SEMPQIC EVENTS
Health Equity Implicit Bias Virtual Workshop - Register Now!!
Please join us for a FREE 3-day workshop on implicit bias with Dr. Vicki T. Sapp, PhD. Attendees receive 7.5 CE/6 CME credits available with attendance on all 3 days.
Spring Session: March 27, April 3 and April 17, 2024 from 2-4;30 p.m.
Summer Session: August 7, August 14 and August 28, 2024 from 2-4:30 p.m.
Must be registered 24 hours prior to the first workshop. Participants are required to keep their cameras on.
Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story
SEMPQIC uses the short film Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story to educate on Black maternal mortality and how implicit bias impacts health outcomes for pregnant women and infants. Developed by First Year Cleveland, the film follows a day-in-the-life of Nina, a professional African American woman in her second trimester of pregnancy. SEMPQIC has screened this film at a variety of events to a myriad of audiences, providers, health systems, health insurance groups, social service organizations, community members, and others. The film continues to be available for use by SEMPQIC member organizations and is actively seeking opportunities to share the film with larger audiences. If you are interested contact SEMPQIC at info@sempqic.org.
Reading Circle
SEMPQIC started the Reading Circle in 2020 with its internal team as a way of learning about issues related to health equity together. A facilitated discussion of the New York Times Magazine, 1619 was held, using 90 minutes of discussion about the material and its implications for and about health equity. In 2021, an invitation to participate in the Reading Circle was extended to SEMPQIC membership at large. Several sections of the Roots of Health Inequity, an on-line curriculum, was read and discussed over several months. This curriculum was developed by the National Association of City and County Health Officials and offered history, a case study and stimulating material that produced insight into the current public health inequities across various systems. The Reading Circle is meant to increase the knowledge capacity of the SEMPQIC leadership team and its membership about issues that impact and influence the current system of perinatal care and that continue to support the unacceptable disparate health outcomes of Black and Brown people. In 2022, SEMPQIC Reading Circle read The Burden-African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery. The author Rochelle Riley led the facilitated discussion. The Reading Circle is conducted annually. Check our website for future participation.
Tools for the Field
Launched in 2021, SEMPQIC began hosting Tools for the Field webinars to provide tools and resources for individuals and organizations working to improve maternal and infant health for the people and communities they serve. The tools and resources selected for the webinars were selected based on the expressed need from providers and practitioners connected to SEMPQIC.
Black Women's Health Summit
The Black Women's Health Summit will be centered around the impact of Project Detroit: Voices for Life and the community partners. During the Summit, you will learn how collective impact is creating needed change in Black maternal health through the efforts of Henry Ford Health, the Detroit Health Department/SisterFriends, Focus: HOPE, and Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association.
The partners will share the framework and data-driven outcomes of each intervention to inform local agencies on effective measures of change. SEMPQIC is calling it a Summit as it is a Call to Action to address disparities in Black birth outcomes.
Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story
SEMPQIC uses the short film Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story to educate on Black maternal mortality and how implicit bias impacts health outcomes for pregnant women and infants. Developed by First Year Cleveland, the film follows a day-in-the-life of Nina, a professional African American woman in her second trimester of pregnancy. SEMPQIC has screened this film at a variety of events to a myriad of audiences, providers, health systems, health insurance groups, social service organizations, community members, and others. The film continues to be available for use by SEMPQIC member organizations and is actively seeking opportunities to share the film with larger audiences. If you are interested contact SEMPQIC at info@sempqic.org.
Reading Circle
SEMPQIC started the Reading Circle in 2020 with its internal team as a way of learning about issues related to health equity together. A facilitated discussion of the New York Times Magazine, 1619 was held, using 90 minutes of discussion about the material and its implications for and about health equity. In 2021, an invitation to participate in the Reading Circle was extended to SEMPQIC membership at large. Several sections of the Roots of Health Inequity, an on-line curriculum, was read and discussed over several months. This curriculum was developed by the National Association of City and County Health Officials and offered history, a case study and stimulating material that produced insight into the current public health inequities across various systems. The Reading Circle is meant to increase the knowledge capacity of the SEMPQIC leadership team and its membership about issues that impact and influence the current system of perinatal care and that continue to support the unacceptable disparate health outcomes of Black and Brown people. In 2022, SEMPQIC Reading Circle read The Burden-African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery. The author Rochelle Riley led the facilitated discussion. The Reading Circle is conducted annually. Check our website for future participation.