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16 10:00 am: Cultural Competency Training:Working With Diverse Populations in Maternal and Child Health February 16, 2019 10:00 am – 5:30 pm Map Cultural Competency Training: Working With Diverse Populations in Maternal and Child Health -An Oregon Health Authority approved training.- This training is for health care professionals, doulas, community health workers and interested persons, who seek to learn cultural competency in a manner that preserves the dignity of individuals, families and communities, and examine the issues of power and oppression to create systemic change for improved maternity care. According to Alhusen, J. L., Bower, K., Epstein, E., Sharps. (2016), health care that ignores cultural differences and is bias affects quality of care in the US maternity care system. The training is built on popular education, case studies, PowerPoint, and lecture, to aid health care professionals in understanding the role of bais, health literacy, and cross cultural knowledge for health equity in the delivery of care. Attendees who complete the training receive a Certificate of Attendance. Cost: $150.00 Registration Closes: February 10, 2019 Register More

21 4:00 pm: Portland, OR SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion Training February 21, 2019 4:00 pm – 8:30 pm Train as a SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion and receive dual certification as a labor and postpartum doula. This training designed to honor the legacy of the 20th Century African American midwife, the history of the doula, physiological birth, the midwifery model of care, breastfeeding support and honoring the father. Learn public health, hands on care, and infant and maternal mortality prevention models, postpartum rituals, and how to create a doula business. Read More. Trainer: Shafia M. Monroe Register here More

22 8:30 am: Portland, OR SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion Training February 22, 2019 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Train as a SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion and receive dual certification as a labor and postpartum doula. This training designed to honor the legacy of the 20th Century African American midwife, the history of the doula, physiological birth, the midwifery model of care, breastfeeding support and honoring the father. Learn public health, hands on care, and infant and maternal mortality prevention models, postpartum rituals, and how to create a doula business. Read More. Trainer: Shafia M. Monroe Register here More

23 8:30 am: Portland, OR SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion Training February 23, 2019 8:30 am Train as a SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion and receive dual certification as a labor and postpartum doula. This training designed to honor the legacy of the 20th Century African American midwife, the history of the doula, physiological birth, the midwifery model of care, breastfeeding support and honoring the father. Learn public health, hands on care, and infant and maternal mortality prevention models, postpartum rituals, and how to create a doula business. Read More. Trainer: Shafia M. Monroe Register here More

24 8:30 am: Portland, OR SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion Training February 24, 2019 8:30 am Train as a SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion and receive dual certification as a labor and postpartum doula. This training designed to honor the legacy of the 20th Century African American midwife, the history of the doula, physiological birth, the midwifery model of care, breastfeeding support and honoring the father. Learn public health, hands on care, and infant and maternal mortality prevention models, postpartum rituals, and how to create a doula business. Read More. Trainer: Shafia M. Monroe Register here More