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Welcome
There are over 300 registered participants for this call. Phones will be muted during the webinar.
If you have a question, please post it via the chat function. Questions will be taken from chat. Submit questions as soon as they come to mind – we’ll keep track of them.
Slides, speaker bios and speaker contact info are available at www.everywomansoutheast.org.
Acknowledgements
March of Dimes for supporting this webinar and providing seed funding for our coalition. Tracey Reed for technical assistance with today’s webinar.
Every Woman Southeast Coalition Leadership Team
Our speakers – Carol Brady & Mario Drummond
What is Every Woman Southeast?
A coalition of leaders in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee to build multi-state, multi-layered partnerships to improve the health of women and infants in the Southeast.
Cornerstones of our work: Life Course Approach Health Equity Leadership Development &
Support Advocacy
A society's infant mortality rate is considered an important indicator of its health, because infant
mortality is associated with socioeconomic status, access to health care, and the health status of women
of childbearing age. (Congressional Budget Office, 1992)
Accomplishments to date
Conducted an online survey Recruited Regional and State TeamsHeld planning meeting on March 2, 2010.Produced a compendium of activitiesLaunched blog, website and Facebook pageLaunched webinar seriesNational Preconception Summit PartnerTeam conversations, idea generating, logic
modelGrant submissions – In Progress
www.EveryWomanSoutheast.org
MOVING THE LIFE COURSE THEORY INTO MCH ACTION
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
Today’s Webinar
Objectives
Participants will be able to: Describe the life course model Describe at least one approach they could
take to incorporate the life course model into their practice
Access additional resources to further their knowledge about this topic
SHIFT TO CAROL’s SLIDES
Questions & Answers
Facilitated by:
Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH
Please submit your questions via chat. Feel free to contact speakers after the webinar
with any additional questions.
RESOURCES
http://cals.arizona.edu/act/grassroots.htm
Next Steps
Our next webinar will be held in March/April 2012 and will highlight work currently underway in our region to address racial and ethnic inequities in birth outcomes.
“Like” us on Facebook. Sign up for our listserv. Follow our blog. Bookmark our website. Lend us your voice and experience.
Thank You!