
February 7, 2023 | 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EST
This virtual dialogue will address American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) maternal mortality, its impact on UIO communities, and will also introduce Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRC) as a potential prevention mechanism. This event will hold space for open discussion with attendees as well as participant collaboration.
Event Goal:
- Increase levels of awareness of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) maternal mortality
- Identify potential benefits and barriers to UIO participation in Maternal Mortality Review Committees
Objectives:
- By the end of the virtual dialogue, participants will showcase their levels of awareness of MMRCs in a post-event survey
- Identify at least three benefits of MMRCs to urban AI/ANs or UIOs
- Identify at least three barriers to UIO participation in state or Tribal MMRCs
Presenters:
- Michaela Seiber, MPH, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
Chief Executive Officer, South Dakota Urban Indian Health - Mattie Curry, MPH, Blackfeet
Public Health Program Manager, NCUIH - Nahla Holland, Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation
Research Associate, NCUIH - Alexandra Payan, JD
Federal Relations Manager, NCUIH
Audience:
- UIO ED/CEOs
- UIO Staff
- Stakeholders
- Tribal Partners and Tribes
- Feds