About this Event
Welcome to the Maternal Health Awareness Day Workshop!
Date: January 23, 2025
Location: Express Newark Programs
Come join us for a day filled with insightful discussions about addressing social determinants of health in clinical practice through teamwork and community collaboration. Our workshop aims to raise awareness about the importance of maternal well-being and provide attendees with the tools and knowledge to support maternal health in our communities. Whether you're a healthcare professional, a parent-to-be, or simply interested in learning more, this workshop is for you! Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and make a difference. See you there!
The presenter for the workshop is Dr. Robert C. Like.
Robert C. Like, MD, MS, FAAFP is an Emeritus Professor and was the Founding Director of the Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is a board-certified family physician with a background in medical anthropology and is nationally known for his work in the areas of cultural competence, equity in health and health care, and health professions education. Dr. Like has served as a member of the DHHS Office of Minority Health's CLAS Standards National Project Advisory Committee and the American Hospital Association’s Equity of Care National Advisory Committee, co-chair of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's Group on Multicultural Health Care and Education, and on numerous national expert panels, committees, and task forces. He is currently Chair of the New Jersey Statewide Network for Cultural Competence and Co-Chair of the Medical Society of New Jersey’s JEDI Task Force. Dr. Like was the principal investigator of an Aetna Foundation-funded study entitled, "Assessing the Impact of Cultural Competency Training Using Participatory Quality Improvement Methods.” He was a 2004 and 2007 Pfizer/American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Visiting Professor in Family Medicine and received the 2020 Clement A. Price Human Dignity Award from Rutgers University, and the 2021 Adam Solomon Award from the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding. He is a member of the Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences Master Educators’ Guild and previously directed the Patient Centered Medicine 1 course at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the Family Health/MPH Track in the New Jersey Graduate Program in Public Health. Dr. Like has been actively involved for more than 35 years in developing predoctoral, residency, and continuing medical education programs relating to the delivery of culturally responsive and effective, patient-centered care to diverse populations and communities. He provides training, consultation, and technical assistance and is the Founder and CEO of JEDI Health Care and Education, LLC (JEDI = Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Express Newark Programs, 54 Halsey Street, Newark, United States
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