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My Work. My Passion.

A scholar, educator, and activist, I am president and CEO of MAJAICA, LLC, a professor of applied public health at Emory University's Rollins School of Health, and senior scientist at the Atlanta Regional Health Forum. 

My works is aimed at advancing the well being of African-American children, families, and communities that is informed by community-based, culturally sensitive research that can be translated into practice and policy.

'Save 100 Babies' Campaign Against Black Infant Mortality

Save 100 Babies Campaign Against Black Infant Mortality


Did You Know? . . .

African-American babies are twice as likely to die before their first birthdays as a result of pre-term delivery and low birth weight?

In Metropolitan Atlanta, the rate of black infant death -- babies who die before their first birthdays -- is three to four times that of babies from other racial and ethnic groups?"

Recent Presentations:
Check out "From Evidence to Intervention: The Stress of Gendered Racism"

Speaking Engagement Schedule:
Find out where I'm presenting around the country and what I have to say

Learn more about the Kellogg Foundation Grant
Download Inequality and Its Impact on Reproductive Outcomes of African-American Women
Visit the Atlanta Regional Health Forum Web site

Connect With Me:
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Post Your Comments on my blog at http://www.maternalhealthmatters.blogspot.com/



View a clip from the landmark PBS Series on health disparities and inequality,
"Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?"




The second episode in the series, "When the Bough Breaks" explores the ill-effects of racism on the birth outcomes of African American women who are twice as likely to give birth to premature and low birth weight babies placing those babies at greater risk of death and impairment.

While the causes for rising black infant mortality are complex, there is mounting evidence that the stressors of race and gender are significant contributors for black babies being born too soon and too little as the principle explanation for infant death.

In this episode, I was interviewed and shown conducting a focus group on my research on the chronic stress of race and gender confronted by African American women. I address the stressors of race and gender confronted by African-American women, and the efforts of members of my research team to document and assess the link between disproportionately high rates of preterm and low--birth weight babies at risk for infant mortality.

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