It will take all of us working together to improve the health, well-being, and birth outcomes of Black women and babies in San Diego. This campaign is a tool to help ignite conversations about inequities, systemic racism, and help our health care community ensure the best outcomes for our Black mothers and babies.
To get involved and to help start making a positive impact today:
- Get a brief
overview of
the facts in San Diego.
- Visit the following information from the California Department of Public Health to learn more about achieving equal birth outcomes for our moms.
- Our Know Your Rights PDF is an inclusive document with standards created to inform, educate and support people in their birthing experiences. By providing this information, we hope that women and their partners, health care providers, and health care systems can take actionable steps to protect pregnant moms, before, during and after pregnancy.
Contact Us: Amanda.Lowe-DuBose@sdcounty.ca.gov
BIH-PEI Community Advisory Board
The BIH-PEI Community Advisory Board (CAB) is composed of Community Members, and individuals from Community-Based Organizations, Birthing Hospitals, Birthing Centers, Non-Governmental Organizations and Local County Government.
CAB members meet quarterly to focus on interventions to reduce Black Maternal and Infant death and disease, and ensure the performance measures of interventions meet community needs.
Meetings are held every other month on the 2
nd Fridays from 2:30-4:30pm during the months of
February 2024, April 2024, and June 2024 .
To join the BIH-PEI CAB, please email: Amanda.Lowe-DuBose@sdcounty.ca.gov.
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“Being a part of the advisory board and an advocate for my community of African-American women is a gift that I have been blessed to give. I am one the African-American women who needed assistance, education and moral support during my pregnancy. From experience, working with community partners will create success when saving babies and mothers’ lives.”
CAB Member
“I love knowing that meaningful work is being done to improve and ensure healthy outcomes for pregnant Black women, Black mothers and Black babies. I view being asked to join the PEI Community Advisory Board (CAB) as a sign of respect and saying yes as an honor. If you enjoy being a hands-on active participant doing community work, the CAB is a satisfying and rewarding cause.”
CAB Member
“Every mother and every child deserves to have a healthy and well supported birth. Black birthing women matter.”
CAB Member
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