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2018 Summit

2018 GUEST SPEAKERS

Cathy Hughes

Founder and Chairperson of Urban One, Inc

Mayor Muriel Bowser

Washington, DC

Valerie B. Jarrett

Former Senior Advisor, Obama Administration

Lovely Warren

Mayor, Rochester, NY

Karen Freeman-Wilson

Mayor, Gary, IN and First Vice President, National League of Cities

Catherine Pugh

Mayor, Baltimore, MD

Vi Lyles

Mayor, Charlotte, NC

Karen Weaver

Mayor, Flint, MI

Toni Harp

Mayor, New Haven, CT

Mayor Bowser's Maternal & Infant Health Initiative

Testimonials

I grow up in ward 7 Washington, DC and I became pregnant at age 15. Thanks to the Community of Hope Family health and birth center because I received my prenatal care there.

-2018 summit attendee-

I had 3 c-sections in total for my three births at the centering community class of hope on Conway and that was like the best experience, I got to meet a lot of moms, network, relax and not worry about things.

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Tameika -

AGENDA 2018

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Opening Remarks

Mayor Muriel Bowser, Washington, DC
Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Director, DC Department of Health

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Panel 1: Mayoral Panel: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Moderator: Maria Harris Tildon, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, Gary, Indiana/First Vice President, National League of Cities

Mayor Lovely Warren, Rochester, NY
Mayor Karen Weaver, Flint, MI

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Video Testimonial from DC Mom

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Panel 2: “A Healthy Start for All: Why Maternal and Infant Health Matters”

Moderator: Dr. Roger A. Mitchell Jr., District of Columbia Chief Medical Examiner
Dr. Michael Lu, Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic, Student & Faculty Affairs, Former Director of Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA
Stacey D. Stewart, President, March of Dimes
Maria Gomez, President and CEO, Mary’s Center
Kelly Sweeney McShane, President and CEO, Community of Hope

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Video Testimonial from DC Mom

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Panel 3: “Community Driven Solutions: The Key to Sustainable Progress”

Moderator: Dr. Tanya Royster, Director, District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health
Brenda Rhodes Miller, Executive Director, DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Sarah Barclay Hoffman, Assistant Director, Early Childhood Innovation Network
Cherie Craft, CEO/Founding Executive Director, Smart From the Start

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Introduction to the Luncheon by Maria Harris Tildon, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and blessing of the food by Reverend Thomas L. Bowen

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Luncheon: A conversation with Cathy Hughes featuring Mayor Muriel Bowser and Valerie Jarrett.

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Remarks from Mayor Catherine Pugh, Baltimore, MD

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Panel 4: “Place Matters…and So Does Quality: Clinical Innovations in Perinatal Health”

Moderator: Dr. Pamela Riley, MD MPH, Medical Director, DC Department of Health Care Finance
Dr. Hugh E. Mighty, Dean, College of Medicine & Vice President, Clinical Affairs, Howard University
Dr. Dana Smith, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Audra Meadows, Chair, Massachusetts Perinatal Quality Collaborative
Dr. Melissa Fries, Reproductive geneticist and high-risk obstetrician, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

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Next Steps

Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Director, DC Department of Health

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This project was supported by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDG B-5), Grant Number 90TP0045, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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