Lucinda Canty upper body.  Dr. Canty is smiling.

Using Nursing Research to Address Maternal Health Equity in the Community

LUCINDA CANTY, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN

Associate Professor & Director of Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program,
Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Time: 12-1 PM

Date: Tuesday, April 30

Location: Room 3110, Claude Moore Medical Education Building, 200 Jeanette Lancaster Way, Charlottesville, VA 22903

A certified nurse midwife, associate professor, and Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program director at UMass Amherst, Canty uses her lived experience as a Black woman as well as her poetry; art, and racial disparities research to offer a reproductive justice lens to improve racial disparities in maternal health. Founder of Lucinda's House, a Black maternal health collective, she promotes health equity through community collaboration and educational and support programs.

Credit Offered

  • 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME Credits
  • 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
  • 1.0 Contact Hours
  • 1.0 IPCE Credits
  • 1.0 Hours of Participation

For more information, see 2024 McGehee Lecture Information.

Questions?  Contact sonce@virginia.edu