2023 PBGH Health Equity Series
Unpacking Unconscious & Conscious Bias
February 22, 2023 12 PM – 1 PM
Featuring Keynote
Omari Maynard
along with:
Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, expert panelist
Jamila Pleas, Moderator
Maternal Instinct
May 31, 2023 12 PM – 1 PM
“Maternal Instinct: Learn the Maternal Lifesaving Warning Signs Surrounding Hypertension in Pregnancy and Beyond, Along with Understanding Postpartum Depression.”
Featuring
Colleen Duncan, RN-BSN, M.Ed, T’era Burton, & Danielle Smith Lubsey, MD/PhD.
Moderated by Jamila Pleas, RN
Championing Life: Addressing Infant Mortality for a Healthier Tomorrow
August 30, 2023 12 PM – 1 PM
Featuring
Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, Nicole Whitfield-Powell, and Sara Brown
Moderated by Jamila Pleas, RN
2022 PBGH Health Equity Series
Breaking Mental Health Barriers in Communities of Color
February 24, 2022 5 PM – 7 PM
Featuring Keynote
Dr. Joia Crear-Perry
along with:
Gisele Barreto Fetterman, Moderator
Montia D. Brock
Dr. Scott Cook
Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew
Emergence of NexGen Maternal Health Advocacy
April 14, 2022 5 PM – 7 PM
Featuring Keynote
Wanda Irving
along with
Steve Irwin, Featured Speaker
Ashlee Wisdom, Moderator
Ivelyse Andino
Kimberly Seals Allers
The Power of Community in Improving Maternal Health
June 16, 2022 5 PM – 7 PM
Featuring Keynote presenters
Danielle Smith Lubsey, MD, Ph.D, & Tracey Vogel, MD
along with
Aleta Heard
Jada Shirrel
Mark Lewis
2021 Health Equity Series
On Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, the PBGH Health & Business Institute in conjunction with the Highmark Foundation, hosted a free, public webinar series aimed at driving awareness of the acute racial divide in the care pregnant black women receive in our region compared to white women and the impact that chasm has on maternal and newborn death in black and brown communities.
Based off of the findings of the City of Pittsburgh’s 2019 Gender Equity Committee Report, this 3-part series will dive deep into the implications, realities and repercussions of health inequality here in Pittsburgh and around the country.
PRESENTATIONS
Myths, Pregnancy, and Pandemic Success
Featuring Keynote: Charles Johnson, 4Kira4Moms
Special Guests: Cynthia Jacinthe, Jamila Pleas, Rachel Poerschke
Anxiety, Stress, and Work-Life Balance for Pregnant Women
Featuring Keynote: Steven D’Achille, The Alexis Joy Foundation
HER Birth Rights and Fourth Trimester
Featuring Keynote: Dr. Margaret Pettigrew, Author, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Diversity Officer for Allegheny Health Network /Highmark