We host in-person (when safe) and virtual convenings, webinars, and discussions to facilitate shared learning on birth equity with the vision for improving maternal and infant outcomes for Black and brown communities.
Upcoming Events
Birthing Hope 2022 | June 23rd 2022 | more details soon
Watch recordings from HealthConnect One webinars, events, and more.
A Community Doula Conversation
HealthConnect One and BirthMatters hosted an open dialogue for community doulas and their allies to close out the first inaugural community doula week. We began with mapping the history of community-based doulas during this conversation, discussing the present challenges and strides made to advance and sustain the profession and the steps necessary to forge a way forward.https://youtu.be/rSFx9OOWwtE
Lessons Learned: First Food Equity
Eighteen months into the project, HealthConnect One has utilized the First Food Equity project to increase chest/breastfeeding support. During this webinar, the FFE project team and cohort members will share lessons learned from the first 18 months of the project. Pathways to advance breastfeeding intention, initiation, and duration will also be highlighted.
Lactation Across Borders
During this discussion, panelists working with immigrant communities across America to strengthen their maternal and child health outcomes shared their insights on supporting breastfeeding within these communities.
Birthing Hope 2021 Virtual Fundraiser
Our 2021 annual virtual fundraiser, Birthing Hope, an evening of speakers, awards, and more – all in support of Black, brown, and indigenous doulas, breastfeeding peer counselors, and community health workers.
Features
Enjoy videos featuring HealthConnect One staff, the work of our partners, and presentations.
Investing in Joyful Black Pregnancy and Birth: How Advancing the Momnibus Will Save Lives
This session, featuring HealthConnect One Executive Director, Twylla Dillion, focused on the evidence base for the Black Maternal Health Momnibus, highlighting the joys of Black pregnancy and birth by sharing success stories of maternal health interventions that improve outcomes, and explain how the Momnibus scales
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