While the below vary in their content, style and length, they offer a range of options that you may want to consider as you begin developing your abstract. The effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents with depression – a systematic review and meta-analysis (Child and Adolescent Mental Health)  Ancient ecology of the sabertooth cat Homotherium […]

The January-May 2022 Reproductive Book Club Sessions take place via Zoom and are open to University of Minnesota (UMN) students. Questions? Contact Erin at mch@umn.edu. To attend, you must: Be a currently enrolled student at the UMN Register for each session using your UMN email address Log into the session using your UMN email address […]

During National Breastfeeding Month, the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) shares its online resources for making the decision to breastfeed, learning how to breastfeed, overcoming breastfeeding challenges, and pumping and storing of breastmilk. OWH answers questions such as What are the health benefits of breastfeeding? How do you know if you make enough breastmilk? Do you need to avoid certain […]

Background Our Bodies Ourselves started as a group of women in the Boston area who, in 1970, published the classic women’s health book of the same name on sexual and reproductive health. Today, Our Bodies Ourselves is a volunteer-led nonprofit that advocates for women’s health and social justice. Over the years, resources based on the […]

Child Obesity Prevention Efforts: Solutions from Families and Communities March is National Nutrition Month, which focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. The Center provides TA on many topics, including nutrition. The Bright Spots Mini-Lab Positive Deviance Project is one example that is bringing collaborative […]

The HHS Office on Women’s Health has launched the Maternal Health site on Womenshealth.gov! It highlights resources such as the HHS Maternal Health Action Plan, the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Improve Maternal Health, and two innovative competitions to address maternal health disparities. 

Interviews will take place as applications come in. The start date for deployments is September 14, 2026. Incoming MCH students are encouraged to apply. You must be a citizen of the US or a foreign national having in their possession a visa permitting permanent residence in the US, or a non-citizen national. An F1 visa […]

About the Phillips Eye Institute By Cheryle Atkin The Phillips Eye Institute–a campus of Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health–is committed to assisting Minneapolis Public School students with identifying and receiving necessary vision care and is a proud partner of the Minnesota Vision Health Task Force. The hospital’s community program was established in 2008. […]

By Deby Ziesmer  Why Celebrate Children? April is traditionally a time to celebrate things new and fresh. One of the celebrations in our world is Week of the Young Child. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has been leading this national event since 1971. It has been a way to encourage […]

MCH Students Gain International Experience and Broaden Perspectives of Public Health During Time in the Dominican Republic The Batey Relief Alliance is a nonprofit humanitarian aid organization that works to create a safe, productive and self-sufficient environment, through health care, food security, education, disaster relief, and community development programs, for children and their families severely […]

The “socio-ecological model” (the Ecology of Human Development) was developed by psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner in the late 1970s, as a way to recognize that individuals affect and are affected by a complex range of social influences and nested environmental interactions. This model recognizes that factors can cross between multiple levels (see the dotted lines separating […]