Stand Against Racism: Rooted in Racism – Maternal Health and Infant Death Rates in the Black Community
When:
March 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
2021-03-17T12:00:00-05:00
2021-03-17T13:00:00-05:00
Where:
Virtual Event
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Andrea Huggenvik
Register today for the next event in the Stand Against Racism series. This fourth event in the series touching on systemic racism will focus on maternal health and infant death rates in the black community.
Our three panelists for this session are:
Jamila Seaton MPH: Jamila is a programming analyist for a health insurance company. She has earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and poverty studies and a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Dr. Shilpa Ullikashi MD: Dr. Shilpa is a pediatrician in Green Bay. She studied at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences in Hubli, Karnataka, India and completed residency at Marshfield Clinic.
Dr. Sreedevi Sreenarasimhaiah MD: Dr Sree is a Women’s Health Specialist in the Fox Valley. She completed her medical training at Washinton University in Missouri.
Our panelists will discuss disparity in maternal and infant health outcomes by race using national and state data. Each panelist works directly with a different stage of maternal and infant health and will discuss the points of disparity and pieces of systemic and historical racism in her specific step in the process.