Center for Healthy Living Events

My Health beyond Pregnancy: Supporting Patients and Caregivers Postpartum

This webinar will explore maternal health beyond pregnancy, with a focus on postpartum cardiometabolic health and the importance of supporting both patients and caregivers after delivery. Dr. Ann Celi will discuss why maternal heart health matters after childbirth, common postpartum health risks, and strategies to improve long-term outcomes through patient-centered care. The session will also highlight the importance of listening to and amplifying the patient voice to better understand individual experiences, address barriers to care, and promote equitable and compassionate healthcare practices.

Resources:

• Preeclampsia Foundation – Beyond Pregnancy
• American Heart Association – Maternal Health Equity Heartbeats

Speaker

Ann Celi, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital

We are pleased to offer 1.0 Entry-Level CHES/MCHES® credits for this webinar! The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living is a Designated Provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists/Master Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES/MCHES®) through The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC®).

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Building Better Brains: The Role of Sleep in Child Development

Sleep is essential for the developing brain. This webinar will explore how sleep supports memory, learning, emotional functioning, and neurodevelopment across childhood and adolescence. Drawing from developmental science and public health research, participants will learn how insufficient or disrupted sleep can shape developmental trajectories and identify practical strategies to support healthy sleep during critical periods of growth.

Speaker

Christine W St. Laurent, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Kinesiology
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Moderator

Christopher Pfledderer, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin

We are pleased to offer 1.0 Entry-Level CHES/MCHES® credits for this webinar! The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living is a Designated Provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists/Master Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES/MCHES®) through The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC®).

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