The Humanities in Medicine DEI Weekly Wrap Up 5: Tewa Changing Women United Initiatives

Namaste,  My Humanities in Medicine DEI Diversity Equity and Inclusion Family: Dr. Michelle here for this week’s Humanities in Medicine DEI Weekly Wrap Up! For the Week of 2/8/23: The Tewa & Changing Woman initiatives. I am excited to educate you all about the fine initiatives of the Changing Woman Initiative and the Tewa Women United as possible unconventional, non-traditional models for Native American maternal-fetal care in the United States: Changing Woman was founded in 2015 with the goal of building a new birthing facility specifically for Native women.  As that work proceeded, she began caring for women in their homes, which helped her better understand some of the barriers to receiving proper care throughout the birth process. Today, the organization focuses on three areas: reproductive health, home births and an easy-access clinic that offers immediate care regardless of whether a woman has proof of insurance.  Tewa Women United provides doulas at low or no cost and offers prenatal and postpartum care. It was founded in 1989 and based in the ancestral Tewa homelands of northern New Mexico. The effort is called Yiya Vi Kagingdi, which in Tewa means “Mother’s Helpers.” They can be contacted at:  www.tewawomenunited.org  For General Information via email: [email protected] By Phone: (505) 747-3259  By Mail:  Tewa Women United  PO Box 397  Santa Cruz, NM 87567 For lullabies sung internationally from mothers to children, visit: www.globalcompactrefugees.org. Thank YOU for helping US to help OTHERS. All Humanities in Medicine Podcast Experience episodes illustrate the significance and virtues of the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) concepts of cultural competence and cultural humility with an extensive healthcare literature review, and touches of world culture, humor and musicality. ALL ages, gender identities, races, nationalities, creeds, religions, and ethnicities worldwide are welcome to enjoy an audio escapist edutainment moment with me, Dr. Watson, the podcast creator, producer, and host. Join me, Dr. Watson, your Chief Diversity Guru, producer, and host, on this groundbreaking audio revolution for a new episode every month on all major podcast hosting platforms. Beneficent Benefactors Always Appreciated: Cash App cash.app/$EMDExecutiveEnt Pay Pal paypal.me/EMDExecutive @EMDExecutive Venmo www.venmo.com/u/EMD-ExecutiveEnterprisesLLC  https://mailchi.mp/b5aa2f5d3b58/the-elementary-my-dear-humanities-in-medicine-podcast-experience   If you wish to donate to support and contribute to the Elementary My Dear Humanities in Medicine Podcast Experience revolution, becoming a supporter and benefactor to the creation of avant-garde content of exceptional quality, again, feel free to do so at the information listed in the description area. Pertinent hashtags include: #livewellwithdrmichelle #learnwellwithdrmichelle #laughwellwithdrmichelle #firstamericanshealthservice As always, be certain to like, share, subscribe, and comment!  Namaste!