Mother Infant Health & Equity Collaborative (MIHEC) Meetings
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Division of Maternal Infant Health, holds quarterly Mother Infant Health and Equity Collaborative (MIHEC) Meetings to bring the communities' work together, and ensure multi-sector partners have a space to work together to address upstream inequities. This work is part of Michigan's Maternal Infant Health & Equity Improvement Plan. Anyone with an interest in maternal & infant health and equity is welcome and encouraged to attend. 
Virtual MIHEC Schedule 2021
TIME: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
REGISTER HERE:February 18, 2021
May 20, 2021
August 19, 2021
November 18, 2021MIHEC meetings for 2021 are scheduled as virtual meetings due to safety concerns and recommended public health response to COVID-19.
Supporting High Risk Families
August 19, 2021 - (Meeting Agenda)Welcome
• Sonia Hassan, Wayne State University
Opioid Health Homes
• Kelsey Schell, MDHHS
Rooming-In Program
• Katie Halvorsen, War Memorial Hospital
Covenant Cuddler Program
• Sarah Knochel, Covenant Hospital
Maternal and Infant Health Partner Sharing & MDHHS Update
MMMS/FIMR Update, Family Planning & Reproductive Justice
May 20, 2021 - (Meeting Agenda)Welcome
• Sonia Hassan, Wayne State University
Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance (MMMS)/ Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Update
• Melissa Limon-Flegler and Audra Brummel, MDHHS
MICCA Project Presentation
• Dr. Michelle Moniz, University of Michigan
Reproductive Justice Presentation
• Nkenge Browner, Mothering Justice
Maternal and Infant Health Partner Sharing & MDHHS Update
Elevating Family Voices
February 18, 2021 - (Meeting Agenda)Welcome
• Amy Zaagman, The Michigan Council for Maternal & Child Health (MCMCH)
Elevating Family Voices
• Meredith Kennedy, member of the Asabike coalition of the Inter-Tribal Council, parent leader and Behavioral Health Manager
Maternal and Infant Health Partner Sharing & MDHHS UpdateMichigan's Birthing Hospital Update & Maternal Mortality
November 12, 2020 - (Meeting Agenda)Health Equity, Implicit Bias and Maternal Infant Health Updates
August 20, 2020 - (Meeting Slides)Implicit Bias in Messaging
• Yesenia Murillo
The Total Care Project
• Bianca Nash-Miot
Legislative Updates
• Amy Zaagman
Maternal and Infant Health Partner Sharing & MDHHS UpdateCOVID-19 Response in Maternal and Infant Health Populations
May 21, 2020 (Meeting Slides)
Clinical Impact and Perspective
• Joanne Bailey, Michigan Medicine
• Penny Cox, Munson Health System
Local Health Department Impact and Perspective
• Joann Hoganson, Kent County Health Department
Community Based Organization Impact and Perspective
• Kiddada Green, Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association
• Debbie Aldridge, Healthy Futures
MPHI Implicit Bias Exercise
