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Episode #11: Community-Led Solutions for Change: The Story of Colorado's Birth Equity Bill Package

Episode #11: Community-Led Solutions for Change: The Story of Colorado's Birth Equity Bill Package

FromMCH Bridges: The Official AMCHP Podcast


Episode #11: Community-Led Solutions for Change: The Story of Colorado's Birth Equity Bill Package

FromMCH Bridges: The Official AMCHP Podcast

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this special episode, AMCHP's MCH Bridges teams up with the Maternal Health Innovation podcast to explore maternal health policy successes, challenges and opportunities.  Guest host Laura Powis, AMCHP's Evidence-Based Policy and Practice Program Manager, is joined by Indra Lusero, founder of the Elephant Circle; Demetra Seriki, Midwife at A Mother's Choice Midwifery; and George Davis V, a community member on Elephant Circle's Birth Equity Implementation Steering Committee to discuss Colorado's Birth Equity Bill Package. This recently passed legislation is a comprehensive and community-led response to the maternal health crisis designed to increase access and decrease inequities in obstetric care in the state.Additional Resources:AMCHP's MCH Innovations Database: Colorado Birth Equity Bill PackagePolicy Development HandoutElephant Circle: Birth Equity Bill Package SummaryMaternal Health Learning & Innovation Center: Policy ResourcesHave you been involved in the development, implementation, or evaluation of  a policy that benefits MCH populations? Share  it with your peers through AMCHP's Innovation Hub! Learn more and submit your work here.
Released:
Nov 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (19)

MCH Bridges is the official podcast of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP). This podcast aims to inspire and guide actions that will improve the systems that impact maternal and child health populations. MCH Bridges aims to lift up stories and people from the MCH field by centering the voices of the public health workforce, people and communities most impacted by inequities, and individuals and families with lived experiences.