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This doctor fights against Black maternal mortality, other health disparities in communities of color [Q&A]

Sharee Livingston was interested in women’s health from an early age. By age 9 she was working as a candy striper at Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg, now UPMC Pinnacle Community Osteopathic. She received her medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. In 2006, she began practicing as an OB-GYN at UPMC Lititz. You grew up in Harrisburg and studied in the Philadelphia area. As a physician of color, why was it important for you to return to the region? I was born and raised in the William Howard Day Projects of Harrisburg. My maternal grandmother had eight children (four boys and four girls). We were brought up in a very close, tight-knit environment and our poverty was shared so it never felt like we did not have. We supported each other tremendously. I never felt like I did not have what was necessary. It is that commitment to family and community that drew me back to Cen

St Louis city, Jamaa Birth Village, Generate Health awarded $1M grant to improve childbirth safety

St Louis city, Jamaa Birth Village, Generate Health awarded $1M grant to improve childbirth safety
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Tuesday: Jamaa Birth Village Expands Its Reach Through STL 360 Doulas Initiative

Earlier this year, Brittany "Tru" Kellman’s efforts got a big boost: a $1 million grant to train hundreds of doulas in an effort to reduce Missouri's maternal mortality rates and racial disparities. Kellman and her Jamaa Birth Village team are partnering with local nonprofit Generate Health on the three-year project.

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