Black Maternal Health Week
Across Texas, Black mothers are three times more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. To raise awareness of this inequity and to build community-wide support for initiatives that allow Black mothers to thrive, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas led a series of events for Black Maternal Health Week in April of 2023. This important work directly supports our mission to improve access to education, income and health—the building blocks of opportunity.
Black Maternal Health Week Activities
Black Maternal Health Week was celebrated April 11-17, 2023. At United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, we called attention to the topic of Black maternal health and raised awareness of Doorways to Health services by
- Working with community partners to get Black Maternal Health Week officially recognized in a Dallas County proclamation to acknowledge the importance of the issue of Black maternal health
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Hosting the “Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week Lunch & Learn,” which featured a panel of experts from United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, United Way Worldwide, Metrocare, Deloitte Health Equity Institute and Abide Women’s Health Services, as well as consultant Stacey D. Brown
- Organizing a family friendly Black Maternal Health Event that brought together the community to raise awareness of Black maternal health and ensure North Texas families are thriving
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Sharing information through email and on the United Way of Dallas blog and social media channels about Black maternal health and initiatives to reduce the Black maternal mortality rate in North Texas