MMRP Across Washington
MMRP Across Washington - Listening to the voices of communities most impacted by maternal mortality
Creating solutions together - local and regional strategies to reduce maternal mortality
In response to the 2023 MMRP Report to the Legislature, the Washington State Department of Health received input from regional and community partner groups. Feedback on the report findings included ideas for reducing risks and preventing maternal mortality in communities directly affected by these outcomes.
Click video links below to hear voices of community members at the MMRP Across Washington 2023 listening sessions.
July 20, 2023 - Bremerton
June 28, 2023 - Vancouver
June 13, 2023 - Seattle
May 30, 2023 - Spokane
May 1, 2023 - Yakima
Action Development Project - 2024
We invite you to participate in the current phase of this community-partnered work. If you would like to find out more, please complete the interest form. In-person convenings are being planned for three regions of the state to be held July through September 2024.
- Northwest - Olympic Peninsula
- Northeast - Colville
- Southeast - Richland
Registration for the events will be available soon
Meet our team
- Ian Bennett MD, PhD – MMRP ECHO Project Director, Departments of Family Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
- Dinah Aldrich – Project Manager, Family Medicine-Research
- Mindy Vredevoogd, MS – Research Scientist, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
- Tess Grover – Project Coordinator, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
- Patience Jaman, MD – MPH Student, Global Health
2023 listening sessions
The 2023 MMRP Across Washington listening sessions were a series of regional meetings in Washington State. Staff from local host sites, along with University of Washington Family Medicine and Washington Department of Health presenters convened two-hour discussions with community members providing information and --most powerfully-- listening to the voices of communities most impacted by maternal mortality.
- Bremerton | Kitsap Maternal Infant Health Forum | July 20, 2023
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Community Voices
Summary Report
Forum on health disparities experienced by birthing people and infants in Kitsap County. Presented by KPHD, VMFH, and Kitsap County.
Location: Marvin Williams Recreation Center, 725 Park Avenue, Bremerton
- Vancouver | Three Creeks Community Library | June 28, 2023
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Community Voices
Host
Lacey Rose Miller, DNP, CNS, APRN, RNC-OB, C-EFM | The Nurses Miller, PLLC
Location: Three Creeks Community Library (Salmon Creek)
- Seattle | Native Maternal Mortality Community Town Hall | June 13, 2023
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Host
Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services
Location: Daybreak Star Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way,
Seattle - SeaTac | OB COAP Annual Meeting | June 8, 2023
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Hosts
- Kristin Sitcov, Executive Director Clinical Programs, Foundation for Health Care Quality
- Carl Olden MD, FAAFP, Chair, OB COAP Management Committee
This session was presented as part of the Obstetrical Care Outcomes Assessment Program (OB COAP) annual meeting.
- Spokane | May 30, 2023
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Hosts
- Vicki Birkeland, RN, DNP, NEA-BC, MultiCare INW Regional Director, Women's Services
- Rumyana Kudeva, DSW, LICSW, Spokane Regional Health District
Location: Spokane Public Library, Central, 906 W. Main Ave., Spokane
- Yakima | May 1, 2023
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Host
Carl Olden MD, FAAFP
Location: MultiCare Yakima Memorial, 2811 Tieton Dr., Yakima