Commission on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes to Issue Recommendations at Capitol Hill Briefing
When: Thursday, May 20, 2010, from 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Rayburn Office House Building
Gold Room
50 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20515
What: Assembled in 2009, the Commission on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes (CPIPO) is an interdisciplinary working group of scholars from the social sciences and public health community whose goal is to raise public awareness of the need for paternal involvement in pregnancy and family health. CPIPO's recommendations are intended to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy outcomes by offering best and promising practices to address policy barriers and increase the involvement of men and expectant fathers in maternal and child health research and clinical practice.
Speakers:
- The Honorable Danny K. Davis, D-IL
- Ralph B. Everett, Esq., President and CEO, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
- Jermane Bond, Ph.D., Research Associate, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Health Policy Institute.
- Willie Parker, M.D., MPH, Medical Director, Planned Parenthood, Washington, DC, Co-Chair, Commission on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes.
- Roland Warren, MPA, President, National Fatherhood Initiative, Member, Commission on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes.
- Amina Alio, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, College of Public Health, Community and Family Health, University of Florida.
- Michael Lu, M.D., MPH, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Co-Chair, Commission On Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes.
Copies of the commission's report are available here. For questions or press inquiries, please contact Betty Anne Williams at (202) 789 - 3505 or bawilliams@jointcenter.org.
