Natalie E. Cook, PhD

#BlackDoula | #Eval #BirthEquity #CBPR @publichealthvt prof | PI @BEARTHVillage | #hooksian | @RWJF #HealthEquity Scholar | Principal @VTHRC | #1stGen | she/her

[Natalie E. Cook, PhD @nataliegrad]

Today was a good day. I got to celebrate #BlackMaternalHealthWeek with a couple of my amazing students (@publichealthVT & @VT_TBMH), not to mention the new mamas and families we welcomed to #BEARTHVillage! Looking forward to next year’s #BlackMaternalHealth block party! #BMHW23

[BEARTH Village @BEARTHVillage]

We’re counting down ONE MONTH till BEARTH Village’s 2nd Annual Black Maternal Health Block Party! Join us on Sat, April 13th, 12-2pm at the EnVision Center in #Roanoke. #BMHW #BMHW24 #BEARTHVillage #BlackMaternalHealth #BirthEquity #CommunityDoulas

[Natalie E. Cook, PhD @nataliegrad]

If you attended, what’d you learn/take away?

[Natalie E. Cook, PhD @nataliegrad]

Grateful for a successful first invited plenary experience at #ASNNA2024. Thank you all for the warm reception. I hope you learned something that will inspire a change in your #eval work. When you do, I’d love to hear about it.

[BEARTH Village @BEARTHVillage]

This #WorldMentalHealthDay, how will you pour back into yourself so you can keep pouring into those who depend on you? #MentalHealth isn’t “extra”—Mental health is health. #WholeHealth #BEARTHVillage #BlackMaternalMentalHealth #BirthEquity

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

Today, we are celebrating the history, culture, strength, and resiliency of Indigenous People 💙 At SisterSong, we advocate for the Reproductive Rights of Indigenous people everywhere! Happy Indigenous People’s Day!

🖼️: @perikotheartist #IndigenousPeoplesDay

[BEARTH Village @BEARTHVillage]

It will take creative, human-centered solutions that draw on community, cultural, & academic knowledge systems to create #BirthEquity. From #Roanoke to #Uganda, we can’t wait to share what we’re learning #BEARTHVillage #RethinkingEvidence #CriticalPublicHealth #PublicHealth #Eval

[Natalie E. Cook, PhD @nataliegrad]

Looking forward to this @VTHRC #PrincipalsTea lineup 🍵

[BEARTH Village @BEARTHVillage]

Happy Mother’s Day to all who mother. Mamas deserve all the pampering 💜 Love, #BEARTHVillage

[Natalie E. Cook, PhD @nataliegrad]

@ZulekaTweets just presented her MPH project about this—Can you believe Black moms w/more money have worse outcomes than White moms in poverty? Income doesn’t explain birth disparities. Systemic racism kills. Community-based #BlackDoulas are part of the solution. #BEARTHVillage

[Kimberly Seals Allers @iamKSealsAllers]

We know that Black maternal mortality is not just a low-income problem. A focus only on resources for Medicaid populations is short sighted & dangerous. My two-cents over at @CNN

https://t.co/FjMcAjkfzY

[BEARTH Village @BEARTHVillage]

We can’t wait for our #BEARTHVillage Pamper Party this #MothersDay! If you're pregnant or have been pregnant in the past year, come join us to relax, eat, and enjoy this special celebration of Black motherhood and you 💜 Sun, May 14, 12-2pm at the @RoanokeHousing EnVision Center

[Natalie E. Cook, PhD @nataliegrad]

#FWCA always delivers, right on time. So much gratitude to @MenahPC, Chatrice, and all who contributed to curating sacred space for my #SisterScholars and I to reflect, learn, connect, heal, persist, and flourish in the academy, as our whole selves. #FWCA23

[Natalie E. Cook, PhD @nataliegrad]

@fwca always delivers, right on time. So much gratitude to @MenahPC, Chatrice, and all who contributed to curating sacred space for my #SisterScholars and I to reflect, learn, connect, heal, persist, and flourish in the academy, as our whole selves. #FWCA23

[Natalie E. Cook, PhD @nataliegrad]

@CoachBrooksVT @CloBug03 And she spent part of it doing community health work, hanging out with families at our #BEARTHVillage Black Maternal Health block party!

[BEARTH Village @BEARTHVillage]

We had so much fun hanging out w/mamas, families & community partners! Thanks for partying with us in honor of #BlackMaternalHealthWeek! Here’s to better birth & happy, healthy, strong families 💜 #BEARTHVillage #BMHW23 #BlackMaternalHealth #BirthEquity #BlackDoulas #HealthEquity

[VT's Translational Biology, Medicine, & Health @VT_TBMH]

📢 Prospective Student Opportunity! Interested in learning about Health Science opportunities available in Roanoke? Join TBMH, along with @vtcsom and @RUCRoanoke on Friday, April 21!

[BEARTH Village @BEARTHVillage]

Indeed, “racial equity is a patient safety issue.” #ProtectBlackMamas #BEARTHVillage

[Natalie E. Cook, PhD @nataliegrad]

Can’t wait for our upcoming @BEARTHVillage #BlackMaternalHealth Block Party at the EnVision Center @RoanokeHousing. Everybody’s welcome—join us this Sat, 4/15, 4-6pm 🥳 Let’s work together to create #BirthEquity in #Roanoke!

[BEARTH Village @BEARTHVillage]

It’s #BlackMaternalHealthWeek! Learn and celebrate with us all week long! #BEARTHVillage #BirthEquity

[BEARTH Village @BEARTHVillage]

It’s #BlackMaternalHealthWeek! Learn and celebrate with us all week long! #BEARTHVillage #BirthEquity