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Critically examine and address the role of funding mechanisms in perpetuating siloes.

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Critically examine and address the role of funding mechanisms in perpetuating siloes.

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Competition and duplication of efforts, often driven by how the work gets funded, pose barriers to regional collaboration and alignment.

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Additional opportunities for organizations to convene.

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Additional opportunities for organizations to convene.

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While many connections have been formed, further opportunities are needed for partners to build greater connection, collaboration, and momentum.

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Goal 3: Entities that work on reducing infant mortality are coordinated and aligned.

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Goal 3: Entities that work on reducing infant mortality are coordinated and aligned.

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What MORE is needed to achieve this goal?

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Increase provider community awareness and commitment to addressing racial equity. 

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Increase provider community awareness and commitment to addressing racial equity. 

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Increasing understanding of implicit bias and systemic racism among all providers who serve pregnant and parenting people is critical for providing high-quality care and promoting racial health equity.

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Support and expand the workforce of Black providers.

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Support and expand the workforce of Black providers.

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Strengthen the workforce pipeline of Black providers in medicine, nursing, social work and related fields.

In the near-term, promote awareness of the Black providers and resources that are available in the community.

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Address barriers to doula care that have been exacerbated in the wake of COVID-19

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Address barriers to doula care that have been exacerbated in the wake of COVID-19

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With COVID restrictions in place, doulas are being prevented from being in the delivery room. Further progress is needed for doulas to be fully embraced as part of medical care teams.

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To lift up community voice, more widely share stories, build awareness about infant mortality, and provide information about resources available to families.

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Build off the strength of the storytelling approach.

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Build off the strength of the storytelling approach.

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Continue to offer trainings and further cultivate a culture of storytelling as a way to increase awareness and engagement.

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Keep educating the community about relevant policies in the works.

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Keep educating the community about relevant policies in the works.

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Helping to keep the community apprised of not just when to vote, but what is coming up on the ballot, what issues are a stake, who their representatives are, and how they can rally support.

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Consider ways to build the pipeline to policymaker.

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Consider ways to build the pipeline to policymaker.

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FLOURISH's successful community engagement model could help nurture future policymakers, ensuring that those enacting policies are representative of the community.

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Goal 1: Policymakers and systems leaders actively listen to and incorporate community voice.

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Goal 1: Policymakers and systems leaders actively listen to and incorporate community voice.

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What MORE is needed to achieve this goal?

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Goal 2: Black providers are elevated as experts.

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Goal 2: Black providers are elevated as experts.

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What MORE is needed to achieve this goal?

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Advocate to address health system hurdles that limit access to doulas and midwives.

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Advocate to address health system hurdles that limit access to doulas and midwives.

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Certification requirements and lack of coverage by health plans or low reimbursement stand in the way of birthing people have access to doulas and midwives.