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July 29-30, 2026 Kansas City
A conference to address maternal mortality at the intersection of physical and mental health, substance use, and intimate partner violence.
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Questions? Email the KCC Team at kcc@ku.edu.
2025 Highlights
On August 7 and 8, 2025, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and a dedicated planning committee hosted the first Million Moments for Maternal Mortality Prevention Conference. Partially funded by Kansas Connecting Communities (KCC), the two-day conference highlighted the many factors that contribute to maternal death, including physical and mental health conditions, substance use, intimate partner violence, and the systems that shape care and access.
Scenes from the 2025 Conference
Brought to you by Kansas Department of Health and Environment and partners. This conference is partially funded by:
- Kansas Connecting Communities, which is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3,750,000 with 10% financed with non-governmental sources.
- The Maternal Anti-Violence Innovation and Sharing (MAVIS) Project, which is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Women’s Health as part of an award totaling $3,500,000 with 100% funded by HHS.
- Kansas Maternal Health Innovation project at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, which is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number #U7AMC50508, titled State Maternal Health Innovation.
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