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SUMMARY:Weathering Change Together: Perinatal Health, Environmental Health, and Collective Resilience
LOCATION:, TX
DESCRIPTION:Weathering Change Together: Perinatal Health, Environmental Health, and Collective Resilience\n\n04/21/26 02:00 PM CST\n - 04/21/26 04:00 PM CST\Description:\nThe EnviroNatal Week 2026 Symposium brings together community leaders, birth workers, health professionals, researchers, advocates, and policymakers to explore how we are weathering environmental change together, with parents and babies at the center.\n\nAs part of EnviroNatal Week 2026 and the inaugural year of the EnviroNatal Network, a coalition facilitated by Nurturely and part of the March of Dimes Mom and Baby Action Network, the symposium will highlight community programs, emerging research, and policy efforts addressing the intersection of perinatal and environmental health.\n\nProgramming will examine environmental stressors such as wildfires, extreme heat, air quality, water access, and climate-related disruption, while uplifting strategies that strengthen collective resilience and advance environmental and perinatal health. This virtual symposium is designed to foster shared learning, cross-sector connection, and practical takeaways that can be applied across communities and regions.\n\nWho Should Attend: - Community-based organizations and grassroots leaders - Birth workers, clinicians, and public health professionals - Researchers and evaluators - Policy advocates and decision-makers - Funders and partners interested in climate and health equity\n\nSpeakers: - Michael Keuler, Marion County OR Health Promotion & Prevention Services: Climate and Health Adaptation Plan (a model for health departments) - Rose Aka-James, Care USA: CARE x March of Dimes: Protecting Moms & Babies in Emergencies - Dr. Jacquita Johnson, Seed Health Strategies: Responding to A Call for Black Feminist Mixed/Multi-Methods in Environmental Justice Research and Practice - Kelley Dennings, Center for Biological Diversity: Reproductive Health Preparedness in Climate Emergencies\nAir Alliance Houston has been part of the steering committee of this coalition since 2023, and we has been working with partners to really highlight the importance of having these conversations in maternal, infant, and reproductive health spaces along with environmental and climate spaces.\n\nDuring the Symposium, Air Alliance Houston will:\n\n\n	\n	Spotlight innovative climate programs \n	\n	\n	Share emerging research \n	\n	\n	Highlight community-led solutions \n	\n	\n	Build cross-sector connections to strengthen collective resilience\n	\n\n\nAs environmental disruptions increase, so does the urgency to protect maternal and infant health. The EnviroNatal Symposium creates space not just for awareness, but for strategy, partnership, and action\nRegister here.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Weathering Change Together: Perinatal Health, Environmental Health, and Collective Resilience<br /><br />04/21/26 02:00 PM CST - 04/21/26 04:00 PM CST<br />Description:<br /><strong>The EnviroNatal Week 2026 Symposium </strong>brings together community leaders, birth workers, health professionals, researchers, advocates, and policymakers to explore how we are weathering environmental change together, with parents and babies at the center.<br />
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As part of EnviroNatal Week 2026 and the inaugural year of the EnviroNatal Network, a coalition facilitated by Nurturely and part of the March of Dimes Mom and Baby Action Network, the symposium will highlight community programs, emerging research, and policy efforts addressing the intersection of perinatal and environmental health.<br />
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<strong>Programming </strong>will examine environmental stressors such as wildfires, extreme heat, air quality, water access, and climate-related disruption, while uplifting strategies that strengthen collective resilience and advance environmental and perinatal health. This virtual symposium is designed to foster shared learning, cross-sector connection, and practical takeaways that can be applied across communities and regions.<br />
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<strong>Who Should Attend:</strong> - Community-based organizations and grassroots leaders - Birth workers, clinicians, and public health professionals - Researchers and evaluators - Policy advocates and decision-makers - Funders and partners interested in climate and health equity<br />
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<strong>Speakers</strong>: - Michael Keuler, Marion County OR Health Promotion &amp; Prevention Services: Climate and Health Adaptation Plan (a model for health departments) - Rose Aka-James, Care USA: CARE x March of Dimes: Protecting Moms &amp; Babies in Emergencies - Dr. Jacquita Johnson, Seed Health Strategies: Responding to A Call for Black Feminist Mixed/Multi-Methods in Environmental Justice Research and Practice - Kelley Dennings, Center for Biological Diversity: Reproductive Health Preparedness in Climate Emergencies
<p dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><strong>Air Alliance Houston </strong>has been part of the steering committee of this coalition since 2023, and we has been working with partners to really highlight the importance of having these conversations in maternal, infant, and reproductive health spaces along with environmental and climate spaces.</font></p>

<p dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">During the Symposium, Air Alliance Houston&nbsp;will:</font></p>

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	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Spotlight innovative climate programs&nbsp;</font></p>
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	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Share emerging research&nbsp;</font></p>
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	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Highlight community-led solutions&nbsp;</font></p>
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	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Build cross-sector connections to strengthen collective resilience</font></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">As environmental disruptions increase, so does the urgency to protect maternal and infant health. The EnviroNatal Symposium creates space not just for awareness, but for strategy, partnership, and action</font></p>
<a href="http://​https://zoom.us/meeting/register/VS8EXnwsRgWon4bOuF0cqA?mkt_tok=ODY3LVBLUi01NzEAAAGgOabx9dDZsWXYejh4x6FPTG-sa9ZKZauU6crpawDeXxPHkgDUZs-6MBs5brQ4Xq1oTS0_JCFRRHaN0HDu_XIBl1Sp0A67avp4UmsS5B7TBJgTSw#/registration">Register&nbsp;here.</a>
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