Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County
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      13th Annual Fundraiser
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  • ABOUT
    • Mission & History
    • Our Team
    • Volunteer Executive Board
    • Annual Reports
    • Client Success Stories
    • FAQ
    • Contact
  • PROGRAMS
    • Healthy Start
    • Connect
    • Save My Life
    • MomCare
    • Fetal & Infant Mortality Review
  • COMMUNITY ACTION
    • Addiction Support and Pregnancy (ASAP)
    • Breastfeeding Advocates of Sarasota County
    • Breastfeeding Friendly Sarasota Project
    • Breastfeeding Peer Counselors
    • Clean Start
    • IMPLICIT: Interconception Care Model for Vulnerable Populations in Sarasota County
    • Pump Up Sarasota
    • Safe Sleep Sarasota Initiative
    • Substance Exposed Newborn Prevention & Protection
  • FOR MOMS
    • Can Healthy Start Help You?
    • Breastfeeding Support & Resources
    • Clean Start – Protecting Your Baby from Drugs and Alcohol
    • Family Planning
    • Getting Healthy Before You Get Pregnant
    • Help to Quit Smoking
    • Hurricane & Disaster Preparedness
    • Safe Sleep for Your Baby
    • Text4Baby
    • Think 39 Weeks!
    • Zika and Pregnancy
  • FOR PROVIDERS
    • Prenatal Risk Screen
    • Infant Risk Screen
    • Provider Education & Resources
    • Your Community Liaison
  • EVENTS
    • An Evening for Healthy Start 2023
      13th Annual Fundraiser
    • Past Events
      • 2022 Breakfast of Champions
      • Run Baby Run! 5k
      • An Evening for Healthy Start 2022
      • Fourth Annual Regional Summit 2022
      • Free Virtual Webinar: Multiple Layers of COVID-19 From Birth to Grief
      • 2021 Parenting Series
        • 2021 Parenting Series – The Sleepy Tot
        • 2021 Parenting Series – COVID 19 Vaccination
        • 2021 Parenting Series – HypnoBirthing
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Resilient Retreat
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Potty Training
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Sound Beginnings
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Childhood Stress
      • 2020 Regional Summit Lunch and Learn Series
      • An Evening for Healthy Start 2020
      • “Giving Sarasota a Healthy Start” Luncheon 2020
      • North Port Community Baby Shower & Preschool Expo
      • Sarasota Community Baby Shower
      • SECOND REGIONAL SUMMIT: Substance Use Disorder in the Pregnant Patient and Substance Exposed Neonate
      • (Virtual) Breakfast of Champions 2020
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Sarasota Prematurity Forum 2017

Sarasota Prematurity Forum: Examining the Impact of Gender and Racial Bias on Healthcare

They may seem like two completely different topics—prematurity and bias—but they are intertwined. Impacts of racial and gender bias are seen in the glaring birth and health disparities nationwide, and Sarasota is no exception.

The Forum, a multi-agency cooperative effort, was eye-opening according to many in attendance. Community member and professionals from a variety of healthcare professions—OGBYNs, nurses, mental health experts, social workers, and more—all repeated how impactful the presenters were and indicated a variety of ways they would bring the lessons learned into their workplaces.

Presentations included:

• Eddy Regnier, MSW, MA, Ph.D.  Licensed Psychologist for Assessment & Therapy Services presented his keynote “Impact of Gender and Racial Bias on Healthcare” which led us down the history of bias in healthcare, a presentation he will bring to legislators in Tallahassee and DC to assist with policy change.

• Jessica Gordon, Ph.D., ARNP, CPNP-PC President of the Florida Breastfeeding Coalition presented on “Addressing Disparities and Prejudices in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding through Leadership” which emphasized that we each can lead the way for systems change.

• Nathan Brummer, JD Executive Director of ALSO Youth presented on “Developing Cultural Compassion” which drove home the need for all healthcare providers in our area to reevaluate our language and assumptions

• Estrellita “Lo” Berry, President of REACHUP presented “Effectively Addressing Racial Disparities in Birth and Health Outcomes: A Closer Look at Cultural Competency and Implicit Bias” which brought together many of the elements presented and showed how they affect birth outcomes, including preterm birth

• Carol Poteat-Buchanan Board Member, Embracing Our Differences presented on “Embracing Our Differences” and how art and youth can bridge the divide

For those unable to attend, the slides and audio of the presentation are available online. If each of us examines how our unconscious biases affect how we interact with those we serve, each of us can be the pebble that causes change in our community.

We’d like to thank our planning committee, partners, and sponsors. This Forum truly was a team effort.

For more information, contact Jamee Thumm at [email protected] or 941-373-7070 ext. 307.

Click here to listen to an audio podcast of the Forum!

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