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Simmons Ballroom 2
Monday, October 29, 2007: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM

A3: A-3 Building Sustainable Networks to Provide Interconception Care and Reduce Disparities

This session will highlight the core components of the Healthy Births Initiative funded Best Babies Collaboratives interconception care plans to reduce risks in subsequent pregnancies, describe methods for implementing interconception care among community-based networks and introduce a model for collaborative learning.
Moderator:Carolina Reyes
1:30 PMThe South Los Angeles Best Babies Collaborative: Collaborating across Diverse Settings to Optimize Preconception Health
Claudia Molina, Nancy Avila, Julia Heinzerling, Terry A. Silberman
1:40 PMHealthy Births Initiative- Harbor Corridor Best Babies Collaborative
Jim Mangia
1:50 PMHealthy Births Initiative- Antelope Valley Best Babies Network
Grace Lubwama
2:00 PMHealthy Births Initiative- Long Beach-Wilmington Best Babies Collaboratives
Yolanda Salomon-Lopez

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