This year we are excited to showcase our team's research at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Meeting and Expo, which will take place from October 24th through the 28th. With more than 12,000 people expected to attend, the event represents the largest annual gathering of public health professionals in the nation. As this year's theme is "Creating the Healthiest Nation: Preventing Violence", we are proud to be contributing 17 posters and presentations on this important topic.
On Wednesday, October 21st, from 1:00 - 2:30pm we will be hosting a special Collaboratory co-sponsored by APHA's Sexual and Reproductive Health section and the Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues (SAAPHI). The event, Communities as the Compass: When Communities are the North Star Research Drives Meaningful Change will focus on centering community wisdom to evolve research initiative's missions, leadership teams and research strategies to focus on anti-racism and drive positive, sustainable change.
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Wednesday, October 21st 1:00-2:30pm PT | 2:00-3:30pm MT PTBi Collaboratory | Open to the Public
Title: Communities as the Compass: When communities are the North Star, research drives meaningful change
Authors: Joia Crear-Perry, Monica McLemore, Daphina Melbourne, Alexis Cobbins, Brianne Taylor, Brittany Chambers, Maile Chand, Shanell Williams, Solaire Spellen, Nayeli Bernal
Sunday, October 25th 1:00-3:00pm PT | 2:00-4:00pm MT | Town Hall | Open to the Public
Workshop: Theory to Action: California’s Perinatal Equity Initiative
Session: 239.0: MCH TownHall | MCH Section
Sunday, October 25th 3:00-6:00pm PT | 4:00-7:00pm MT | Workshop | Open to the Public
Authors: Rebecca Shasanmi Ellis, Rachel Azanleko-Akouete, Alexis Cobbins, Charles Johnson, Vu-An Foster Miyhosi Benton, Camara Jones, Rachel Hardeman, Nastassia Davis, Jack DiMatteo
Session: Racism Pre-Conference Session
Sunday, October 25th 2:30-3:30pm PT | 3:30-4:30pm MT| Workshop
Authors: Rebecca J. Baer, April Bell, Scott Oltman, Elizabeth Rogers, Karen Tabb, Monica McLemore, Safyer McKenzie-Sampson, Karen Scott, Larry Rand, Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski
Session: 2071.0: Perinatal and Women’s Health Poster Session | MCH Section
Sunday, October 25th 2:30-3:30pm PT | 3:30-4:30pm MT | Poster
Poster: Racial and ethnic inequities in preterm infant mortality and severe morbidity: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Scott Oltman, Rebecca J. Baer, Jim Anderson, April Bell, Brittany Chambers, Linda Franck, Deborah Karasek, Kayla Karvonen, Matt Pantell, Kelli Ryckman, Martina Steurer, Karen Tabb, Larry Rand, Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski, Elizabeth Rogers
Session: 2069.0: Epidemiology & Data Poster Session | MCH Section
Sunday, October 25th 2:30-3:30pm PT | 3:30-4:30pm MT | Poster
Poster: Association of community-level socioeconomic status with preterm infant mortality
Authors: Martina Steurer, Rebecca Baer, James Anderson, Brittany Chambers, Jean Costello, Linda Franck, Jonathan Fuchs, Anu Manchikanti Gomez, Rita Hamad, Deborah Karasek, Kayla Karvonen, Scott Oltman, Larry Rand, Elizabeth Rogers, Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski, Matthew Pantell
Session: 2069.0: Epidemiology & Data Poster Session | MCH Section
Sunday, October 25th 4:00-5:00pm PT | 5:00-6:00pm MT | Poster
Poster: Pregnant people’s experiences discussing cannabis use with prenatal care providers: A qualitative study
Authors: Katie Woodruff, Karen A. Scott, and Sarah CM Roberts
Session: 2085.0: Cannabis Research: Attitudes, Behaviors and Beliefs | Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Sunday, October 25th 4:00-5:00pm PT | 4:00-5:00pm MT | Poster
Poster: A Protocol for Implementing Group Prenatal Care in Under-Served Communities
Authors: Lauren N. Lessard, Gail Newel, Ellen Middleton, Miriam Kuppermann, Larry Rand, John A. Capitman, Christy Oberholtzer.
Session: 2102.0: Perinatal and Women’s Health Poster Session | MCH Section
Monday, October 26th 8:26-8:36am PT | 9:26-9:36am MT | Presentation
Presentation: “nothing for us without us”: The power of community researchers in advancing black maternal and child health
Authors: Brianne Taylor, Brandi Gates, Loretta Scruggs-Leach, Helen Arega, Silvia Arabia, Robyn Barron, Safyer McKenzie-Sampson, Karen A. Scott, Monica McLemore, Brittany Chambers
Session: 3055.0: Doulas, Birthworkers, and Sexual and Reproductive Health | Sexual and Reproductive Health
Monday, October 26th 8:36-8:46am PT | 9:36-9:46am MT | Presentation
Presentation: Mama sharing sessions: Benioff community innovators lessons learned gathering the voices of mothers living on the margins in san francisco
Authors: Shanell Williams, Brianne Taylor, Sabra Bell, Karent Novelo, Randi Tanksley, Cecelia Shepard, Haydee Orellana, Ellonda Mccall, Sarah Wongking
Session: 3055.0: Doulas, Birthworkers, and Sexual and Reproductive Health | Sexual and Reproductive Health
Monday, October 26th 9:30-10:30am PT | 10:30-11:30am MT | Poster
Poster: Housing justice for pregnant people: The benioff community innovators spark change in san francisco housing policy and praxis
Authors: Shanell Williams, Brianne Taylor, Martha Ryan, Jennifer Friedenbach, Karen Cohn, Jessica Wolin, Brittni Chicuata, Deborah Borne, Quin Hussey, Jonathan Fuchs
Session: 3060.0: Chppd Poster Session 1 | Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Monday, October 26th 12:00-12:15pm PT | 1:00-1:15pm MT | Presentation
Presentation: Cross-sector strategies to advance birth equity: A tale of two counties
Authors: Jonathan Fuchs, Mara Decker, Melisa Price, Shira Rutman, Amber Shaver, John Capitman, Erica Martinez, Nicole Hutchings, Zea Malawa, Solaire Spellen, Jenna Gaarde, Lyn-Tise Jones, Admas Kanyagia, Shanell Williams, Linda Franck, Quin Hussey, Larry Rand
Session: 3203.0: Collaborative Efforts in Health Administration, Management, or Cross-Sector Policies That Improve Healthcare Delivery and Health Outcomes | Health Administration Section
Monday, October 26th 12:30-12:45pm PT | 1:30-1:45pm MT | Presentation
Presentation: Implementation of the Helping Babies Survive course: Experience in Bossaso, Somalia
Authors: Ribka Amsalu, Catherine N Morris, Michelle Hynes, Hussein Jama Had, Joseph Adive Seriki,, Binyam Gebru, Alexia Couture, Anna Myers, Sammy O. Barasa, Kate Meehan
Session: 3208.0: Global Health Challenges in Conflict and Displacement | International Health Section
Monday, October 26, 2020 12:30-12:45pm PT | 1:30-1:45 MT | Presentation
Title: Prioritizing mental wellness in a group prenatal care model
Authors: Christy Oberholtzer, Jennifer Felder, Lori L. James, Ellen Middleton, Gail Newel, Miriam Kuppermann, Larry Rand, John A. Capitman, Lauren N Lessard.
Session: 3215.0: Providing Equitable, Quality, and Patient-Centered Perinatal Services to Women of Under-Represented Groups
Monday, October 26th 3:00-3:15pm PT | 4:00-4:15pm MT | Presentation
Presentation: Risk of preterm birth in women with preexisting hypertension: Patterns by race/ethnicity and by timing of entry into prenatal care
Authors: Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski, Rebecca Baer, Scott Oltman, Bridgette Blebu, Jennet Arcara, Miriam Kuppermann, Larry Rand
Session: 3298.0: Improving Pregnancy Outcomes: Reducing Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in High-Risk Populations | MCH Section
Monday, October 26th 10:18-10:30am PT | 11:18-11:30am MT | Presentation
Presentation: Contraceptive decision-making among women living with HIV in Ghana and Kenya
Authors: April Bell, Thomas Agyarko-Poku, Edwin Were, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Cheryl Moyer
Session: 3143.0: Contraception: International Perspectives | SRH Section
Tuesday, October 27th 10:30-10:45am PT | 11:30-11:45am MT | Presentation
Presentation: Partnering with black women to prioritize recommendations to address structural racism to improve pregnancy outcomes in California
Authors: Brittany Chambers, Talita Oseguera, Helen Arega, Silvia Arabia, Brianne Taylor, Robyn Barron, Brandi Gates, Loretta Scruggs-Leach, Safyer McKenzie-Sampson, Karen A. Scott, Monica McLemore
Session: 4138.0: Systems Issues in Addressing Perinatal Equity and Structural Racism in Pregnant Women | MCH Section
Tuesday, October 27th 9:45-10:00am PT | 10:45-11:00am MT | Presentation
Authors: Zea Malawa, Solaire Spellen, Bina Patel Shrimali, Alexis Cobbins, Sabra Bell, BreOnna Powell, Maile Chand, Anjeanette Coats, Monica de la Cruz, Ekland Abdiwahab, Anu Manchikanti Gomez, Deborah Karasek
Session: 4138.0: Systems Issues in Addressing Perinatal Equity and Structural Racism in Pregnant Women | MCH Section
Tuesday, October 27th 2:30-2:45pm PT | 3:30-3:45pm MT | Presentation
Presentation: Redesigning the ivory tower to address preterm birth through community-academic partnerships
Authors: Shira Rutman, Melisa Price, Shanell Williams, Jonathan Fuchs, Claire Brindis, Larry Rand
Session: 4280.0: Enhancing Infant Health through Community-Based Initiatives | Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Tuesday, October 27th 5:00-5:15pm PT | 6:00-6:15pm MT | Presentation
Presentation: A multidisciplinary, cost-effective public health model for COVID-19 prevention and outbreak response in residential care facilities for the elderly
Authors: Lisa Golden, Harsimran Bajwa, Cristy Dieterich, Teri Dowling, Sammi Truong, Julie Wong, Anna Chodos, April Bell
Session: 4345.1: COVID-19 Response Pt 2: Lessons Learned from States & Vulnerable Communities | Health Administration
