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Doulas play an essential role in supporting pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people—improving health outcomes and reducing maternal and infant mortality, especially in BIPOC communities that face disproportionate risks. Yet, despite their proven impact, doulas still encounter systemic barriers that limit their ability to provide care. Join us on Wednesday, April 2nd as we spotlight innovative solutions from New York, Massachusetts, and Louisiana on integrating doulas into the healthcare system.
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** Health and Immigration Policy Implications
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The rapidly changing political climate can be confusing, intimidating, and hard to navigate alone. On Wednesday March 26th, join the Health Equity Community Collaborative ([link removed]) ’s latest webinar featuring an incredible lineup of speakers sharing insights and guidance into the impacts from recent immigration policy changes and proposed Medicaid cuts from national and local perspectives.
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** Belonging, Healing & Organizing
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In the first monthly Health Equity Community Collaborative ([link removed]) Community Gathering, nearly 100 members held space for reflection and self-care, connecting through small group discussions and larger group shares, reminding us of how beneficial it can be in community when navigating how to advance health equity work in the face of adversity. Don’t miss the next gathering on Thursday, April 3rd!
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** Initiative Launch: Community Health Worker & Promotor Integration & Sustainability
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Community health workers, promotors and community health representatives (CHW/P/R) are key to addressing health equity, but this critical workforce has long lacked the support and investment to integrate them sustainably into health care systems. We are thrilled to partner with the California Health Care Foundation on its Amplifying Impact Initiative, follow to access resources from the project, and join our first learning opportunity on April 17th.
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** What We Are Watching, Reading and Hearing!
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Work Won’t Save Us ([link removed])

In the inaugural season of Work Won't Save Us, host, Chanté Martinez Thurmond, invites a diverse group of practitioners, researchers, activists, and luminaries to join her as she embarks on an exploratory quest of this core thesis, and the social constructs that have shaped our current relationship(s) to work. Watch all of season one here.
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The Future of Workers and AI: Control Over Workplace Activity Data is Key ([link removed])

AI is rapidly transforming workplaces, but its integration raises critical questions about data ownership and worker autonomy. Microsoft’s Mary Gary advocates for prioritizing worker control over activity data to ensure that AI serves to enhance rather than undermine the workplace.
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The 2025 Care Economy Trends Report ([link removed])

The Holding Co. collected and summarized findings from 30 leaders - from bold caregiving startup founders and investors to public health experts, private insurers, and government officials - to catalogue the key trends and priorities in the caregiving workforce.

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