Translations for the 2024 MN-WHRC are now available in Hmong, Spanish and Somali! The MNWHRC helps visualize and reflect the health indicators specific
to our state’s unique demographics.
2024 MN Women's Health Report Card (MN-WHRC)
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?
Please join us for the February 19th Mini-Lab, Digital Storytelling with Dr. Abby Lohr and Graciela Porraz Capetillo, where these speakers will guide participants through the method of digital storytelling and its potential for public health application and beyond. We’ll learn how this creative method has proved useful in their community-based chronic disease research. We will also explore best practices surrounding ethical implementation, how to strengthen community partnership, and how to get the most out of this technique. Free, virtual, & open to all!
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#UMNMCH student Meredith Shimek (MPH 2026) reflects on her work with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) as a Title V MCH Data and Community Engagement Intern, and how she supported the department’s efforts to advance the health of Minnesotan families. In this piece, Meredith shares her motivations and passions in public health as well as her experiences contributing to this unique project.
Student Spotlight: How is Meredith Shimek’s Deployment Preparing Her to Advance Public Health Equity, Education, and Leadership?
Check out the latest State Policy Brief from the National University-Based Collaborative on Justice-Involved Women & Children (JIWC). Learn about policies and menstrual product legislation in "State Laws on Access to Menstrual Products for People who are Pregnant while Incarcerated."
Fall 2025 JIWCC Brief: State Laws on Access to Menstrual Products for People who are Pregnant while Incarcerated
Oluwatosin (Tosi) Adeniyi-Miller MPH student from the Emory Rollins School of Public Health and Center for Excellence in MCH, is the February feature of MCH Leads. In her blog entry, titled “Learning, Leading, and Listening: My Journey in MCH,” Tosi applies MCH Competency 8 (Honoring Lived Experience) and 11 (Systems Approach) to her experience co-founding Criado.
MCH National Blog
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.