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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?
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".
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#UMNMCH student, Kelly Gill (she/her, MPH 2025) wrote this reflection on her deployment at the Minnesota Department of Health’s Women’s Health Unit. As a part of her position, Kelly created multiple briefs to improve the availability of resources that would improve maternal outcomes.
Student Spotlight: How is Kelly Gill supporting Maternal Wellbeing by Advocating for Respectful Birth Care and Perinatal Peer Support?
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?
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.
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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)
Our UMN online MCH Program was ranked #7 out of all online MPH programs by the Master’s in Public Health Degrees website. Interested in earning your MPH online?
Visit our program page to learn more.