What is Maternal and Child Health?
Listen to current students, faculty, and alumni share how the MCH MPH Program has impacted their work improving the health of women, children, birthing people, and families around the world in the video, "What is Maternal and Child Health?" created by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
What is Maternal & Child Health?
Upcoming Events
Save the date for our Spring 2025 events! 1) Bright Spots Mini Lab session on January 30. The topic will be "How to Turn Qualitative Insights Into Compelling Multimedia Presentations- Quickly" with Rich Thau. 2) The Women's Health Research Conference on February 13, hosted by the Center for Women's Health Research, and co-sponsored by the Center. The 2025 theme is "Maternal Health Disparities".
Upcoming Events
Student Spotlight
#UMNMCH student, Katya Ivanchuk (she/her, MCH 2025) reflects on her deployment with Leap Pediatric and Adolescent Care in St. Paul, where she focused on enhancing the health and wellness of families by researching local organizations and promoting culturally sensitive, family-centered services and supports.
Student Spotlight: How did Katya Ivanchuk Identify Culturally Sensitive, Family-Centered Supports in St. Paul?
Alumni Spotlight
Check out the latest Alumni Spotlight from recent #UMNMCH graduate Katie Lins (MPH 2024). Katie reflects on her deployment, where she helped increase awareness of community resources and improve understanding of their pediatric patient population. By developing needs assessments, creating newsletters, and highlighting resources, she worked to improve overall patient well-being.
How did Katie Lins’ Deployment with Leap Pediatric and Adolescent Care Facilitate Growth in her Community Engagement Skills and Enhance her Interest in Improving Health Outcomes in the St. Paul Community?
National MCH Student Blog
Niju Khoteja, a St. Louis University MPH Epidemiology student, is the latest featured author in MCHLeads. In her Health Equity Edition entry, titled “Promoting Exclusive Breastfeeding,” Niju reflects on her experiences and advocacy work with the Rotaract Club of Kathmandu Mid-Town.
Diana Calderon, a University of California Los Angeles MPH student in the Community Health Sciences Training Program, is the latest featured author in MCHLeads. In her Health Equity Edition entry, titled “Advancing Health Equity and Mentorship in Maternal and Child Health” Diana reflects on her work with the National MCH Workforce Development Center and the University of Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children (UICDSCC).
MCH National Blog
MN Women's Health Report Card
Events
The 2022 MN-WHRC is now available in English, Hmong, Spanish and Somali! The MNWHRC helps visualize and reflect the health indicators specific
to our state’s unique demographics.
2022 MN Women's Health Report Card (MN-WHRC)