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Simmons Ballroom 3
Tuesday, October 30, 2007: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM

C6: C-6 Community Voices in Promoting Preconception Health and Health Care

Can including the community and consumers make a difference in promoting preconception health and health care? This session will explore two programs designed for African American women that use comprehensive consumer involvement.
Moderator:Patricia McManus
10:30 AMCommunity Voice: Taking it to the People to Reduce African American Infant Death
Ann Scott, Karen M. Wesley
10:50 AMCommunity-based approaches to consumer preconception health
Dannai Harriel, Cheryl Squire Flint, Raymond Washington

The 2nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care of CDC