Ob/Gyn & Women's Health

The Food as Health Alliance: Building Food is Medicine Infrastructure in Kentucky

The USDA defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life. This can be a temporary situation for a family or can last a long...

Opioid Misuse among Black Women in Kentucky

Due to structural racism, disparate structural practices, and skewed big media messages, it is not widely disseminated how the opioid epidemic (overdose and treatment disparities) disproportionately impacts...

HANDS: Health Access Nurturing Development Services - Home Visitation Impacting Families One Visit at a Time

The KY HANDS Program supports families as they build healthy, safe environments for the optimal growth and development of children. The vision is that Every child is wanted and cared for in a stimulating and...

Gun Violence & Maternal Mortality

For more than 20 years, the American College of Physicians (ACP) has advocated for the need to address firearm-related injuries and deaths in the United States. In 2014, the ACP published a comprehensive set...

The State of Maternal Health in Kentucky

Health equity is achieved when everyone can reach their full health potential, and no one is disadvantaged from this potential due to socially determined circumstances, constructs, or positions. Healthcare...

Safety Needs: IPV and Safety

To reduce Kentucky’s high maternal death rate due to preventable causes. What we know: >80% of Kentucky’s maternal deaths & injuries are caused by 3 preventable...

Maternal Mental Health Community Resource ToolKit

Although numerous community resources are available, not all are being utilized or effectively recommended. We encourage fostering collaborative communication with patients and clients regarding their needs,...

Maternal Depression and Substance Use Disorder Screening; Before, During and After Birth and Discharge

Screenings for issues that greatly impact maternal morbidity and mortality occur during the prenatal visits and during the hospital admissions/stay.

What are the risks associated with the timing of...

2024 HRS - Cultural Catalyst: Igniting Change Through Collective Empowerment

Healthcare teams lack awareness and knowledge about harm reduction services, including 1) prevention and response efforts, 2) available resources, 3) promising practices, 4) disease testing and...

2024 HRS - Sex Work In Harm Reduction A Kentucky Perspective

Healthcare teams lack awareness and knowledge about harm reduction services, including 1) prevention and response efforts, 2) available resources, 3) promising practices, 4) disease testing and...

2024 HRS - Defining Stimulant Use Disorder Within Harm Reduction Framework

Healthcare teams lack awareness and knowledge about harm reduction services, including 1) prevention and response efforts, 2) available resources, 3) promising practices, 4) disease testing and...

HIV Diagnostic Perils and Pitfalls: from Pregnancy to PrEP and Beyond

According to the CDC 36,136 people received an HIV diagnosis in the United States and dependent areas in 2021. The annual number of new diagnoses decreased 7% from 2017 to 2021. It is critical for...

KyPQC: Mamatoto Village - The Movement of Collective Care

The Mamatoto Village describes a community-based integrated care program focused on improving the health status and outcomes for black families in Washington, DC. The program has several important key...

KyPQC: Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Mortality & Morbidity in Kentucky

This presentation examines the intricate relationship between substance use disorder, mental health conditions, and intimate partner violence as contributing factors to maternal mortality and injury....

KyPQC: Hot Topics: New AIM Bundle; Postpartum Depression/SUD Screening; Newborn Screening

This session includes segments with overlapping coverage of screening programs aimed at identifying mental health conditions and substance use disorder in patients presenting to labor and delivery departments...

KyPQC: Preventing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) describes the constellation of signs and symptoms associated with intrauterine substance exposure. In Kentucky, NAS is a reportable condition that is analyzed and published...

KyPQC: Addressing the Co-occurring Needs of Women and Families Experiencing Violence

The Kentucky Perinatal Quality Collaborative (KyPQC) utilizes the platform of the annual meeting to provide education in clinical practice guidelines, profile evidence-based processes of care, and highlight...

KyPQC: It Didn’t Have to be this Way

The Kentucky Perinatal Quality Collaborative (KyPQC) utilizes the platform of the annual meeting to provide education in clinical practice guidelines, profile evidence-based processes of care, and highlight...

KyPQC: Leading with Our Hearts: Understanding and Addressing the Challenges of Empathy and Compassion when Working with High Need Patients

The Kentucky Perinatal Quality Collaborative (KyPQC) utilizes the platform of the annual meeting to provide education in clinical practice guidelines, profile evidence-based processes of care, and highlight...