April 2, 2025

Maternal & Child Health Past Events

Interested in learning how NIHB has focused on Maternal & Child health in previous years? Check out the institutes we hosted below:

2023 Maternal Tribal Health Learning Community Series (Full Playlist)
- Session 1: Sovereignty from First Breath
  - Alaska Native Birthworkers Community
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gRm-S_uZaM&t=886s
- Session 2: Cultural Competency and Responsive Healthcare Practices
  - Dr. Brian Thompson
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js7mUKdjas4&t=257s
- Session 3: Reconnecting Indigenous Lifeways
  - Dr. Janelle Palacios
  - https://youtu.be/EylHcQ0gE50
- Session 4: Advancing Health Equity
  - Dr. Melissa Lewis and Kathy with the Little Cherokee Seeds Program
  - https://youtu.be/LhP-XfWjc7M
Hear Her Campaign
- - Hear Her Launching Campaign Webinar
    - Sarah Carrigan, Dr. Janelle Palacios
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTcYiN2KEqc
  - Hearing Native Mothers – A Tribal Discussion Session on Supporting Maternal Health
    - Dr. Wanda Barfield, MD, MPH, FAAP, RADM USPHS (ret.)
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTo89FkRo0E&t=81s
2023 National Maternal and Child Oral Health Month
- 2023 National Maternal Health and Children’s Oral Health Month Webinar
  - Pamela Ready, Puyallup tribe, RDH, MSDH -DHA; Kari Ann Kuntzelman, Chickasaw Nation; Candace Williams, Comanche Nation; Juanita Simpson, EPDH, BS, LCDR(Ret.)
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGuDbA8ZtgE
2022 Maternal Mortality Prevention Institute (Full Playlist)
- The State of Maternal Mortality in Indian Country
  - Mattie Curry, MPH, Blackfeet Nation
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Vf5_h1bx0
- American Indian Alaska Native Maternal Health Past Present and Future Status
  - Candi Cornelius, MSN RN, CLC, Oneida and Menominee Nations
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot-Hz6g3YyI
- National Approaches to Prevent Pregnancy Related Deaths
  - Toby Merkt, Julie Zaharatos
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMozyBvB6zc
- Native HERstory: Storytelling as a Science to Understand Women and Infant Health Outcomes
  - Dr. Janelle Palacios
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GtlHbB1rFc
- Current Tribal Representation on Existing State Led MMRCs & How to Increase Tribal Representation
  - Cindy Gamble, MPH, CLC, Tlingit; Roberta Ward, CNM, FNP, DNP, Tlingit
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2d-T5EwjRw
- Navigating Data Partnerships
  - Judy Espinoza, MPH
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8IWD8hnR7Y
- Lifting AI/AN Mother’s Voices to Be Heard: The Role of Doulas
  - Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHHlsiGX9EA