Health equity is a widespread concern for people as #AI interventions scale more widely

Jul 9, 2024

“Health equity is a widespread concern for people as #AI interventions scale more widely.” Thrive AI Health partnered with @GbengaOgedegbe to test and iterate a new AI health coach on underserved populations. Learn more in the recent @WellatFortune article https://bit.ly/464P7DJ

Institute for Excellence in Health Equity

AddREssing Social Determinants TO pRevent hypErtension (The RESTORE Network): Overview of the Health Equity Research Network to Prevent Hypertension

Jul 9, 2024

Tanya M Spruill, Paul Muntner, Collin J Popp, Daichi Shimbo, Lisa A Cooper, Andrew E Moran, Joanne Penko, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Chidinma Ibe, Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, George Howard, Brandon K Bellows, Ben R Spoer, Joseph Ravenell, Andrea L Cherrington, Phillip Levy, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Stephen P Juraschek, Nancy Molello, Katherine B Dietz, Deven Brown, Alexis Bartelloni, Gbenga Ogedegbe

Am J Hypertens. 2023 Apr 15;36(5):232-239. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpad010.

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Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Cesarean Birth and Maternal Morbidity in a Low-Risk, Nulliparous Cohort

Jul 8, 2024

Michelle P Debbink, Lynda G Ugwu, William A Grobman, Uma M Reddy, Alan T N Tita, Yasser Y El-Sayed, Ronald J Wapner, Dwight J Rouse, George R Saade, John M Thorp Jr, Suneet P Chauhan, Maged M Costantine, Edward K Chien, Brian M Casey, Sindhu K Srinivas, Geeta K Swamy, Hyagriv N Simhan; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network

Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Jan 1;139(1):73-82. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004620.

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Grobman joins Care New England and Brown

PBN, Jul 7, 2024

PROVIDENCE – Dr. William Grobman, a nationally recognized maternal-fetal medicine expert, has joined Care New England Health System and Brown University.

Beginning July 1, Grobman serves as Care New England’s chief scientific officer and the associate dean of research for the health system and Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School. Grobman will also serve as the executive vice chair for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology beginning Dec. 1.

By Katie Castellani, PBN.com

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Diversifying Doulas Initiative: Improving Maternal Health Outcomes in People of Color Through Doula Care

Jul 5, 2024

Sharee Livingston, Cherise Hamblin, Crista Johnson, LaShekia Chatman, Kayla Bolden

Health Equity. 2024 Jul 1;8(1):455-460. doi: 10.1089/heq.2023.0082. eCollection 2024.

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Racism and perinatal health inequities research: where we have been and where we should go

Jul 5, 2024

Irene E Headen, Michal A Elovitz, Ashley N Battarbee, Jamie O Lo, Michelle P Debbink

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Oct;227(4):560-570. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.033. Epub 2022 May 18.

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Social Media and Cardiovascular Health: Implications for Women

Jul 3, 2024

Rachel E Goodman, Morgan Lamberg, Kate Wilcox, Anum Minhas, Rachel Bond, Eric H Yang, Negeen Shahandeh, Sherry-Ann Brown

Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2022 Dec;24(12):901-913. doi: 10.1007/s11883-022-01069-9.

Rural Community Engagement for Health Disparities Research: The Unique Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Jul 2, 2024

Lorraine C Taylor, Charity S Watkins, Hannah Chesterton, K Sean Kimbro, Ruby Gerald

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 23;18(1):64. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010064.

Vital Signs: Maternity Care Experiences – United States, April 2023

Jul 1, 2024

Yousra A Mohamoud, Elizabeth Cassidy, Erika Fuchs, Lindsay S Womack, Lisa Romero, Lauren Kipling, Reena Oza-Frank, Katharyn Baca, Romeo R Galang, Andrea Stewart, Sarah Carrigan, Jennifer Mullen, Ashley Busacker, Brittany Behm 1, Lisa M Hollier, Charlan Kroelinger, Trisha Mueller, Wanda D Barfield, Shanna Cox

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Sep 1;72(35):961-967. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7235e1.