NAEHD’s Archived Education & Webinars offer focused learning on key equity issues. Our sessions include Improving Maternal Health Outcomes: Advocacy in Action and Navigating the Weaknesses, Challenges, and Discovering Opportunities for Advancing Health Equity. Each webinar provides practical insight for anyone working to advance equitable care, no matter your role. Explore the archive to learn and apply these lessons in your own work.
Improving Maternal Health Outcomes: Advocacy In Action – December 10, 2025
About this Webinar:
This webinar explored key challenges and solutions in improving maternal health outcomes across underserved communities, featuring a panel of experts sharing real-world strategies and success stories.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Understand the challenges contributing to poor maternal health outcomes in underserved communities
Explore policy and advocacy strategies aimed at reducing maternal mortality and morbidity
Identify key stakeholders and community-level interventions that support maternal health equity
Apply actionable insights to support improved care, access, and outcomes for pregnant individuals
Featured Panelists:
- Dr. Dale Block, MD, MBA, DABFM
Board Chair, National alliance on Ending Health Disparities (NAEHD)
- Yvonka Hall, MPA, RA, CTTS, GRMS
Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition
Moderator:
Bryant Harvin
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance on Ending Health Disparities (NAEHD)
Navigating the Weaknesses, Challenges, and Discovering Opportunities for Advancing Health Equity in a Complex Healthcare Landscape – September 16, 2025
About this webinar:
Watch this panel discussion on health equity in the United States. This recording examines weaknesses in our healthcare system and explores solutions to improve outcomes for marginalized communities.
Panelists discussed barriers to care and shared insights on advancing equity through policy and practice. This conversation also reflected lived experiences, including those navigating rare diseases, to show how systemic challenges affect real lives.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Identify key barriers to health equity from clinical, policy, and advocacy perspectives
Analyze the key factors contributing to health disparities
Discuss immediate steps to be taken to address health disparities in communities or roles
Implement collaborative approaches to health equity among diverse stakeholders
Featured Panelists:
Dr. Stephen Bezruchka, MD, MPH
Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus, Health Systems and Population Health, University of WashingtonDr. Jamila Michener, PhD, MA
Associate Professor, Department of Government and Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell UniversityDr. Michelle Herndon, DNP, RN
Director of Patient Navigation, Undiagnosed Diseases Network FoundationSarah Marshall, MSW
Program Development Manager, Undiagnosed Diseases Network Foundation
Moderator:
Bryant Harvin
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance on Ending Health Disparities (NAEHD)