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Moving Black Maternal Health Forward

Please Join CAMBA and Special Guests for this important conversation about changing and improving maternal outcomes in the Black Community.

Thursday, April 14, 2022
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Kings Theater
1027 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(Between Tilden & Duryea)

Please Join us for a Special Afternoon

Featuring a screening of the short film:
Bearing the Burden: Black Mothers in America
(created by Retro Report & released in collaboration with The New Yorker)

Along with:

Special Remarks by:
Mary Bassett, MD, MPH
Commissioner, New York State Department of Health

Followed by a Conversation with:

 Mary Bassett, MD, MPH
Commissioner, New York State Department of Health

Margaret-Mary Wilson, MD
United Healthcare Chief Medical Officer

and moderated by:

Valerie Barton-Richardson
CAMBA Chief Administrative Officer

Followed by a Panel Discussion including:

Please Join CAMBA and Guests on April 14th

Access to pre-natal care is a significant issue for women in the Flatbush, Bedford Stuyvesant and Brownsville communities.  Premature births, a key driver of infant mortality, for the communities we serve are higher than the Brooklyn and New York City averages.   The pre-term birth rate in Brownsville is the second highest in NYC, and the infant mortality rates for Flatbush, Bedford Stuyvesant and Brownsville are higher than both the borough and city rates.

In 2021, the United Health Foundation provided CAMBA with a significant three-year grant to address this issue.   This partnership enables the creation of a new program that delivers on-site prenatal and postnatal support services for approximately 500 under served, high-risk women per year.  Services include a mobile health care van, case management, community health workers, and birth and post-partum doulas. Our partnership is expected to reduce maternal morbidity and improve child health outcomes for these communities.

Please join us on April 14th as we discuss these issues, and methods to improve Black Maternal and Infant Health. 

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Made possible with generous support from:

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS: will be provided to attendees 5-7 days prior to the event based on current guidelines. All attendees should be fully vaccinated.