Listen to current students, faculty, and alumni share how the MCH MPH Program has impacted their work improving the health of women, children, fathers 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?
#UMNMCH student, Grace Armon (MPH 2025), describes her APEX with the Title V MCH Internship Program where she analyzed community needs assessments. Grace’s background in geography and passion for place effects on health equipped her with the skills to apply demographic and geographic analysis to MCH populations.
Student Spotlight: How did Grace Armon Connect Her Geography Background to Maternal and Child Health with the Title V MCH Internship Program?
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 St. Paul?
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.
Jen Farnsworth MPH from Milken Institute for Public Health at George Washington University, is the April feature of MCH Leads. In her blog entry, titled “How My MCH MPH Helps Me as a Violence Prevention Specialist,” Jen applies MCH Competency 1 (MCH Knowledge Base/Context) to her work as a Senior Violence Prevention Specialist at LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services.
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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)
