Bastyr University | MA in Maternal-Child Health Systems

The Master of Arts in Maternal-Child Health Systems is an accredited, stand-alone degree program offered primarily online, with two short residencies of 2-3 days at Bastyr’s Kenmore, Washington, campus. This program takes four quarters (one year) to complete.       Program Strengths Online course format, allowing students to continue employment and/or commute from outside…

Minnesota | Training on Perinatal Loss in the African American community

  March 14, 2016 from 9-4pm   UROC, 2001 Plymouth Ave North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 This training is for doulas, nurses, case managers, social workers, day care providers, early childhood professionals, and other medical professionals who may support moms and families through infant loss. Registration:      $75 / $100 with CEUs for nursing or social work –www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2495047 Sponsors:           …

Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians/Community Health Branch is recruiting for a FT Health & Wellness Manager position in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Open until filled. Apply. Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians/Community Health Branch is recruiting for a FT Community Health Educator position in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Open until filled.Apply. Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians/Community Health Branch is recruiting for…

In Cuerpo Florido: Holistic Sexual Health and Natural Birth Control

  July 20-21, 2013 Los Angeles, California Indigemama: Ancestral Healing helps women attain optimal health through womb wellness, family health and childbearing services. Using traditional and modern holistic modalities, Indigemama offers direct assistance and education to improve sexual and reproductive health, pregnancy and parenting, and quality of life. More info at their FaceBook Events page…

A Conversation of Power & Privledge in Midwifery

  Have you been curious about the recent and historical events around racism in our national midwifery organizations?  Would you like to understand – or help others to understand – institutional racism better?  Join Wendy Gordon, CPM and Claudia Booker, CPM for a discussion about the ways in which institutional racism is playing out in…

UCSF: Contraception: Choices, Culture and Consequences

Contraception: Choices, Culture and Consequences Jerusalem Makonnen, RN, MSN, FNP Learn about the wide range of contraceptive methods, and the public health implications related to access to information and choices about reproductive health. More information here

More Than A Midwife| UmmSalaamah “Sondra” Abdullah-Zaimah, MN, CNM, CPM

More Than A Midwife| UmmSalaamah “Sondra” Abdullah-Zaimah, MN, CNM, CPM   It is privilege for us to have this opportunity to introduce you to the life and legacy of my beloved friend and mentor, UmmSalaamah “Sondra” Abdullah-Zaimah. When we think of her we hear the proverbial wisdom of Ghanaian ancestors whispering, “A child breaks the shell…