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Policies around pregnancy, birth during pandemic failing both patients and nurses - "Both nurses and patients described how COVID amplified existing racially biased and disrespectful care experiences for Black women and birthing people.” Read more washington.edu/news/2020/12/0…

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Excited to share this - such an honor!

BIG NEWS! My bill, the bipartisan Protecting Moms Who Served Act, just passed out of the House Veterans' Affairs Democrats Committee! This legislation seeks to end racial disparities and prevent adverse maternal health outcomes among veterans.

Important article highlighting the challenges with Medicaid reimbursement for doula services due to structural racism inherent in these systems. sacbee.com/news/californi…

Doulas support expanded access to care and positively affect pregnancy and birth outcomes. In a new HRSA funded study, our study team talks to stakeholders about the workforce-related barriers to developing robust doula services in the US. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/he… 1/4

Have you worked as a travel nurse? Would you like to share your experiences? We are interviewing travel nurses to understand their experiences and career pathways. Confirm eligibility by scanning the QR code below or clicking here: redcap.iths.org/surveys/?s=798… #travelnurse

Congrats to UW CHWS on their recent paper in PLOS Global Public Health highlighting inequitable COVID care delivery towards BIPOC and people with disabilities: newsroom.uw.edu/postscript/ine… Bianca Frogner, PhD paula kett Summarized here by UW Medicine Newsroom UW Medicine

Doulas stress the importance of the birthing parent voice (and their own) being centered in #Medicaid policy discussions, as highlighted in recent UW CHWS study findings presented by Paula Kett (paula kett). #doulas #maternalhealth #birthoutcomes

New UW CHWS – Rural public health staff have important abilities, but workforce training is needed, as is stress & burnout management. Read comparison of rural vs urban local #PublicHealth competencies & training needs, COVID-19 impact, & turnover risk: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJ…

New in AJPH: PH WINS 2021 #publichealth workforce data on how rural and urban health departments differ, including staff proficiencies, training needs, stress, and turnover. UW Family Medicine UW CHWS ASTHO Kay Schaffer ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJ…

Amazing level setting by Dr. Trotter LaTonya Trotter making important points like: (1) Healthcare is not special - it's a workplace with workers. The issues are political so the solutions are also going to be political. ...

What is the optimal team for primary care delivery? I discuss Sun et al's findings in JAMA Network Open, suggesting a need to better understand skills and competencies of the team and investments needed to support the health workforce: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… UW CHWS UW Family Medicine

There is still time to apply to #AHIRGNI newest cohort of Emerging Diversity Leaders (EDL) Applications due 11/1: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Questions? Email [email protected] 1/

Happy Nurses Week!