{"id":3921,"date":"2020-11-18T14:04:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T20:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mchtulane.wordpress.com\/?p=3921"},"modified":"2020-11-18T14:04:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T20:04:05","slug":"remembering-my-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatscourtney.space\/blueprint\/remembering-my-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering My Why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Six of our MCH students attended the 2020 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association(APHA), held October 24-28, 2020, online.&nbsp; What follows is a post from one of the attendees.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Brianna Betton, BA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, I had the opportunity to attend APHA from the comfort of my own home. Attending my first APHA conference virtually wasn\u2019t what I had envisioned, but it left me feeling inspired by all the incredible work being done around the nation in spite of everything going on in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mchtulane.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/brianna.apha-blog-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mchtulane.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/brianna.apha-blog-1.png?w=266\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3924\" width=\"340\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Black Mamas Matter session, \u201cMistreatment and Violence Against Birthing Persons,\u201d I was eager to learn about how I could incorporate the knowledge into my public health toolkit. Throughout the session, I was exposed to several counter-cultural frameworks that center women and their desires for care. The presentation by Sadiya Peprah, PsyD focused on how community doulas have been an integral part of combating violence. &nbsp;My takeaway from Dr. Peprah\u2019s presentation was that community collaboration is imperative in the fight to achieve reproductive equity for all women. I left the session feeling inspired about the community-level work and how much is being done to empower community health workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mchtulane.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/brianna.apha-blog-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mchtulane.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/brianna.apha-blog-2.png?w=511\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3926\" width=\"278\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I entered the maternal and child health field because I was appalled at the disproportionate rates of maternal mortality in African American women in the United States. I decided to pursue my MPH because I felt that I needed more knowledge and tools to become a better equipped public health professional. So far graduate school has been filled with endless zoom meetings, breakout rooms, and GroupMe. Within all the chaos, I have been so consumed with passing my classes that I forgot why I even decided to start my program.&nbsp;This conference and the Black Mamas Matter session in particular helped to remind me of why I chose to be a public health worker. I want to dismantle systems that are historically oppressive to BIPOC. I desire to work to secure affordable and equitable reproductive health care for Black women through engaging in policy work and community-based health work. I am excited of the plethora of programming and recognition that birth workers receive for their impact and dedication to communities!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brianna Betton, BA, is a first-year MPH student concentrating in Maternal and Child Health. 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