First 1,000 Days Kansas Summit
January 29, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Join us for the second annual Summit in Topeka
Kansas Health Institute
212 SW 8th Ave #300
Topeka, KS 66603
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| 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast and Networking |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome - Why the First 1,000 Days? , Speaker: Tatiana Lin, Kansas Health Institute |
| 9:15 a.m. | Kansas Momnibus Act: Built for Moms & Babies, Speakers: Tina Sherman, MomsRising; Senator Kristen O’Shea; Dr. Sharla Smith, Kansas Birth Equity Network |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Birth Equity: What is it and why matters, Speaker: Sapphire Garcia-Lies, Kansas Birth Justice Collective |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch & Networking |
| 12:15 p.m. | Donor Human Milk: Equitable Access in Kansas, Speakers: Becky Mannel, Oklahoma Mothers’ Milk Bank; Michelle Finn, University of Kansas Hospital |
| 1:15 p.m. | Break |
| 1:30 p.m. | Paid Family & Medical Leave; Speaker: Vasu Reddy, National Partnership for Women & Families |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break & light snacks |
| 2:45 p.m. | Early Childhood in Kansas, Speakers: Elliot Regenstein, Foresight Law + Policy; Melissa Rooker, Kansas Children’s Cabinet |
| 3:45 p.m. | Maternal Mortality Review Committee, Speakers: Tina Sherman, MomsRising; Dr. Jessie Piper, Kansas Department of Health and Environment |
| 4:45 p.m. | Closing - Tatiana Lin, Kansas Health Institute |
Speakers:
Michelle Finn, University of Kansas Hospital
Sapphire Garcia-Lies, Kansas Birth Justice Society
Becky Mannel, Oklahoma Mothers Milk Bank
Dr. Jessie Piper, Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Vasu Reddy, National Partnership for Women & Families
Elliot Regenstein, Foresight Law + Policy
Melissa Rooker, Kansas Children’s Cabinet
Tina Sherman, MomsRising
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Hotel Information:
A special group rate of $139 per night is available at Cyrus Hotel, 920 South Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66612
Book your group rate for the First 1,000 Days Kansas Summit
Deadline to book: December 28, 2023