#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) […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Student Spotlight: How Has Monica Marcial Gutierrez’s position as a WIC Nutritionist and her Student Group Leadership Role Enriched Her MCH Interests?
#UMNMCH student Monica Marcial Gutierrez, MPH 2024, wrote this reflection on how her experiences as a WIC nutritionist inspired her to pursue her Master’s in MCH and to become an executive board member of the Maternal and Child Health Student Interest Group (MCHSIG). Background I began to consider a career in public health after joining […]
Student Spotlight: How Did a Foreign Policy Student Become Part of the UMN MCH Master’s Program?
#UMNMCH student Julieta Barbiero wrote this reflection on her path to public health and her work with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). What was your path to the UMN MCH Program? I was not always in the public health field. I received my bachelor’s degree in international studies from American University in Washington, D.C. […]
Student Spotlight: How Did Paige Erickson’s MCH Deployment Seek to Address Mental Health Through a Public Health Lens?
#UMNMCH student Paige Erickson, MPH 2022, wrote this reflection on how a deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the UMN Extension Center for Family Development let Paige explore mental health through a maternal and child health lens. Path to the UMN MPH in MCH Program Before coming to the School of Public […]
Student Spotlight: How Did MacKenzie O’Kane’s Experience Working with Justice-Involved Families Inform her Public Health Career?
#UMNMCH student MacKenzie O’Kane; (MPH 2023) wrote this reflection on how her coursework, internship, and professional development opportunities have launched her career in public health. Twice the Support My Center internship with the Minnesota Model Jail Practices Learning Community served as a launching pad for my public health career. A unique aspect of my deployment […]
Student Spotlight: How Did Summer Reid’s PRAMS Deployment Influence her Current MCH Interests?
#UMNMCH student Summer Reid (MPH 2023) wrote this reflection on how her deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) working with PRAMS Data helped contribute to her career in Maternal and Child Health (MCH). About PRAMS My deployment for the 2021-2022 academic year was with MDH working with the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System […]