Earn 1.5 CE Hour
Slides
Session summary: Laboring with Hope is a short documentary about loss, grief, and the hope for change. The documentary is a catalyst to developing strategies for change and can be used in a variety of settings, academia, healthcare, community organizations, to promote dialogue that leads to action. Storytelling is a powerful tool that can support long term change and enhance health literacy. The session will examine the impact of using the art of storytelling as a strategy to address Black maternal health outcomes. The session will also provide strategies for utilizing health literacy as an advocacy strategy for improving maternal health outcomes.
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Speaker(s):
Nakeitra Burse, DrPH, MS, CHES
CEO/Founder
Six Dimensions
Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States
NaToya Sanders, B.A.
Academic Coordinator
Mississippi State University
Starkville, Mississippi, United States
Moderator:
Libby M. Bunker, MPH
Intern
Six Dimenstions
Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Slides
Session summary: Laboring with Hope is a short documentary about loss, grief, and the hope for change. The documentary is a catalyst to developing strategies for change and can be used in a variety of settings, academia, healthcare, community organizations, to promote dialogue that leads to action. Storytelling is a powerful tool that can support long term change and enhance health literacy. The session will examine the impact of using the art of storytelling as a strategy to address Black maternal health outcomes. The session will also provide strategies for utilizing health literacy as an advocacy strategy for improving maternal health outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the critical need for innovative strategies to improve Black maternal health outcomes.
- Identify strategies to address the maternal mortality crisis among Black women.
- Identify strategies to utilize health literacy as an advocacy to support self-advocacy for Black women.
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