The College of Utah ELEVATE Maternal Well being Analysis Heart of Excellence is partnering with group organizations equivalent to USARA, the Utah Division of Well being and Human Providers, and the Utah Girls and Newborns High quality Collaborative to supply scientific proof for improved scientific take care of weak populations. This collaboration goals to handle the growing charges of maternal deaths by figuring out and overcoming structural limitations, together with racism, classism, and stigma.

Main the ELEVATE Heart is a staff of U of U Well being college members, together with Erin Johnson, Ph.D., who serves because the director. Different staff members embrace Michelle Debbink, M.D., Adam Gordon, M.D., Marcela Smid, M.D., Susanna Cohen, D.N.P., Melissa Watt, Ph.D., Dave Turok, M.D., Jasmin Charles, P.A., J.D. Smith, Ph.D., and Tom Greene, Ph.D. Collectively, this various group of consultants will work in direction of selling higher maternal well being outcomes by their analysis and advocacy efforts.