Monday, February 21
8:00 am — 9:30 am
Plenary
Plenary
P1 — Lifecourse Perspectives on Improving Pregnancy and Birth
Michael Lu, MD, MPHAssistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA School of Public Health
James Collins, Jr, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School Division of Neonatology, Children's Memorial Hospital, and Chair, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality
10:00 am — 11:30 am
Workshops
Workshops
D1 — Partners in Pregnancy: Enhancing Home Visiting to Improve Pregnancy and Birth
Betsey EltonheadSenior Consultant, HealthMetrics Partners, Inc
Nancy Jallo
Project Coordinator, SHM Partners in Pregnancy
Judith Cash
President/CEO, CHIP of Virginia
Darlene Shearer, DrPH
Program Director and Assistant Professor, The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida
Estrellita Berry, MEd, RD
Program Director, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start
D2 — Increasing Access to Prenatal Care
M. Lynsey Morris, MAAssociate Director, Federal Affairs, March of Dimes Office of Government Affairs
Belinda Rogers, CIMI, CD (DONA)
Director of Program Services, March of Dimes Oklahoma State Chapter
Sam Prien, PhD, HCLD
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University
D3 — Introduction to Undoing Institutional Racism
Jo Ann Walsh Dotson, RN, MSNMCH Director and Chief, Family & Community Health Bureau, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Nan Streeter
MCH Bureau Director, UT Department of Health
D4 — Improving Birth Outcomes through Partnership: California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative
Jeffrey Gould, MD, MPHProfessor of Pediatrics, Stanford University
Emmett Gonzàlez, MD, FACOG
Public Health Medical Officer II, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Branch
Jeffrey Gould Part Two
D5 — Obesity as a Risk Factor for Preeclampsia, Preterm Birth and Pregnancy-Related Mortality
Samantha Garbers, MPAResearch & Evaluation, Medical & Health Research Association of New York City
Dan Thompson, MPH
Associate in Research, Florida State University/Florida Department of Health
11:30 am — 1:00 pm
Luncheon & Lecture by Marian Wright Edelman
Luncheon & Lecture by Marian Wright Edelman
L1 - Vince Hutchins Leadership Award Presentation
Marian Wright Edelman, MPAFounder and President of the Children's Defense Fund
1:15 pm — 2:45 pm
Workshops
Workshops
E1 — Integration of Child Death Review (CDR) into Title V Needs Assessment and Services
Amy Slonim, PhDSenior Public Health Advisor, National MCH Center for Child Death Review, Michigan Public Health Institute
James Kemp, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, St. Louis University and Cardinal Glennon Hospital
Patricia Tackitt
Child Death Review Care Consultant for Michigan Child Death Review Program, HRSA/MCHB Office of Data and Information Management
Monique Sheppard, MS, PhD
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Douglas Paterson, MPA
Director, Bureau of Family & MCH, Michigan Department of Community Health
E2 — Giving Children a Level Playing Field: Perinatal Health Disparities
Kristen Helms, MSPHCSC/Dyncorp, Contracted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Millie Jones, MPH
Bureau Director, Family & Community Health, Wisconsin Department of Health & Famiily Services
Jeannine Smalls, MSW, MDiv
Consultant, Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, SC DHEC-Office of Minority Health & Pastor, Greater Middleton Chapel AMEC, Charleston, SC
E3 — High-Risk Pregnancies: Assessing and Addressing the Risks
Steve Abelman, MBA, CHEManager, Alliance Development, National Education Initiatives, March of Dimes
Dan Thompson, MPH
Associate in Research, Florida State University/Florida Department of Health
Janis Biermann, MS
Vice President, Education and Health Promotion, March of Dimes
Pamela Xaverius, PhD
Public Health Epidemiologist, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
E6 — Title V Needs Assessment: Moving to a Strengths Approach in Region I
Valerie Ricker, MSN, MSDirector, Division of Family Health, Maine Bureau of Health
Sally Kerschner, RN, MSN
MCH Public Health Planning Specialist, Vermont Department of Health
E7 — Partners in Assessing Need: Family to Family Health Information Centers and State CSHCN Programs
Juno DuenasFamily Voices of California Family-to-Family Health Liaison Network
Nora Wells
Data Project Director, Family Voices

