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Department of Public Health subcommittee on lived maternal-health experience outlines role, recruitment and accountability
Summary
At a kickoff meeting called to order at 2:35 p.m., the Department of Public Health's Community and Lived Experiences subcommittee agreed on recruitment priorities, a standing agenda item to track responses to community input, and monthly follow-ups; staff will post minutes and prepare materials for the task force in May.
The Department of Public Health's new Community and Lived Experiences subcommittee held a kickoff meeting called to order at 2:35 p.m. and adjourned at 3:20 p.m., during which members agreed on recruitment priorities, a plan to track how community input is used, and next steps for coordinating with other task-force work groups.
Lawrence Young, section chief of the Office of Health Equity, said the group should "not be a place that's exploitive" and emphasized centering lived maternal-health experiences as constructive input rather than only collecting stories. "We actually want to make it a space where people are actively engaged and included in the work," Young said.
Mary Jane Carey, a maternal and child health consultant representing the Reproductive Justice…
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