ECCS Touchpoints Webinar: SDPQC, Perinatal Mental Health Disorders, and the Impact on Children Age 0-3
What is a touchpoint?
A child’s brain undergoes rapid development during the first three years of life, making this period crucial for their overall growth. Each new brain connection formed during this time has been referred to as a “touchpoint,” which is why we named our informational webinar series after this important milestone in a child’s development. Through these hour-long, interactive webinars, our goal is to help you create your own touchpoints across South Dakota, contributing to the healthy development of all the state’s children.
SDPQC, Perinatal Mental Health Disorders, and the Impact on Children Age 0-3
The South Dakota Perinatal Quality Collaborative (SDPQC) will be focusing on implementing the AIM Perinatal Mental Health Conditions AIM bundle in hospitals throughout the state of South Dakota. Perinatal mental health conditions are traditionally defined as mental health disorders that occur in relation to pregnancy from 2-4 weeks postpartum through one year postpartum. Stephanie Hanson, MPH, PMH-C, PhD Candidate defines perinatal mental health disorders as mental health disorders that occur in relations to pregnancy and postpartum beginning from preconception through 5 years postpartum. Perinatal mental health disorders can have short- and long-term health impacts on both the mother and the infant/child if not addressed. This presentation will discuss risk factors for these disorders, clinical presentation, and short- and long-term effects of these disorders on the physical, mental, emotional, and developmental health of the mother and infant/child, as appropriate.
Speakers: Stephanie Hanson, MPH, PMH-C, PhD Candidate and Keri Pappas, MPH, BIRTH-SD-UNITE, South Dakota State University
CEUs: SD Board of Social Work Examiners This organization (University of South Dakota – Provider #1048) is approved as a provider for continuing education by the South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners. Social workers will receive up to 1.0 Continuing Education clock hours for participating in this course.
Stephanie Hanson, MPH, PMH-C, PhD Candidate, is an Assistant Professor at South Dakota State University. She has earned her BS in biology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, her MPH in global health epidemiology and disease control at The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington, DC, and she is currently finishing her PhD in social work at the University of Minnesota. She joined the faculty at SDSU in August of 2022 as a Population Health Instructor for the joint MPH program between USD and SDSU.
In September 2023, Stephanie was awarded a grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), BIRTH-SD-AIM, that is working toward improving care for women and birthing persons in the state of South Dakota through implementing a series of quality improvement projects in the state. In July 2024, Stephanie was awarded a grant by the Wokini Initiative at South Dakota State University, BIRTH-SD-UNITE, which has been focused on intentionally engaging with the Native American tribes in South Dakota regarding perinatal health. In August 2024, Stephanie became the acting director of the newly formed South Dakota Perinatal Quality Collaborative (SDPQC) where she is leading a diverse group of stakeholders who are invested in perinatal health throughout the state of South Dakota.
Stephanie has a passion for maternal health holistically and a special interest in perinatal mental health. She is a two-time survivor of four different perinatal mental health disorders and is now a proud mother of her two children Liam and Brooklynn.
Keri Pappas, MPH serves as the Community Clinic Specialist for the BIRTH-SD-AIM grant and the Co-Investigator on the BIRTH-SD-UNITE grant, both of which operate out of South Dakota State University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in human biology and microbiology with minors in communication studies and chemistry from South Dakota State University in 2021. Immediately following, Keri attended the joint Masters of Public Health program through South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota and earned her MPH degree in 2023.
Keri is a lifelong resident of the state of South Dakota and has a passion for any work that will help to enhance the quality of life for the residents of her home state.
