RECORDING | 2025 Wisconsin MCH Spring Summit
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2025 Wisconsin MCH Spring Session
Social Connections: This session will focus on the importance of social connections in promoting maternal and child health.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the Impact of Social Connections on Maternal and Child Health
- Explore the Intersection of Social Determinants of Health and Social Connectedness
- Identify Strategies to Strengthen Social Connections at Community and Policy Levels
Keynote Presentation:
Understanding Congenital CMV: Impact, Silence, and the Power of Family Connection
Speaker: Megan Nix
Breakout Sessions:
Building a Peer Support Network for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Meredith Vitaioli, Danielle Gerber, Jenny Huffman — Connecting Families
Doula Services in Tribal Communities: Supporting Birth Through Indigenous Practices
Hope Mayotte — Indigenous Birth Services
Strengthening Social Connections Through Community-Based Family Programs
Jen Jones — Family Resource Center St. Croix Valley
Community Gardening and Youth Engagement: A Restorative Approach
Andre Ellis — Community Agricultural Growing Experiences (CAGE)
Building Social Connectedness Through Public Health Events and Partnerships
Nick Maniaci — Southwest Suburban Health Department
United Community Center
Zecilia Alamilla-Roman - United Community Center
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