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  • Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah and PhD Candidate, Faith Elise Metlock provided testimony to be heard by the Maryland Senate Finance Committee. The post It All Started with a Conversation: Nurses Leading Health Policy Advocacy in Maryland appeared first on Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
  • Doctoral students from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing met with congressional representatives and legislative staff to advocate for investments in the health workforce. The post Advocating for Change: Johns Hopkins Doctoral Students Bring Research and Practice to Washington appeared first on Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
  • Every year, at least 40 million women and birthing people around the world experience long-term complications following labor and childbirth. These complications range from sexual health issues to mental health to cardiovascular disease and are often rooted in systemic inequities. Currently, there are no global clinical care guidelines to identify and manage these issues beyond […]
  • Recently, Birth Companions community outreach leaders Izzey Chapman, Katharine Peterson, and Lexy Olson presented their program at Kick It with the Candidates, an event that hosted by the Baltimore Urban League, Baltimore NAACP, Zeta Phi Beta, to introduce the community to candidates running for mayor in Baltimore. They connected with Mayor Brandon Scott and candidates […]
  • It is not a new concept to have someone support women and birthing people during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Doulas, or labor birth companions, typically women, have been an integral part of childbearing throughout history; they provide information, patient advocacy, and physical support. Doulas increase a person’s satisfaction with the birthing experience, raise the likelihood […]

Latino AIDS Awareness Day Media Kit

View slides (in English and Spanish) that Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos presented  at the recent White House ¡Adelante! Summit – they can help you engage your community and partners to mobilize around solutions. Assets to use include the news release (in English & Spanish) announcing the New England Journal of Medicine article and Latino HIV Crisis social media graphics.