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Hackers for Birth Justice 2024

Developing Tech Solutions for Black Maternal Health

Jun 
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Jun 
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2023

June 13 + June 14, 2024

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Hackers for Birth Justice 2024

The UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi) and Twilio present Hackers for Birth Justice — the 3rd Annual Hackathon event where tech and birth equity meet to improve Black infant and maternal health outcomes.


Imagine what we can achieve when we put tech experts and mothers with lived experience in a creative and innovative space together to develop solutions to combat challenges burdening Black mamas and babies.

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California Preterm Birth Initiative is committed to:

Racial Equity

 

Centering Community Voices

 

Reproductive Justice

 

Innovative Research

 

PTBi's Mission

Our mission is to eliminate racial disparities in preterm birth and improve health outcomes for babies born too soon, through research, partnerships and education grounded in community wisdom.

PTBi's Vision

We believe all parents deserve healthy pregnancies, and all newborns deserve healthy starts in life.

 

What To Expect
 


What is a Hackathon? 

A Hackathon is an  innovation strategy that uses hearts, minds and technology to co-create collaborative solutions for complex issues. For this hackathon, you can expect a two day event where you will form small teams, build creative solutions to a business problem, and demo your app to peers, and PTBi and Twilio leadership. You should anticipate spending 4 - 6 hours total to create a working prototype.

Who can participate?

You don't need to be a developer in order to participate. We need everyone's expertise: Product Managers, Subject Matter Experts, Designers, Data Analysts. If you have a vested interest in the future of Black maternal health, we want you to participate.

 

You may also participate as a VIEWER ONLY if you would like to join for the kick-off and demo ceremony. We ask that you still register as a viewer to receive event related details by email.

Why should I participate? 

This is a fast-paced opportunity to do something different from your typical work week, to work with others, to learn new tools, and make a difference for Black infant and maternal health outcomes.

What is Twilio?

With Twilio, you can add  communications like SMS, voice, video, and chatbots to your apps, using the language you already know, and integrate with the apps and systems you already depend on.  At the hackathon, engineers from Twilio will partner with your team to help you build your app.


Don't have a Twilio account? Let us know on the signup page and we'll  share info on how to get started.

 
Learn more at Twilio.com/docs  

Thursday

June 13

12:00 PM PST Kickoff

We'll kick off the day with brief presentations from PTBi and Twilio.

Thursday

June 13

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Meet with your team and define the community challenge you'd like to focus on  during day 2. 

 Friday

June 14

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM PST Building

We'll spend the bulk of the two days building a prototype in small teams. Engineers will be on hand to help you build.

Friday

June 14th

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST Demos

In the time leading up to the demo, your team will code freeze to give you time to practice. We'll gather together and give your team five minutes to show off what you built in front of PTBi and Twilio leadership.

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Judging Criteria

Social Impact

Prototype demonstrates that it could significantly benefit the business in some way, whether by improving the bottom line, introducing needed tech, or tackling a top-of-mind problem

Technical Feasibility

Prototype integrates Twilio APIs and optimizes for the best solutions. Developers demonstrate consideration for various cases and feasibility of getting the prototype into production. 

WOW Factor

Prototype shows creativity, unique features, or solves a complex problem in an effective way. Extra detail and attention is evident in the demo. Prototype has that ✨something special✨

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Natasha M. Cavanaugh

Vice President, Social & Environmental Impact


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Areca Smit, MBA

Director of Communications 


UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative

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Melissa Hanna

Cofounder and CEO


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Hackers for Birth Justice 2024

Hackers for Birth Justice 1st annual event took place in June of 2022. It was a successful event where tech and birth equity met to improve Black infant and maternal health outcomes. The event fully brought to life what we imagined we could achieve when tech experts and mothers with lived experience collaborate in a creative and innovative space to develop solutions to combat challenges burdening Black mamas and babies. Read all about it HERE

 

Thank you to our Sponsors! 

Want to be a birth justice sponsor? Let's connect!

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 #Hackers4BirthJustice 

#Hack4BlackBirth #Hack4BlackBirthJustice

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"People are beginning to deepen their understanding of racism as anti-Blackness and realizing that when you focus on improving maternal health by focusing on those most burdened by racism, you can improve things for everyone."


Alexis Cobbins | Executive Director 

California Preterm Birth Initiative

 

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