This livestream webinar titled Equality of Opportunity in Action: Improving Maternal and Child Health will occur on Friday, October 27th at 2:00pm (ET). This event will specifically focus on examining the disparities within the U.S. health care system as they relate to maternal and child health and the opportunities we have to make meaningful improvements across the care continuum to improve outcomes.

This in-depth discussion will feature Carmen West, Vice President of the Chamber’s Equality of Opportunity Initiative and Administrator Carole Johnson of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Topics that will be covered include, among others:
• Highlights from the White House Maternal Health Blueprint released in June 2022
• Innovative approaches to growing and diversifying the maternal health workforce
• Expanding access and treatment options for medically underserved areas, including a focus on rural populations
• Discussing best practices for making birth safer and improving the quality of maternal health outcomes nationwide.