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Registration and Continental Breakfast

Welcome
Tonya Lewis-Lee, Esq.
Mistress of Ceremonies

Commissioner Susan Cooper , MSN, RN (Invited)
Tennessee Department of Health

Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
Office of Minority Health, HHS

Pastor Alton R. Williams, Senior
World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church

Ice Melter

"Infant Mortality, Our Trends: Past, Present, and Future"
Linda Faye Moses-Simmons , MD
Assistant Prof., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Mayor A.C. Wharton, Jr. ,
Shelby County, Tennessee

"Research Priorities for Reducing Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality"
Carol J. Rowland Hogue, PhD, MPH
Jules & Uldeeen Terry Prof. of Maternal & Child Health
Professor of Epidemiology
Director, Women's and Children's Center
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

"Neonatal Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants at the Regional Medical Center"
Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy , M.D.
Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center
Professor and Chief
Div. of Neonatology, Dept. of Pediatrics and OB/GYN
University of Tennessee

Luncheon

Keynote Address
"Innovations in Maternal/Infant Health Care"
Mike Barber
Chief Technology Officer
GE Healthcare

Exercise Break

Plenary
Best Practices for the Reduction of Infant Mortality
Disparities in Underserved Communities

Moderator
Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge , MD, MPH
Bureau of Family, Youth, and Infant Health Director
Metro Nashville Davidson County Public Health Dept.

Speakers
"Community Actions to Address Infant Mortality in Los Angeles County"
Giannina Donatoni, PhD, MT (ASCP)
L.A. County, Department of Public Health
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Programs

"Brick by Brick: Building a MCH Life Course Organization to Improve Women's Health across the Lifespan"
Tamara Wrenn, MA, CCE, CIMT
Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership, Inc.

"Best Practices for the Reduction of Infant Mortality Disparities in Underserved Communities"
Rhonda Johnson
The Magnolia Project
Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition

"Taking it to the People"
Mia Earl, MPH, CHES
Community Voice Project
March of Dimes

Break

What is My Piece of the Puzzle?
Kathleen Brandert, MPH, CHES
Education and Training Manager
CityMatCH at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics/Section on Child Health Policy

Committing to the Work Ahead
Facilitated by CityMatch

Closing

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Welcome
Tonya Lewis-Lee, Esq.
Mistress of Ceremonies

Keynote Address
"Social Determinants of Equity and Social Determinants of Health"
Camara Phyllis-Jones , MD, MPH, PhD
Research Director on Social Determinants of Health and Equity
Division of Adult and Community Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Adjunct Associate Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University

Preconception Health
Ordinary Couples Don’t Plan their Pregnancies!
Be Extraordinary!

Break

Plenary
Policy and Infant Mortality-Opportunities to Improve Birth Outcomes in African-American Communities

Moderator
Giancarlo Mari, MD (Invited)
Chief of Maternal and Fetal Medicine
College of Medicine, Memphis
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Speakers
"Addressing Infant Mortality Disparities in Underserved Communities: A Federal Perspective"
Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
HHS Office of Minority Health

"Opportunities to Improve Birth Outcomes in African-American Communities"
Robert Duncan
Director
TN Governor's Office of Children's Care Coordination

"Infant Mortality and Teen Pregnancy, Plans for Improvement in Arkansas"
Richard Nugent, M.D.
Chief
Family Health Branch
Center for Health Advancement
Arkansas Department of Health

"Delta Infant Mortality Elimination (DIME) Project"
Cedric Morgan
Director
Delta Infant Mortality Elimination (DIME) Project
Mississippi State Department of Health

Closing Remarks

Student/Elected Official Luncheon (Closed Meeting)
Student Recognition Awards