BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK
April 11th - 17th
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Thursday 4/11
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM - Wellness Fair by the Office of Well-Being in the Albert Sherman Center Multi-Purpose Room: East and West (AS1.2130) (organizer Valerie Wedge)
All UMass Chan employees, faculty, and students are invited to attend and interact with various UMass Chan departments and local businesses that holistically support the well-being of the UMass Chan community. Learn about the many resources, products, and services available to you and discover ways to support your health and well-being. Questions? Email OWB@umassmed.edu
Participate in FREE chair massage, student haircuts, fitness classes, professional headshots, mobile vision appointments, food demos and samples, biometric screenings, therapy dogs and more!
Thee Taco Dude Food Truck will be providing food items available for purchase.
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12:00 - 1:00 PM - Inaugural Health Equity Distinguished Lecture: Internal Medicine Grand Rounds in Albert Sherman Auditorium (AS2-2102):
Black Women and Maternal Health Disparities: Addressing the Role of Racism
By: Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, PhD, MPH
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Julia A. Okoro Professor of Black Maternal Health
Associate Professor, Public Health and Community Medicine
Founding Director, Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice
Tufts University School of Medicine
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Friday 4/12
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM- Pediatrics Grand Rounds
Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding
by Dr. Margaret Parker, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Academic Chief of the Neonatology Division at UMass Chan
UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
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Saturday 4/13
12:00 - 3:30 PM - Community Baby Shower 2024 Multicultural Women's Health Summit Hosted by UMass Chan Diversity and Inclusion Office
For Multicultural women in the Worcester community - we welcome clinical and non-clinical volunteers for this event!
For more information for UMass Chan Diversity and Inclusion & The Community Baby Shower:
Tuesday 4/16
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Division of Public Health Summit at Worcester City Hall, Levi Lincoln Room, 3rd Floor, 455 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610
From Awareness to Action: What Is the State of Black Maternal Health in Worcester? (organizer Dr. Emile Somda)
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Wednesday 4/17
7:00 - 8:00 am - OBGYN Grand Rounds
Black Women Aren’t Broken
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical Director, Doula Program, UMass Memorial Medical Center
Director, URiM Community Workforce Development and Capacity Building, Collaborative in Health Equity, UMass Chan Medical School
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