November Reproductive Justice Collaborative Monthly Lunch

The monthly meeting of the RJC, a cross-campus collaborative of students, faculty, and staff working on reproductive justice.
About this Event

Tuesday, November 17, 12:00 - 1:30 a conversation with Quatia "Q" Osorio, Founder and Executive Director of the Urban Perinatal Education Center, about her policy priorities for addressing maternal care and outcome disparities.

Q is a Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW), Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) & Educator (CLE), Certified Perinatal Educator (CPE), Certified Doula, (CD), and Certified Maternal Child Community Health Worker (MCCHW).

The Urban Perinatal Education is a RI-based organization which aims to create a space for perinatal equity through three lenses: culturally congruent care and community, supporting equity in care, and building a workforce for change. Their focus is to create a safe space of perinatal care for those adversely affected by intentional, long-standing, systematic, and institutional adverse perinatal health outcomes among the Black and BIPOC communities.