Angela Ellison, Project Director at the Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, presenting data on maternal & infant mortality.

Louanner Peters, Deputy Governor State of Illinois

Louanner Peters, Deputy Governor State of Illinois

Michael C. Lu, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles

Arden Handler, Professor, Community Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago-School of Public Health

State Representative Deborah Graham enjoying herself at the Maternal & Infant Mortality Summit.

Mario Drummonds, the Executive Director of the Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership

Damon Arnold, M.D. Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Meg Zimbeck, project coordinator for the Institut National de la Sante et Recherche Medicale in Paris, France

Myrtis Sullivan the Associate Director for Family Health at the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Deborah Saunders, Chief Director at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

Attendees

Breakout session group discussion

Sheila Cochran, Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition facilitating a session.

Attendees dancing to the rhythm of Casper the Slide Man during the Summit reception.

IMCHC staff at the Volunteer Registration table. (Left to right) Blanca Leon, Rachel Rice, Lilah Handler, Megan Erskine, Melissa Ponce.

Lilah Handler and Lolita Lopez, MIMS Event Coordinators

presenting the biological and social determinants of Perinatal health.

Speaking about new approaches to improving the health of mothers and babies.

Presenting his methods of reducing infant mortality in Northern Manhattan.

Speaking about Europe’s approach to improving maternal and child health.

Michael Lu University of California, Los Angeles, Louanner Peters Deputy Governor State of Illinois, Jerry Wynn Illinois Department of Human Services, and Myrtis Sullivan Illinois Department of Human Services.

(Left to right) Robyn Gabel Executive Director of the Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, Louanner Peters Deputy Governor State of Illinois, and Angela Ellison Project Manager of the Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition Closing the Gap Initiative.

Kathy Chan Policy Director at the Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, Damon Arnold Illinois Department of Public Health, and Robyn Gabel Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition.

Tamika Hinton IMCHC, Cynthia Barnes-Boyd University of Illinois at Chicago, Myrtis Sullivan Illinois Department of Human Services, Toya Thompson Provena Medical Center, Angela Ellison IMCHC, Cathy Gray University of Chicago Perinatal Network, Angela Evans Illinois Department of Human Services, Linda Miller Linda P. Miller Consultants, Agatha Lowe, Rachel Abramson Chicago Health Connection, Peg Dublin Access Community Health Network, Jeanine Lewis Westside Health Authority, Robyn Gabel IMCHC, Betty Tutt-Dudley Illinois Department of Human Services, Rebecca Holbrook Planned Parenthood, Robilee Stanton Illinois Department of Human Services, Lolita Lopez IMCHC, Sheila Cochran IMCHC, Dorretta Evans-Parker, Robin Hannon St. Clair County Health Department, Jerry Wynn Illinois Department of Human Services, Lilah Handler IMCHC, Timika Anderson-Reeves Access Community Network, Tamela Milan Access Community Network.

Ralph Schubert, Illinois Department of Human Services and Deborah Saunders, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services are facilitating the data breakout session.

Lilah Handler Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, Annette Seda Firman Community Services, Christie Richardson Illinois Department of Human Services, Lolita Lopez Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, Kennye Westbrook Illinois Department of Human Services, Renee Mills Illinois Department of Human Services, and Robin Colbert Illinois Department of Human Services.

Staff and Volunteers at the Registration table. (Left to right) Annette Seda Firman Community Services, Tasha Gibson Firman Community Services, Josefina Sosa Firman Community Services, Melba Miles Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, April Thompson Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, and Sharon King Firman Community Services.

Cast members from the data presentation skit. (left to right) Sheila Cochran Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, Brian Bragg Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, Tamika Hinton Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, Rachel Rice Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, and Tamela Milan Access Community Health Network.

Drew Guzman and Joe Weimholt from Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition.

IMCHC staff and Volunteers at the Media and Honored guests registration table. (Left to right) Tamika Hinton, Melba Miles, Betty Tutt-Dudley Illinois Department of Human Services, and Laura Leon.