2024 Stakeholder Summit

The fourth annual Black Maternal Health Caucus 2024 Stakeholder Summit will be held in Joliet, Illinois, on Monday, August 26, 2024. It is an in-person event that will also be fully live-streamed, with recordings available afterwards.

This full-day event will highlight recent federal progress to improve maternal health outcomes, provide trainings on how to access federal funding secured by the Caucus, spotlight opportunities to continue to advance the Momnibus Act and key maternal health legislative priorities, and help build partnerships and strategies to end the maternal health crisis in the United States. It will also include a networking reception, photo line, and a resource fair where attendees can learn more about local services.

Agenda and Virtual Viewing

 

9:30 a.m. CT

Opening Remarks 

Online HERE

 

10:00 - 10:45 a.m. CT

Panel 1: Empowered – Using our Voices for Change

Online HERE

 

11:00 - 11:45 a.m. CT

Panel 2: 5 Years of Progress – Federal Action to Advance Maternal Health

Online HERE

 

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. CT

Break for Lunch

N/A

 

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CT

Breakout Session 1A: Unlocking Federal Dollars: How to Get Momnibus Funding for Research and Innovation

Online HERE
 Breakout Session 1B: Momnibus 101Online HERE

 

2:45 - 3:45 p.m. CT

Breakout Session 2A: Unlocking Federal Dollars: How to Get Momnibus Funding for Community Organizations and Local Governments

Online HERE
 Breakout Session 2B: Mama Speaks: Community Maternal Health TrainingOnline HERE

 

4:00 p.m. CT

Closing Reception and Networking

N/A

 

Virtual attendees can view summit materials HERE. 

 

Members of the media and digital creators interested in covering the Summit should send an email to BlackMaternalHealthCaucus@mail.house.gov.

The 2024 Summit was announced on June 26, 2024. Speakers and agenda were announced on Friday, August 16, 2024.