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HMHBGA Annual Meeting & Conference 2019

LEADING FOR IMPACTE L I S E B L A S I N G A M E , M S W

O C T O B E R 2 8 , 2 0 1 9

ABOUT ME

• Policy Social Worker, Researcher & Advocate

• "I am human. Nothing human can be alien to me."

- Terence

• ENTJ on Meyers Briggs

• Worked at: SEIU (Union), Carter Center, Georgia

Watch & Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies

Coalition of Georgia & doula in grad school

• BS in Labor Relations from Cornell University &

MSW from University at Buffalo (SUNY)

• Becoming an Impactful Leader.

• Tools for Development

• Our Mandate

• The Future of Leadership in

Maternal & Infant Health

TODAY

WHO ARE YOU?AND WHY ARE

YOU HERE?

Connect all nine dots, without lifting your pencil from the paper,using the fewest possible number of straight lines.

WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?

AND WHY DOES

IT MATTER?

• The Right Mentors

• Time to Reflect & Grow

• Authenticity to Your Cause and

to Yourself

• Ongoing Investment in Your

Education

TOOLS YOU NEED

"Our chief want in life is

somebody who will make us do

what we can.

R A L P H W A L D O E M E R S O N

1. Do you know what you

need from them?

2. Do you have compatible

communication styles?

3. Do they listen more than

they talk?

4. Will they challenge you?

MENTORS

MY MENTORS

+ My Dad & My Grandparents

LOCAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMSLEAD Atlanta / LEADERSHIP Atlanta

Outstanding Atlanta

Regional Leadership Institute (RLI) -

Atlanta Regional Commission

Georgia Women's Policy Institute - YWCA

United Way VIP

Atlanta Women on Board

Leadersip Columbus, Savannah, Macon...

Leadership Georgia

ReadytoRun (Non-Partisan)

Junior League

Urban League of Greater Atlanta

OTHER OPPORTUNITIESRWJF - Culture of Health Fellowship

Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow

Fulbright Programs

Maternal & Child Health Section of APHA

More at: https://www.profellow.com/

BE KINDTEST:

https://self-compassion.org/test-how-self-

compassionate-you-are/

REINFORCE:

http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/s

elf-care-starter-kit.html

• Choose a number 1-10.

• Multiply that number x 9.

• Add the two digits of that

answer together.

• Minus 5.

• Whatever number that is,

find its corresponding

Alphabet letter (1=A, 2=B,

etc.)

TAKE A STEP BACK.

• Think of a country that

begins with that letter.

• Now think of an animal

that starts with the LAST

letter of that country

name.

• Now think of a fruit that

begins with the LAST

letter of that animal name.

TAKE A STEP BACK.

• Podcasts: WorkLife with Adam Grant, Political

Rewind (& see next slide)

• Books: The Age of Dignity by Ai-Jen Poo, Within

Our Reach by Rosalynn Carter, From Good to

Great by Jim Collins

• Webinars: HMHBGA (free!)

• Articles: Harvard Business Review, American

Journal of Public Health, & other peer-

reviewed journals OUTSIDE our field.

KEEP LEARNING

MCH & HEALTH SPECIFIC PODCASTS

OUR MANDATEB E Y O N D O U R C O D E O F E T H I C S , I S

T O A D V A N C E T H E P R O F E S S I O N

A N D T O A D V A N C E G E O R G I A .

• DATWATT

• Contribute to Research

• Advocate. Advocate.

Advocate.

• Mentor Others

• When Possible, Educate

Others Outside Our

Profession

THE FUTUREEthical considerations in the use of new

technologies.

READ AT: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/nad-recommends-improvement-baby-monitor-performance-disclosures

THE FUTUREUnderstanding the role of inclusion, diversity and

health equity.

READ AT: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-prevent-women-from-dying-in-childbirth-first-stop-blaming-them/

THE FUTUREUnderstanding the role of inclusion, diversity and

health equity. RESOURCES

START HERE:

• https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf

• https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

MORE AT:

• https://safehealthcareforeverywoman.org/patient-safety-

bundles/reduction-of-peripartum-racialethnic-disparities/

• https://blackmamasmatter.org/resources/

• https://www.racialequitytools.org/home

THE FUTUREPutting MCH Leaders in the Spotlight.

How many individuals with MCH backgrounds are

in Congress?

How many are in the Georgia General Assembly?

Who are our 'famous' Georgia women's health

leaders? How are we honoring them?

elise.blasingame@hmhbga.org

E M A I L

THANKYOU