Introducing Black Centered Care to the Community

While working as a certified nurse midwife and serving on numerous committees, she observed Black women were not being heard in the discussion of racial disparities in maternal and infant health.  She co-founded Village of Healing, a community development organization focused on healing and empowering the village to eliminate social determinants of health and decrease disparities.  Under that umbrella The Village of Healing Center was developed to deliver quality health care that meets the social and cultural needs of patients. She founded Dàna M. Langford Consulting, an enterprise focused on uplifting communities and addressing systemic injustices through education, professional coaching, and advocacy. With a host of experience working in hospital systems as a certified nurse midwife, for more than 14 years, Dàna is invested in serving the Black community. She brings clinical bedside and corporate boardroom experience coupled with an adherent passion for the eradication of racial disparities to her companies and the communities she serves.