During this session of the Health Equity Research Outreach (HERO) Quarterly Lecture Series, participants will hear about efforts by the Communities Improving Maternal Health Alliance (the Alliance). Since its launch two years ago, the Alliance has worked to improve maternal health outcomes by decreasing health disparities in 17 U.S. States (AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, KS, KY, LA, MS, MO, NB, NM, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX), and 83 federally recognized tribes. The Alliance does this by sharing promising practices and strategies its members report are effective, and by highlighting ways some have overcome common barriers. The Alliance shares these promising practices with other groups that have similar goals. It focuses primarily on reducing health disparities and improving maternal health outcomes for people facing severe health disparities, including African Americans, American Indian/Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders, and for people living in rural areas.

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