  {"id":2594,"date":"2022-03-25T10:01:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T15:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=2594"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:27:31","slug":"a-guided-discussion-of-the-wisconsin-birth-equity-act-with-sen-latonya-johnson","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/event\/a-guided-discussion-of-the-wisconsin-birth-equity-act-with-sen-latonya-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guided Discussion of the Wisconsin Birth Equity Act with Sen. LaTonya Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 51ÁÔÆæ Zilber School of Public Health <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/academics\/maternal-child-health-certificate\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Maternal and Child Health Catalyst Program<\/a> and Student Advocates for Maternal and Child Health Equity invite you to a guided discussion on the <b><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wibirthequity.org%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cschanenn%40uwm.edu%7Ce267fc25db904d4d786808da0c3c9f7a%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C637835751766855298%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=9YRV7cl5eAKRNolaMXwop1sKXdbo%2FXZwCeoBGCR1v5c%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"VerificationFailed\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Wisconsin Birth Equity Act<\/a> <\/b>with<b> Senator LaTonya Johnson<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>Wisconsin Birth Equity Act<\/b> aims to help dismantle the State\u2019s most onerous barriers to child and maternal health.\u00a0 The Wisconsin Birth Equity Act and its innovative policy solutions are nothing short of groundbreaking. 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