Center for Leadership Education in
Maternal & Child Public Health

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?

Save the date for the April 29th webinar, Community-Engaged, Reproductive Health Research Within the Carceral System: Reflections & Lessons Learned. This virtual event is hosted by the UMN Center for Leadership Education in Maternal & Child Public Health & the National Cross-Center Collaboration on the Health of Justice-Involved Women & Children (JIWC).

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#UMNMCH student, Aarin Urevig (MPH 2025), reflects on her deployment with the Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition and the Minnesota Department of Health, and her work analyzing breastfeeding support, perceived unfair practices, and barriers for Black women in urban communities.

Student Spotlight: How is Aarin Urevig Informing Breastfeeding Practices Through Research and Community Engagement?

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?

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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