Join us for the 17th Annual Delaware Healthy Mother & Infant Consortium Summit
This year in person!
Chase Center on the Riverfront
815 Justison St., Wilmington, DE 19801
Tuesday, April 18th 8:30AM-4:00PM
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 is Renew. Reconnect. Recharge: Join our journey as we strengthen our commitment to healthy women, babies, and communities.
The annual DHMIC Summit focuses multiple sessions on galvanizing the community to end health disparities for Black mothers, infants, and families.
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Speakers Include:
Rose L. Horton, MSM, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Count the Kicks/NotOnMyWatch Consulting Partners
Kay A. Johnson
President, Johnson Group Consulting, Inc.
Rebecca Vahle, MA
Family to Family Support Network
Featuring Two DE Thrives! Community Breakout Sessions:
Delaware Thrives! Community Voices Breakout Sessions 1:
- A. Respectful, Neutral and Compassionate Care for All Families
Rebecca Vahle, MA, Family to Family Support Network
- B. The Impact of Toxic Stress on Pregnancy
Philinda Mindler, LCSW, Shannon Fisch, LCSW, Kiera McGillivray, LMFT, Brain Science Training Institute at Children & Families First
- C. Operationalizing Resources and Strategies to Empower Women in the 4th Trimester
Bridget Buckaloo, MSN, RN, Director, Women’s and Children’s Services, Beebe Healthcare
Delaware Thrives! Community Voices Breakout Sessions 2:
- A. Maximizing Postpartum Medicaid Coverage: A National and State Perspective: What Every State, Provider, and Mother Should Know
Kay Johnson, Johnson Policy Consulting, LLC and Elizabeth Brown, MD, MSHP, Chief Medical Officer, Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance
- B. The Impact of Toxic Stress on Pregnancy
Philinda Mindler, LCSW, Shannon Fisch, LCSW, Kiera McGillivray, LMFT, Brain Science Training Institute at Children & Families First
- C. Break Barriers and Build Bridges: Achieving Equity for Women and Infants by Partnering in Care
LaToya Brathwaite-Washington, RN, MSN, FNP Women, Infant, Family Nurse Specialist, DHMIC
Nominate a Health Equity Champion
Each year at the Summit, the Delaware Healthy Mother & Infant Consortium honors an individual or organization that works tirelessly for the well-being of mothers and children in Delaware, as well as for the health of the community, by advancing health equity. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed major disparities that have significantly magnified gaps in health equity. Now more than ever, our work is especially important, and we need your help.
Do you know an individual or organization that always goes that extra mile to ensure that access to better health is inclusive and within reach for all Delawareans, regardless of race, income, or socioeconomic status?
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