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Prisma Health - Healthy Start (Midlands and Upstate) invites you to a thought-provoking event pertaining to maternal and infant mortality. You’ll hear from dynamic speakers on a mission to improve maternal and child health outcomes.Earn CEU's during this event that will address health disparities among African American mothers dying due to complications around childbirth as well as a look at the details surrounding death scenes for mothers and infants.
Come hear our Featured Speaker (Wanda Irving) as she sheds light on maternal mortality through her voice as the voice of her beloved daughter -Dr. Shalon Irving.
Wanda Irving, MPA is forever the mother of Dr. Shalon Irving and Co-Founder of Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project (DSMAP), Inc.
DSMAP is a community driven, non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating Black maternal health disparities. The organization was established to honor Wanda’s daughter, Dr. Shalon, who passed away from preventable pregnancy complications in January 2017, three weeks after giving birth to her only child. Dr. Shalon was a brilliant researcher and fierce health equity champion. In an effort to continue Dr. Shalon’s legacy, Wanda co-founded DSMAP, where she also serves as President of the Board of Directors.
Additional Speakers
Berry A. Campbell, MD, Prisma Health–Midlands (also with USC School of Medicine)
Severe Maternal Mortality and Morbidity: Overview and Preventative Strategies
Amye E. Stivender, BSW, Lieutenant, SLED
Understanding Sleep Related Infant Deaths
Bobbi Jo O’Neal, RN, Coroner, Charleston County Coroner’s Office
Advanced Infant Death Investigation and Its impact on Public Health
JiHong Liu, ScD, Prisma Health Healthy Start Midlands and Upstate (also with USC)
Healthy Start: Community Pioneers Aiming to Improve Infant & Maternal Mortality & Morbidity
Kendreia Dickens-Carr, MD, Prisma Health–Midlands (also with USC School of Medicine)
Working Together to Improve Maternal Health, Especially in the Black Community
Dr. Aditi Bussells, Councilwoman
City of Columbia
Mr. Anthony Jackson, MBA
President (Prisma Health Baptist Hospital) and
Vice President of External Affairs and Accountable Communities (Prisma Health)
Applied for CEUs.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Exhibit Hall, Lincoln St, Columbia, SC 29201, United States,Columbia, South Carolina
