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Friends of the Midwives of Color Committee and Ethnic Diversity Caucus

We are ACNM members who are dedicated in assisting the work of the Midwives of Color Committee (MOCC) and in promoting and increasing ethnic diversity among midwives.

Our membership

• Anyone interested in the work of the Midwives of Color Committee (MOCC)
• Comes from across United States
• Represents a variety of ethnic groups such as Latino, African American, Asian, Native Indians, etc
• Join our yahoo group: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/friends2MOCC
• If you have interest in this caucus, email chair4mocc@embarqmail.com to be added to the member list.

Officers

• Chair, Maria Valentin-Welch, CNM, MPH, chair4mocc@embarqmail.com
• Vice Chair, Heather Clarke, CNM, MSN, hclarkemidwife@aol.com
• Treasure, Nichole Wardlaw, CNM, MSN, treasurer4mocc@gmail.com
• Secretary, Jessica Brumley, CNM, MSN, jbrumley@health.usf.edu

Meeting

• First annual meeting scheduled to occur at the June 2012 ACNM Long Beach, California convention
• Check Annual Meeting schedule for room number

SROPs

Resources

• CDC Health Disparity Site: http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Topic/healthdisparities.html
• International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC) Midwives: http://www.ictcmidwives.org/
• Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA): http://mana.org/
• Native American Health Education Resource Center: http://www.nativeshop.org/programs/reproductive-justice/768.html

Meeting minutes

• Coming Soon

Legislative update

• MOMS21