We need your input! Join Generate Health for a series of community data sessions to help tell the story of what shapes the health of Black moms and babies in St. Louis. We need parents, community residents, healthcare providers, home visitors, doulas, advocates, and anyone with an interest in maternal and infant health to share their perspectives. In these sessions, attendees will help shape the narrative of how access to healthcare and services for Black pregnant and parenting families, housing conditions, access to transportation, and more impact the health of Black babies and families and how we can use this data to advocate for system and policy change.
These discussions will also be used to help shape FLOURISH’s priorities and strategic interventions. The tools developed will be available to the FLOURISH network to shape a clear and consistent narrative about the health of Black moms and Babies in the region.
To acknowledge participants’ time and dedication, Generate Health will offer $25 stipends and $45 internet reimbursements for anyone who opts in with registration. These sessions will be held virtually; registrants will receive a meeting link.
Coordinated Quality Care Community Data Session – July 22, 10am-12pm
This session will include discussions on home visitation, safe sleep practices, access to doulas, and perinatal behavioral health. Home visitation providers and consumers, doulas, and perinatal behavioral health advocates are especially needed for this session, but all are welcome to attend.
Register for the Coordinated Quality Care Community Data Session
Social Determinants of Health Community Data Session – July 26, 5:30-7:30pm
This session will include discussions on how housing, transportation, and food access affect Black maternal and infant health in the St. Louis region. Professionals in the housing, transportation, and food access fields, community organizers, and community members with experience in any of these fields are especially needed for this session, but all are welcome to attend.
Register for the Social Determinants of Health Community Data Session
Advocacy Community Data Session – July 28, 5:30-7:30pm
This session will cover paid family leave policies, Medicaid Expansion implementation, affordable and quality childcare, and one-year postpartum coverage. Community organizers, advocacy groups, elected officials, and community members with exposure to any of these policies are especially needed for this session, but all are welcome to attend.
Register for the Advocacy Community Data Session
Clinical Care Community Data Session- July 31, 10:00am-12:00pm
This session will include discussions on infant mortality, maternal mortality, preterm birth weight, low birth weight, and prenatal care. Doulas, community health workers, and community members who have been impacted by adverse birth outcomes are especially needed for this session, but all are welcome to attend.