• Celebrating CARHE's First Year: On February 24, 2021, Center faculty member Dr. Rachel Hardeman launched the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE). In celebration of its first anniversary, CARHE highlights the core team, its national media impact, and the research publications from the past year.

• Why Birth Trauma Needs To Be Part of Black Maternal Health Conversations: Dr. Rachel Hardeman explains that trauma can be inherited through the stories and even the habits of elders. "There is intergenerational trauma of being a Black birthing person in America," she says, adding that knowing stories from family members and older generations can impact the birth experience.

• MORHE Lab Member Feature: MCH alumni Asha Hassan '18, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration at the University of Minnesota, was featured in CARHE’s recent post. Asha is a part of the Measuring and Operationalizing Racism to Achieve Health Equity (MORHE) Lab, which is housed within the research arm of CARHE.

March 17, 2022 | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Evidence Project and Lenfest Ocean Program will host this roundtable discussion about grant-making strategies and practices that aim to incorporate considerations of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into research-practice partnerships and coproduction projects.

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March 17, 2022 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

The CDC’s Climate and Health Program supports state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies to prepare for the health impacts of a changing climate by developing and implementing adaptation plans to protect under-resourced communities.

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March 23, 2022 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

En este seminario web Conexiones, explore cómo los coaches pueden apoyar al personal de educación a fomentar las habilidades de la función ejecutiva (autorregulación cognitiva) en los niños.

In this Spanish-language webinar hosted by the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning, participants will explore how coaches are supporting education staff in fostering executive function (cognitive self-regulation) skills in children. This webinar will be presented with English and Spanish subtitles.

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March 30, 2022 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

Head Start programs play a vital role in the lives of children and families and the communities they reside in. Using the program intentionally as a health equity intervention contributes to closing racial disparities that are fueled by inequitable access to resources and positive experiences. One of those critical disparities is maternal and infant birth outcomes. American Indian, Alaska Native, and African American people are two to three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related issues than white people. This webinar will introduce participants to maternal health resources developed for Head Start staff. It will also provide staff with potential modes of support for pregnant people and their families. This webinar will be offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

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HRSA posted a notice of funding opportunity for its Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program. This initiative began three years ago to address persistent disparities and lack of obstetric services in rural areas. For this round, applicants can request up to $1 million per year for a four-year program, subject to available funding. Applications are due April 5, 2022.

-Apply here

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) will host this special topic meeting on Toward a Holistic Developmental Science: Catalyzing Transdisciplinary Multi-Sector Collaborations to Understand and Support Human Development on September 29 - October 1, 2022 in St. Louis, Missouri. Participants are encouraged to submit abstracts to present on transdisciplinary research related to the topic. Submissions are due April 6, 2022.

-Submit here

March is National Nutrition Month. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. This year’s theme for National Nutrition Month is Celebrate a World of Flavors, which supports celebrating foods from different cultures and appreciating diversity.

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