December 5 - 6, 2023 Meeting

Federal Register Notice

Agenda

Meeting Minutes

Day 1 Transcript

Day 2 Transcript

Social Determinants of Health Workgroup Transcript

Interconception Care/Preconception Care Workgroup Transcript

Systems Issues in Rural Health Workgroup Transcript

Presentations

MCHB Updates
Michael Warren, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP
Associate Administrator
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration

HUD Updates 
Alicka Ampry-Samuel
Regional Administrator, Region II
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Federal Updates: U.S. Department of Labor 
Gayle Goldin
Deputy Director
Women’s Bureau
U.S. Department of Labor

Bonnie Worstell 
Policy Advisor 
Wage and Hour Division 
U.S. Department of Labor

2022 Provisional Fetal and Infant Mortality in the United States
Danielle Ely, Ph.D.
Statistician
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Healthy Start Updates 
Lee Wilson 
Division Director 
Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration

Improving Infant and Maternal Health Outcomes 
Ericka Burns, Ph.D. 
Senior Director of Health Equity 
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Prevention Activities 
Julie Wood, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP 
Senior Vice President, Research Science and Health of Public 
American Academy of Family Physicians

Framing Health Disparities: How to Help People See the Bigger Picture 
Julie Sweetland, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor
FrameWorks Institute

Hospital Perspective: Systems Issues in Rural Maternal Health 
Jeffery Strickler, DHA, RN 
Vice President, UNC Hospitals, Hillsborough Campus 
Adjunct Professor, UNC School of Nursing 
Adjunct Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health 
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Megan Cundari 
Senior Director, Federal Relations 
American Hospital Association 

Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program Overview 
Carey Zhuang, M.H.A. 
RMOMS Program Coordinator 
Community-Based Division 
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy 
Health Resources and Services Administration

Kathryn Umali 
Director 
Community-Based Division 
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Health Resources and Services Administration

Bootheel Perinatal Network: Nurse-Driven Clinical Community Integrated Care Coordination Model 
Barb Gleason, M.S.N. 
Project Director 
Bootheel Perinatal Network (Missouri) 
RMOMS Awardee

Rebecca Burger, B.S.N., CLC 
System Care Coordinator 
Bootheel Perinatal Network (Missouri) 
RMOMS Awardee

CMS Birthing Friendly Designation 
Kristen Zycherman, RN, B.S.N. 
Quality Improvement Technical Director 
Division of Quality and Health Outcomes 
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Title V MCH Services Block Grant: Program Enhancements for Advancing Equity and Accountability 
Keriann Uesugi, Ph.D., M.P.H. 
Division of State and Community Health 
Health Resources and Services Administration

Women’s Wellness: An Essential Component of Maternal and Infant Health 
Sarah Verbiest, Dr.PH., M.S.W., M.P.H. 
Gillings School of Global Public Health 
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

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