Our Women's History Month feature this year is on Harriett Jacobs, a pioneer in women's rights. Jacobs was extraordinary woman born into slavery in North Carolina who defied unimaginable odds to reclaim her freedom, along the way, helping countless during the Civil War and Reconstruction. An abolitionist and Women's Suffrage activist, Jacobs was also an author, describing the realities of enslaved women and their struggles for dignity and equality. https://lnkd.in/gV35aEza
UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative
研究服务
San Francisco,California 690 位关注者
Eliminating racial disparities in premature birth through research, partnerships and community wisdom.
关于我们
More than one-third of infant deaths in California are related to being born too soon, and babies born prematurely who do survive can face a lifetime of health complications. The stark reality of premature birth in California is one of health inequity. While 1 in 12 babies are born too soon, the rate of preterm birth among Black women is 47 percent higher than the rate among all other women. We assert that structural and interpersonal racism along with other key social determinants are important drivers of an epidemic that disproportionately affects women of color in our state, and nationally. We’re starting at the root of the issue by redefining the crisis of premature birth through justice and equity. By calling out racism and mending broken systems we’re addressing deep racial disparities in preterm birth and creating a healthier future for everyone. The California Preterm Birth Initiative conducts and funds transdisciplinary research across the reproductive life course to probe risk and resilience factors and to identify promising interventions that can turn the curve on the preterm birth epidemic.
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https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/
UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 研究服务
- 规模
- 51-200 人
- 总部
- San Francisco,California
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 2015
地点
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主要
3333 California St
Suite #285
US,California,San Francisco,94108
UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative员工
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Fred McCord
Project Manager at Burning Man Project
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Je'Meshia Wade
Operations Analyst & Creative Entrepreneur
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Scott Oltman
Epidemiologist at UCSF
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Beruktawet Woldemariam, MPH, CLE, ICCE, CWC
Public Health/ Health Science/ Health Education/Black Infant and Maternal Health/Health Policy/Community Health
动态
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Principal Investigator Patience Afulani and the Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience team completed training for 46 maternity providers in the Upper East and North East regions of Ghana. The comprehensive education focuses on person-centered maternity care, stress management, bias awareness, teamwork, communication, and emergency clinical responses and has now trained nearly 200 healthcare providers across 20 facilities. https://lnkd.in/dkcCUp33
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Bay Area people, the amazing Amy Shareld exhibition at SF MoMA is closing this Sunday, so get in there and see in person her iconic portraits of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor. https://lnkd.in/gcgKy2te
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For all our friends in Altadena: Join the Altadena Chamber of Commerce, City of Pasadena, LA County Department of Economic Opportunity, Small Business Administration (SBA), and other local and state partners for?an in-person application clinic?to help businesses and workers?(INCLUDING CHILD CARE) impacted?by the recent windstorms and wildfires apply for available grants and loans that are expiring soon! Providers will receive one on one assistance to apply for the LA Region Small Business and Worker Relief Fund and the SBA Business Physical Disaster Loans. https://lnkd.in/gjhUQHw2
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SisterWeb SF Community Doula Network is offering free, full-spectrum in-person doula training program focused on preparing Black community members in San Francisco to support expecting parents. Centered on Black and Indigenous birthing people, the training includes evidence-based practices with ancestral wisdom, fostering a community-based, holistic approach to birth work. https://lnkd.in/g3QAn5YP
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This Sunday is the 8th annual Black Joy Parade and Festival! Sponsored by our friends at Black Infant Health California, the parade includes over 100 participants ranging from classic car clubs and dance troupes to floats. Afterward, enjoy entertainment at two performance stages with musicians, a kid's zone, and a skating rink, plus 100+ local Black vendors offering handmade goods, delicious food, cultural services, and more. https://lnkd.in/dR2ekbG
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Featured in a 1930s mural at UCSF that highlights the history of medicine in California, Biddy Mason’s experience as a nurse, expert in herbal medicine, and midwifery gave her valuable medical experience. She delivered hundreds of children and helped the residents of Los Angeles during the smallpox epidemic of 1863 with herbal remedies, risking her own health to help others. https://lnkd.in/gPP8xsnp
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Shanell Williams, Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships at the UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi), is departing after 10 years to serve as the new Executive Director at the?Rafiki Coalition for Health and Wellness?in San Francisco. While we are sad to see her go, we are excited for Shanell and grateful for all she did at PTBi. https://lnkd.in/ghf8hYp9
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Congratulations to Shantay R. Davies-Balch of the BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center for winning the James Irvine Foundation 2025 Leadership Award! The award honors remarkable Californians and their organizations for addressing critical issues. https://lnkd.in/gdKMdFsM
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Tonight at the Academy of Sciences, celebrate BHM with their NightLife: Black Thursday, featuring dance, soulful live music, and a marketplace with 20+ Black-owned local businesses. 21+ and over. https://lnkd.in/gueyKB9N