Past Events

2023 Maternal Tribal Health Learning Community Series

• 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

• 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