53 min
Episode #11: Community-Led Solutions for Change: The Story of Colorado's Birth Equity Bill Package MCH Bridges: The Official AMCHP Podcast
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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.
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.
53 min