the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center,
Center for Health Equity Transformation,
The Congressional Caucus On Black Women & Girls
PRESENTS:
This panel will explore how racism in health care shapes Black maternal health outcomes and what we can do to influence improvements in maternal health care delivery.
PANELISTS:
Carmen Green, MPH
National Vice President of Research & Strategy
National Birth Equity Collaborative
Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds, MD, MPH, MS
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Dean for Diversity Affairs
Indiana University School of Medicine
Suzet McKinney, DrPH, MPH
Principal and Director of Life Sciences
Sterling Bay
Christina Urbina
Director of Maternal Child Health Programs and Initiatives
Cook County Health
MODERATOR:
Melissa Simon, MD, MPH
Founder/Director
Center for Health Equity Transformation
Virtual New Year’s Lounge
Celebrating Hope, Renewal, and Unity with the best entertainment Chicago has to offer featuring Vibraphonist Thaddeus Tookes,
American Skin
Extraordinary interview about the film “American Skin,” produced by Nate Parker with Keith David three-time Emmy Award
Virtual field trip
Go on a virtual field trip with Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot as she visits the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
