3rd Annual Virtual

Black Maternal & Child Health Summit

Forging Forward for Black Birth Justice

Thursday, April 20, 2023

9:00 am - 3:30 pm CST

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Forging Forward for Black Birth Justice

Join the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness and the Black Maternal and Child Health Alliance of Dane County for the 3rd Annual Wisconsin Black Maternal & Child Health Summit.

This one-day conference, hosted by and for Black Women, is intended for Black Women and Black Birthing People who are Mothers, Birthing Parents, Birth Workers, Community Leaders and Black Women Reproductive Justice advocates in Wisconsin who are ready to join forces to share our successes and to drive solutions together.

Wisconsin leads the nation in racial birth disparities impacting Black women and babies, and is among the top in the nation for Black infant mortality. Black mothers in Wisconsin face a 3x's greater maternal mortality rate than our white peers, and simultaneously face social, economic, and healthcare barriers that place their health and well-being at risk.

Yet, Black women continue to pioneer solutions to address this problem, from positions of community, systems, and policy. Black Doulas, birth workers, non-profit and community leaders, grassroots activists, healthcare professionals, business owners, policy makers, and Reproductive Justice advocates are doing the work and driving new critical visibility, accountability, and solutions to turn the tide.

Join us as we celebrate Black women's work, and create new synergy to drive change in Wisconsin's first-in-the-nation racial birth disparities. We will prevail!

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Speakers

Black Maternal & Child Health Summit
Thursday, April 20rd, 2023, 9:00am -3:30pm CST
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Agenda

9:00 am

Welcome, Opening Remarks & Presentations

With Sponsor Remarks and Distinguished Guests

TAMARA THOMPSON
Doula & Child Birth Educator, Mother Earth Doula Care & Member, Black Maternal & Child Health Alliance

Lisa M. Peyton

LISA M. PEYTON
Founder, CEO & President, The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness

Dr. Tiffany Green, PHD

Dr. TIFFANY GREEN, PHD
Co-Chair, Black Maternal and Child Health Alliance and Assistant Professor, UW Departments of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics & Gynecology

JANEL HEINRICH
Director, Public Health Madison and Dane County, on behalf of the Dane County Health Council


ARIEL ROBBINS, MPH
Project Director, Dane County Health Council


9:45 am

Opening Panel: State of Black Women’s Health Locally and Nationally - Forging Forward for Black Birth Justice

DÁZON DIXON DIALLO, DHL, MPH
Founder and President of SisterLove, Inc.

ADELAIDE "ADELE" APPIAH, MPH
Program Director, Creating Healthier Communities

JENNIFER PETTIE, JD, MPH
CEO of the Health Equilibrium Group and Emory University Board of Visitors Member

10:45 am

Special Message from a Mother

JASMINE JONES
Birth Doula and Grief Support Specialist

11:00 am

Morning Panel: Resistance, Resilience and Advocacy - Birthworkers delivering justice through community care

MICAELA BERRY-SMITH, B.A

Moderator

Program Manager, Maternal and Child Health Initiatives,
The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness

TAMARA THOMPSON

Moderator

Doula & Child Birth Educator, Mother Earth Doula Care & Member, Black Maternal & Child Health Alliance

SASHA BARIFFE, LM, CPM, CCM, IBCLC
Midwife, Owner Prism Birth Services

SABRINA FOULKS-THOMAS
Owner of Birth in Color Midwifery, LLC

TRACEY RUSSELL
Founder and CEO of Russell Family Doula Services


12:00 pm

Special Messages:

A MOTHER & FATHER SPEAK
KAMAL & CHRISTIN CALLOWAY

VIDEO: PARTNERING TO SAVE OUR BABIES

12:15 pm

Lunch Keynote and Q&A: Forging Forward For Black Birth Justice As Our Human Right

CHARLES JOHNSON
Founder of 4Kira4Moms and Birth Justice Advocate

1:15 pm

Wellness Break - Grounding to Forge Forward

CHRISTINE RUSSELL
Director of Health & Wellness Programs, The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness

1:30 pm

Afternoon Panel - Black Men Mobilizing for Black Birthing Justice

GABE DOYLE, M.S - Facilitator
Chief Health Initiatives Officer, The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness

BROOKS GRIFFIN
Inspirational Speaker & Youth Advocate

DAVID HART
Attorney, Writer, Pastor and special assistant to the superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District

DR. EMMANUEL NGUI, PHD
Associate Professor, Community & Behavioral Health / Maternal and Child Health
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

2:30 pm

Special Messages & Updates

2:45 pm

Afternoon Keynote & Call to Action

KIMBERLY SEALS ALLERS
Award winning journalist, author, maternal and infant health advocate/strategist

3:15 pm

Closing Remarks

LISA M. PEYTON
Founder, CEO & President, The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness

Dr. TIFFANY GREEN, PHD
Co-Chair, Black Maternal and Child Health Alliance and Assistant Professor, UW Departments of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics & Gynecology

Black Maternal & Child Health Summit
Thursday, April 20rd, 2023, 9:00am -3:30pm CST
REGISTER TODAY
While you're waiting for 2023's event on April 20th,
take a look back at our 2022 BMCH Summit