Hearing DetailsRacial Inequities in Maternal Health

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Start Time:

6:00 PM

Location:

Virtual Hearing

Event Description

Notice of Public Meeting

The Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Commission invites you to a remote public meeting and listening session on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The Commission meeting will begin at 6:00 pm and the listening session will begin at approximately 6:30 pm. The listening session will focus on maternal health efforts and experiences in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire Counties. The Commission is especially interested in hearing from People of Color, including maternal health practitioners, birthing people, birthing partners, mothers, fathers, and other family members affected by maternal mortality or severe maternal morbidity.

The Commission was established by Chapter 348 of the Acts of 2020, An Act to reduce racial inequities in maternal health. Its work over the next year will be to listen and learn from regions throughout the state. The information received from the listening sessions will be used to inform a report and a series of actionable recommendations centered on improving maternal health, with a specific focus on strengthening racial equity. Commission members are especially interested in learning about best practices, and barriers to accessing care. To that end, your experiences, expertise, and testimony will be critical. The June 22 public listening session will be held as the first of four Commission meetings focused on geographically diverse regions across the Commonwealth. Interested participants can sign up to testify using this link: https://forms.gle/3wScsBxKsBW68FcVA. The full Commission will meet prior to the public listening session. We anticipate the listening session will begin at approximately 6:30 pm.

The Commission asks those testifying to limit their remarks to three minutes to ensure that there is time for everyone to speak. The Commission welcomes written remarks of any length. They may also be submitted using this link: https://forms.gle/3wScsBxKsBW68FcVA . Those who want to watch the public meeting and listening session may view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website. Should you have questions or want to suggest others in Western Massachusetts who should receive an invitation to share testimony with the Commission, do not hesitate to reach out to Gabrielle “Kate” Alicante, who staffs the Commission and works for Chair Decker as a Research

Analyst with the Joint Committee on Public Health gabrielle.alicante@mahouse.gov and Brian Rosman for Senator Comerford's office brian.rosman@masenate.gov .

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Commission - 06-22-2021	6/22/2021 6:00 PM	03:10:48

Hearing DetailsRacial Inequities in Maternal Health

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