From Barriers to Belonging: Breastfeeding, Health Equity, and the Law | MHLIC

Описание: We all—no matter our background, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, race—have a fundamental need to feel a sense of belonging. Belonging is tied to living a life of dignity and it is fundamental to unleashing human potential. This is particularly critical when it comes to reaching our health equity goals, including reducing racial and ethnic health disparities in breastfeeding. In this presentation, Montrece McNeill Ransom, DEI certified Belonging Strategist with over 20 years of experience in public health law and workforce development, will define and characterize belonging and explore the phenomenon of belonging through the lens of public health and the law. The heart of this presentation will be an opportunity to learn about belonging-based leadership strategies that we can all apply to cultivate cultures of belonging in all our shared spaces, and among the communities we serve as breastfeeding advocates.

About the Presenter
Montrece McNeill Ransom, JD, MPH, ACC, BCC serves as the Director of the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training. She is also an ICF-certified executive leadership Coach and a DEI-certified belonging strategist on a mission to unleash the power of human potential through belonging. Ms. Ransom was appointed as a Presidential Management Fellow and worked at CDC for almost 20 years. For the last 10 years of her service, Ms. Ransom led CDC’s public health law related training and workforce development efforts. She received her law degree from the University of Alabama, her MPH from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, and her Executive Leadership Coaching Certification from Georgetown University. In addition, she has received a certificate in training and facilitation from the Association of Talent Development and a DEI in the Workplace certification from the University of South Florida. An award-winning coach, speaker, and public health practitioner, Ms. Ransom was selected as one of the top 5 most influential coaches of 2021 by Entrepreneur Mogul, was the ABA Health Law Section’s 2019 Champion of Diversity and Inclusion Awardee, and she was the 2017 recipient of the American Public Health Association Jennifer Robbins Award for the Practice of Public Health Law. She is currently the President of the American Society for Law, Medicine, and Ethics and serves on the Advisory Committee for the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential. She is a global public speaker, peer-reviewed published author, and the Co-Editor of the textbook, Public Health Law: Concepts and Case Studies.

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