Dismantle Racism and Address Unequal Treatment Working Group
Transforming the systems and policies that exacerbate health disparities for moms and babies.
To eliminate the widening health equity gap, we must acknowledge and dismantle structural racism, and address interpersonal racism, bias and stigma that directly and negatively affects the health of moms, babies and families.
This working group will take actions that include:
- Advocating for policies that will transform systems that contribute to creating health inequities
- Promoting processes that increase antiracist workplaces, organizations and leadership
- Identifying and developing best practices for data collection and program implementation
Working Group Co-Chairs
Kaprice Welsh, CNM, MSN, MPH
Clinical Liaison, Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
Deepjot Singh, MD, MMM, FACOG
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
WORKING GROUP MEMBERS
This working group is comprised of over 100 individual and organizational partners, including:
News & Resources
Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation is a comprehensive, national and community-based process to plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism.
GARE, a project of Race Forward and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley, is a membership network for communities, governments and other institutions, providing tools, resources, events and training and empowering leaders to dismantle racism and create equitable outcomes for all.
Project Implicit, a nonprofit organization and effort founded by university researchers, lets people test their own implicit bias (the thoughts and feelings outside of our conscious awareness and control) using a variety of Implicit Association Tests (IAT) on various topics and share the data with researchers.
GET INVOLVED
Every family can have the best possible start. But today, too many moms and babies are dying or experiencing serious health complications related to childbirth—and far too many are moms and babies of color. Only by working together can we confront inequities and ensure the health and wellbeing of every family.
