OTD Student Presents at Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference

On September 25, 2019, doctor of occupational therapy student Kylie Woodall (Sargent ’21) and Clinical Assistant Professor Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon attended the 2019 CityMatCH Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference in Providence, RI. They were invited panel participants and also presented their work on the Gabby Preconception Care system. Developed by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC), Boston University School of Medicine, and the Relational Agents Group from Northeastern University, the Gabby system is a web-based program which helps young African American women improve their preconception health status and their chances of having a healthy pregnancy and birth outcome in the future. Aligned with the theme of the conference, “Make Waves: Intentional Disruption to Promote Health Equity,” Gabby’s goal is to help address racial disparities in maternal and child health.