2025 Black History Month: Virtual Lunch & Learn

This session will feature Ms. Adjoa Jones, MBA, Doula, CLES, Public Health Leader, Director, African American Infant/Maternal Mortality.
About this Event

In honor of Black History Month, we are excited to share that the Los Angeles County African American Employees Association will host a series of weekly Virtual Lunch & Learns sessions, each focused on exploring the contributions and impact of African Americans (Black) across the County of Los Angeles.

As the theme is, “African Americans and Labor: Our Past, Present and the Future,” which aids to celebrate and reflect on the contributions of African Americans in various fields, highlighting both historical achievements and future goals

Adjoa Jones, MBA

Birth Equity Unit Chief/AAIMM Prevention Initiative Programs - Director, Doula, CLES, Public Health Leader, Black Maternal/Infant Health and Reproductive Justice Advocate, Systems Change Agent and Realtor

Adjoa Jones begin her career in public health with the L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS) as a Student Professional Worker. During her tenure with the Immunization Program, a fellow colleague recommended her for a Community Health Worker position with Great Beginnings for Black Babies, which subsequently led to the beginning of her work with women, children and their families. Simultaneously, she received her BS in Health Science-Health Care Administration from CSU Dominguez Hills, and at the height of the pandemic received her MBA in Nonprofit Management at the American Jewish University, while also becoming a Doula and Certified Lactation Education Specialist.

Adjoa currently serves as the Chief of the Birth Equity Unit and Director, of the African American Infant and Maternal Mortality (AAIMM) Prevention Initiative Programs at Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Programs of the Health Promotion Bureau within the L.A. County Department of Public Health (DPH). She is the visionary of the AAIMM Community Action Team (CAT) model, founding lead of the first in L.A. County - the South LA/South Bay AAIMM CAT developed in 2018, and co-developer of the AAIMM Prevention Initiative. She has worked within DPH and DHS for the past 27 years, serving as a Public Health Leader/Advocate in various programs to improve the health and wellness of women, men, children and their families throughout the County.

She previously completed the Beatriz Solis Women’s Policy Institute fellowship in 2019-2020 with the Women’s Foundation of California on the L.A. County Health Justice Team; and co-developed a Doula Board motion to improve the health and birth outcomes of Black women and babies, locally, regionally and statewide. Adjoa has served a member volunteer with local non-profit organizations as a support group facilitator, conference planner, Fund Development Manager, Board Champion, and more. Also, Ms. Jones has received numerous service awards, the latest the Maternal Mental Health Now 2023 Perinatal Mental Health Champion Award and 2023 Community Impact Award from the California Black Health Network.

Finally, Adjoa is a former teen mother, proud Mama, grandmother, daughter, family member and friend to many. Adjoa has dedicated her life to serving Black women and girls to improve their reproductive and overall health/wellness.