sosa, Community Health Program Coordinator, Office of Health Equity, ChristianaCare, Anne DeCaire, MSN, PMHNP-BC, Center for Women’s Emotional Wellness, ChristianaCare, Lourdes Santiago, Psy.D, Behavioral Health Consultant- Primary Care

Session 2

Moderators: Ada L. Gonzalez, PhD, Transformative Conversations, Adriana Viveros-Sosa, Community Health Program Coordinator, Office of Health Equity, ChristianaCare, Anne DeCaire, MSN, PMHNP-BC, Center for Women’s Emotional Wellness, ChristianaCare, Lourdes Santiago, Psy.D, Behavioral Health Consultant-Primary Care

Room 2: Be Empowered

Resources, Programs, and Tools for Women

Session 1

Moderators: Lauren Covington, PhD, RN, Katie Haigh, PHDc, APRN, CNP, Doctoral Student, Jennifer Korkosz, DNP, WHNP-BC, APRN

Session 2

Moderators: Lauren Covington, PhD, RN, Katie Haigh, PHDc, APRN, CNP, Doctoral Student, Jennifer Korkosz, DNP, WHNP-BC, APRN

Room 3: Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Hope

Session 1

Moderators: Anne Pedrick, MS, Executive Director, Child Death Review Commission, Lisa Klein, Maternal Mortality Review Coordinator, Child Death Review Commission, Kim Petrella, MSN, RNC-OB Nurse Consultant, Delaware Perinatal Quality Collaborative

Session 2

Moderators: Anne Pedrick, MS, Executive Director, Child Death Review Commission, Lisa Klein, Maternal Mortality Review Coordinator, Child Death Review Commission, Kim Petrella, MSN, RNC-OB Nurse Consultant, Delaware Perinatal Quality Collaborative

Room 4: Healthy Women, Healthy Baby Zones

Session 1

Moderators: Tina Andrews and Meera Surratte of Parent Information Center, Shamiya Gould of Breastfeeding Coalition of Delaware, Dara DuPont of Rose Hill Community Center, Dr. Doris Griffin of Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc., HMA: Brandon Bowden

Session 2

Moderators: Tina Andrews and Meera Surratte of Parent Information Center, Shamiya Gould of Breastfeeding Coalition of Delaware, Dara DuPont of Rose Hill Community Center, Dr. Doris Griffin of Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc., HMA: Brandon Bowden