Center for Maternal and Child Health Equity and Advocacy (CMCHEA)
We strive to eliminate health disparities for underserved families in Hampton Roads and beyond.
Center for Maternal and Child Health Equity and Advocacy
Our program
We created the Center for Maternal and Child Health Equity and Advocacy (CMCHEA) to intensify efforts to examine and address maternal and child health disparities.
Through a combination of research and community partnerships, we strive to create better policies and guidelines, improve quality of care, and improve health outcomes for families in Hampton Roads.
What we hope to achieve
The Center for Maternal and Child Health Equity and Advocacy (CMCHEA) supports underserved parents and children by getting to the root of the problems that have led to inquality in health care services.
How? By partnering with community members, collecting and analyzing data, and conducting studies that can help us improve the care that patients receive in Hampton Roads and beyond.
Read CMCHEA's complete list of goals.
- Alfred Abuhamad, MD
- Sonita Dodani, PhD
- Mekbib Gemeda
- Keith Newby, MD
- Cynthia Romero, MD
- George Saade, MD
Camilla Buchanan, MD
Megan Buchholz
Derwin Gray, MD
Jeff Henke, MD
Holly Puritz, MD
Sharon Sheffield, MD
Stephanie Spencer
Kenda Sutton-El
Christine Truman, MD