If you missed Promise Heights third “From the Heights” virtual discussion on April 12, you can now view the program (as well as other free “From the Heights” virtual talks) at the time of your choice via the Promise Heights YouTube Channel.
Click https://youtu.be/NM71B20kT3k to launch this most recent 90-minute program that features Baltimore Sun Reporter Tatyana Turner moderating a discussion between L. Latéy Bradford, MD, PhD, Chief Resident of Family Medicine at UMMC; Stacey Stephens, LCSW-C, the Director of B’more for Healthy Babies, Promise Heights; and Stephanie Etienne, CNM, a Baltimore-based Certified Nurse Midwife.
The conversation opened with a welcome by Bronwyn Mayden, Founder and Executive Director of Promise Heights, and included special message from Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, representing the 14th District of Illinois.
Underwood is the first woman, the first person of color, and first millennial to represent her community in Congress, and is also the youngest Black woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives.
As well, Underwood is a co-founder with Congresswoman Alma Adams of The Black Maternal Health Caucus, charged to improve Black maternal health outcomes, raise awareness within Congress, and advocate for effective, evidence-based, culturally-component policies, best-practices, and health outcomes for Black mothers.
Each of the four Winter/Spring 2021 ”From the Heights” discussions hosted by Promise Heights examine the challenges of the moment, offering actionable insights that you can use today. They involve authors, medical professionals, legislators, and thought leaders, and are designed to inform and engage participants regarding current issues that impact children and families.
Promise Heights consistently aims to give strategies and ideas that will prompt hope, add fuel to the push for equity, and create circumstances for transformation across health and education fields.
Visit https://promiseheights.org/blog/from-the-heights to learn more about the full Winter/Spring 2021 "From the Heights" virtual discussion series.