We advance health equity through CHWs, research partnerships, family-centered care, and health career pathways for the next generation.
Birmingham, AL
Joined December 2021
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CHW Spotlight: Meet Porschia Jenkins of @ConnectionBham! ✨ Hear her favorite part of the job + a memory that's stayed with her.
Proud to partner with ConnectionHealth and the CHWs doing this vital work every day. 💛
#CHW #MaternalHealth #P3EQUATE
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Community Health Worker Spotlight ✨
Meet Karen Wadlington of @ConnectionBham! Tune in to hear her favorite part of being a CHW + a memory that's stuck with her.
More CHW reflections coming soon 💛
#P3EQUATE #CHW #MaternalHealth
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Spotlight: P3 EQUATE's SDOH Core 🌍
Social determinants of health can't be an afterthought. They shape our projects, interventions & community partnerships.
Grateful for the depth every core brings to our work! 🙌
#P3EQUATE #SDOH #PublicHealth
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August is National Breastfeeding Month❤️
P3EQUATE recognizes breastfeeding as a public health issue shaped by access, education & support.
To every parent feeding their baby — we see you, we support you.
#NationalBreastfeedingMonth #P3EQUATE #MaternalHealth
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The 2024 @AHAScience Maternal Infant Health HERN – Strategic Network Annual Meeting is underway! Yesterday's events included project and center updates, cross-HERN panel discussions, and trainee & fellow presentations. #AHAHERN #P3EQUATE
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#Healthcare exec @TrinitaAshford knows about balance as a mom of seven and head of #Birmingham's @ConnectionBham, which trains and deploys community health workers.
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#NationalBreastfeedingMonth Learn how breastfeeding can be good for the heart health of mom and baby. spr.ly/6010Pw9rk
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High blood pressure can be checked, lowered and controlled. To keep yours in a healthy range:
🥗 Eat a healthy diet
🧂 Lower salt intake
🚶 Move more
⚖️ Maintain a healthy weight
😌 Manage stress
🚭 Don’t smoke
💊 Take prescribed meds
🍷 Limit alcohol
#StrokeMonth
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Change Your Salty Ways in 21 Days spr.ly/6019OWSkF
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Heart rate and blood pressure measure two different things, both of which affect how hard the heart must work to get blood to the rest of the body: spr.ly/6011Oizk3 #BloodPressureMonth
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Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, putting them at higher risk for stroke and heart disease. The only way to know if your BP is in a normal range is to measure it. #WorldHypertensionDay #StrokeMonth
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Congratulations Dr. Tita!!!!
"Congratulations to Dr. Alan Tita, whose CHAP study was selected as the top and most impactful study at TS23 Clinical Research Forum, and earning the prestigious Herbert Pardes Clinical Research Excellence Award!" Read more here: bit.ly/42dR9OU
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Hug your dog! Studies show that dogs reduce stress, anxiety and depression; ease loneliness; encourage exercise and improve your overall health. spr.ly/6018OunWC
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If your feet hurt when you walk, we have some tips on how to move more while keeping your feet happy! #MoveMoreMonth spr.ly/6012OunrQ
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It's almost time for the easiest food drive of the year - you don't even have to leave your house! Stamp Out Hunger is taking place May 13. All you have to do is place non-perishable food items by your mailbox on that Saturday, & your letter carrier will take care of the rest.
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No time to get fit? A good starting goal for fitness is 150 minutes a week. That’s 30 minutes a day, five days a week or 22 minutes a day, seven days a week. You got this! spr.ly/6012Ounwe
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Need to relax? Check out 10 ways to relax in nature and stress less. spr.ly/6016OuV7M
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Physical activity is one of the most powerful tools for managing stress, boosting mood and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, like heart disease and stroke. #MoveMoreMonth spr.ly/6015Ounpt
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Today is the last day of Black Maternal Health Week, and we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than with an Ode to Black Mama's Joy! Join us today as we hear from Black Mamas and Birthing People around the nation about what brings them joy. #OdetoBlackMamasJoy #BMHW23
