Estefanía Henríquez Luthje (MPH 2024), a Fulbright Foreign Student at #UMNMCH, shares a personal reflection on her background as an M.D. in the Dominican Republic, experience managing the National MCH Trainee Blog (MCH Leads), and future hopes to establish a Center for MCH in the Dominican Republic. The Road Less Traveled: My Journey to the […]
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Student Spotlight: How did Laurel Cederberg Address Vision Health in Native American Children and Youth in Minnesota??
#UMNMCH student and pediatrician, Dr. Laurel Cederberg (MPH 2024), wrote this reflection detailing her involvement with the Vision Health Task Force. The task force is dedicated to addressing vision health, particularly through their “Little Eyes, Big Eyes” project for Native American children and families in Minnesota. Drawing from her hands-on experience, Laurel conducted an extensive […]
Student Spotlight: How did Annie Olson’s Interests in Mental Health Lead her to the Minnesota Student Survey?
#UMNMCH student Annie Olson (MPH 2024) wrote this reflection on how her deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health gave her the opportunity to analyze and disseminate information about the health of Minnesota adolescents and contributed to her understanding of the state’s mental health landscape. Tell us about your deployment: what did you work on, […]
State Laws on Substance Use Treatment for Incarcerated Pregnant and Postpartum People
A State Policy Brief from the National University-Based Collaborative on Justice-Involved Women & Children (JIWC) December 2023 Executive Summary: In the U.S., over 60% of incarcerated pregnant people are in custody for non-violent drug offenses. Only 7 states had statutes related to treatment of substance use disorders in pregnant incarcerated populations despite the evidence that […]
Student Spotlight: How Did Tia Joy Peterson Help Change Outcomes for Incarcerated Parents and their Children?
#UMNMCH student Tia Joy Peterson wrote this reflection on how her field experience and deployment contributed to her career in Maternal and Child Health (MCH). When I first entered the University of Minnesota (UMN) Master of Public Health in MCH, I was excited to learn that there was a deployment that was focused on how […]
Student Spotlight: How did Mary Kate Leloux’s Deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health’s PRAMS Project provide a foundational experience in public health data collection processes?
#UMNMCH student Mary Kate Leloux (MPH 2024) wrote this reflection on how her deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health PRAMS Project and passion for communities has developed her interest in representative public health data. PRAMS: A Story of Data to Action I completed a year-long deployment with the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Systems (PRAMS) […]
Student Spotlight: How is an Interest in Storytelling and Data Visualization Inspiring the Direction of Ruth Arévalo’s Masters Program?
#UMNMCH student Ruth Arévalo (MPH 2024) wrote this reflection on how community work, nursing career, and deployment have contributed to a career in Maternal and Child Health (MCH). Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 on Childhood Immunization Acquisition In 2022 I began my deployment with Hennepin County Public Health (HCPH) as a Community Health Assessment and Project […]
Student Spotlight: How is Kailee Elizabeth Schaberg Addressing Intersectional Violence Among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations?
#UMNMCH student Kailee Elizabeth Schaberg (she/her, they/them) (MPH 2024) shares a personal reflection on their experience as a Domestic Violence Prevention intern (DVPi) at the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis (Center-funded position). “With the current literature, we know AI/AN women disproportionately experience intersectional forms of violence (specifically domestic violence and intimate partner violence) more than […]
Want to Expand Your MCH Education? Opportunities are Available with MCH Navigator
The MCH Navigator has created the Learning Program resource as they recognize that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to learning, so it offers a growing selection of learning programs to match participants’ educational needs and time requirements. Participants have access to both (1) focused and fast micro-learning (and micro-reflection) programs for when they need to […]
What are Perinatal Quality Collaboratives?
Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) are state or multistate networks of teams working to improve the quality of care for mothers and babies. PQC members identify healthcare processes that need to be improved and use the best available methods to make changes as quickly as possible. PQCs have contributed to Want to learn more about PQCs? […]
JIWC Community Spotlight: Alicia Roach
Alicia Roach, Doula and Certified Breastfeeding Educator, Birthing with Dignity Doula Services Alicia Roach is a doula and certified breastfeeding educator based in Portland, Oregon. She promotes safe, supportive, and empowering birthing experiences for her clients. Alicia was formerly incarcerated while pregnant and her firsthand experience inspired her to testify for a bill establishing a […]
JIWC Community Spotlight: The Lotus Alliance
The Lotus Alliance is a prison doula project in Columbia, South Carolina. The project’s co-directors, Kaylin Smith and Sadie Whitehead, work in coalition with other doulas, medical students and doctors to provide support in the Camille Graham Correctional Institution throughout pregnancy, labor and postpartum. Sadie and Kaylin were instrumental in pushing forward an anti-shackling bill […]
Student Spotlight: How did Mollie Kohler’s Deployment Highlight the Connection Between Social Support and Mental Well-being In the Postpartum Period?
#UMNMCH student Mollie Kohler, she/her wrote this reflection on how her experience as a social worker led her to the MCH program and prepared her for a deployment with the UMN Extension Center for Family Development, where she worked on a project to improve culturally relevant postpartum social support and maternal well-being. Wellness Intern Deployment […]
HEAR HER Campaign
CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health is committed to healthy pregnancies and deliveries for every woman. The Hear Her campaign supports CDC’s efforts to prevent pregnancy-related deaths by sharing potentially life-saving messages about urgent warning signs. Women know their bodies better than anyone and can often tell when something doesn’t feel right. The campaign seeks to […]