Healthy Start TASC

The Healthy Start TASC provides organizational and professional development to HS grantees to improve maternal and child health outcomes in communities.

[SisterSong: National Women of Color RJ Collective @SisterSong_WOC]

A7: We need to create more spaces where Black mamas come together to share what they are experiencing and talk about what we need. We must be at any table where Black maternal health is being discussed. We also need space and time for healing and community based support. #BMHW22

[Jennifer McClellan @JennMcClellanVA]

A5: Boosting healthcare access, removing barriers to reproductive health, providing Medicaid reimbursements for doulas, & providing Medicaid coverage postpartum for 12 months are ways that we can enable Black mamas to build liberation throughout their reproductive lives. #BMHW22

[SisterSong: National Women of Color RJ Collective @SisterSong_WOC]

A5: Our NC team helped secure passage of the “Dignity for Women Who Are Incarcerated Act” (HB608) to expand care for pregnant, birthing & postpartum people & limit the use of shackling. We are proud to have played a role in passing monumental law. #BMHW22

[SisterSong: National Women of Color RJ Collective @SisterSong_WOC]

A3. Black mamas are more than the tragedy created by society & systems that threatens our health and happiness. We are working towards liberation so that we may lived with dignity & all of our families can thrive. We know that #BlackMamasMatter and that we deserve more! #BMHW22

[SisterSong: National Women of Color RJ Collective @SisterSong_WOC]

A2. Black mamas are in crisis. We are dying in childbirth right here in the us. We experience high rates of complications and the medical systems too often ignore and disrespect us, so we are showing up to push back and push for change - policy, culture & systems. #BMHW22

[SisterSong: National Women of Color RJ Collective @SisterSong_WOC]

A1: SisterSong is thrilled to join the #BMHW22 tweetchat!

We are the national women of color Reproductive Justice collective. We work to amplifying the lived experiences of Black, Indigenous and people of color to leverage our collective strength to advance #reprojustice!

[Healthy Start TASC @HS_TASC]

A1: @HS_TASC is here and we're excited to participate in today's #BMHW22 Tweetchat! We're shouting out an incredible Black mama and physician @doccrearperry, president of @BirthEquity!

[Black Mamas Matter Alliance @BlkMamasMatter]

Q1: Hello! Thanks for joining today’s official #BMHW22 tweet chat! First, quick roll call--who is here and where are you from? Shout out and tag a Black Mama building for liberation centering Black Mamas, families, and systems of care! #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #BlackMamasMatter

[Healthy Start TASC @HS_TASC]

HS TASC is a proud sponsor of #BMHW22, and we can't wait to join the discussion during today's TweetChat!

[Black Mamas Matter Alliance @BlkMamasMatter]

Meet us here at 3:30 pm ET for a Tweet chat! We will be discussing all things Black Maternal Health and #BMHW22! Download the #BMHW22 social media toolkit at the link in our bio to take a look at the questions. #BMMA #BlackMaternalHealth #BMHW22TweetChat

[Black Mamas Matter Alliance @BlkMamasMatter]

Meet us here at 3:30 pm ET for a Tweet chat! We will be discussing all things Black Maternal Health and #BMHW22! Download the #BMHW22 social media toolkit at the link in our bio to take a look at the questions. #BMMA #BlackMaternalHealth #BMHW22TweetChat

[Healthy Start TASC @HS_TASC]

What an incredible week we’ve shared! Thank you to everyone who joined us for an engaging and informative meeting! Whoova will be accessible for THREE months following the #HealthyStartVGM2021 and video recordings of sessions will be available on our website. #HealthyStartStrong

[Healthy Start TASC @HS_TASC]

"The work is before us, and the reason we keep reiterating this is because we're all in this together. All together we're trying to hit this target of 100 fathers not only being enrolled but who are being served properly."
-Kenneth R Scarborough, MDIV, MPH, @NatlHealthyStrt

[Healthy Start TASC @HS_TASC]

Join us at 4pm ET to reflect on lessons learned from Days 1 and 2 of the #HealthyStartVGM2021, as well as from past fatherhood trainings and provide a framework for helping #HealthyStart programs move toward successfully achieving the benchmark of serving 100 fathers.

[Healthy Start TASC @HS_TASC]

"We also heard that men aren't into the virtual thing, but we also saw so many creative ideas and suggestions on how to engage, because we know that men engage with technology differently, so it's been a challenging time."- Kenn L. Harris, @HS_TASC, @NICHQ

[Healthy Start TASC @HS_TASC]

"And maybe that means we need to be more creative, maybe we need to get better at realizing that some individuals need special services and that's not necessarily a bad thing."-Donald Warne, MD, MPH, @INMED_UND

[Healthy Start TASC @HS_TASC]

It’s almost time for our #HealthyStartVGM2021 30th Anniversary Plenary, where we will explore the impact of colonization and historical trauma on health disparities in #AmericanIndian and other #Indigenous populations. You won't want to miss it!

[Healthy Start TASC @HS_TASC]

"It's not one thing, it's not one problem. It's holistic, and we can't have a simple solution to a complex problem."-Donald Warne, MD, MPH, @INMED_UND