Interested in learning how children’s mental health relates to your work? The University of Minnesota Extension Children, Youth & Family Consortium (CYFC) has posted several new annotated bibliographies that reflect the current research and and draw connections between children’s mental health and related fields. Find articles, books, and guides for using a public health […]
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Our Mental Health & Well-being Efforts
The UMN’s Mental Health, Well-Being, & Resilience Learning Community The Learning Community meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 28th, 9:30-11:30 am is CANCELLED. Based on participation and participant feedback, the UMN site for monthly Learning Community meetings is being dissolved. If you are still interested in being a part of the statewide Learning Community, you can […]
eReview: Falling Behind–Understanding the Educational Disparities Faced by Immigrant Latino Students in the U.S.
“…Latino students in the United States are showing far different educational outcomes than their white peers and are facing inequitable opportunities that lead to inequitable lifelong outcomes.” The Children’s Mental Health eReview from the UMN’s Children, Youth & Family Consortium (CYFC) summarizes children’s mental health research and implications for practice and policy. It addresses the gap […]
Incarceration’s Impact on Families
The term Housed Out of Facility, or HOF, is one strategy the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MN DOC) uses to address over-crowding issues currently facing Minnesota prisons. When we learned about the impact of HOF on one inmate, we immediately became interested in conducting a Family Impact Analysis about HOF. This mother had been involved in the parenting program at […]
Video: Dr. Robert Blum on Adolescent Reproductive Health Care
In this video, Dr. Robert Blum (Johns Hopkins University) explains the importance of family planning programs specific for adolescent population. He discusses barriers of family planning services in developing countries and what to consider when implementing family planning and reproductive health services. Want to hear more from Dr. Blum? Join us on Friday, December 4, 2015, when he’ll present The Global […]
Report: Perspectives on the Community Health Worker Workforce
This summary report captures information provided by community health workers (CHW) from across Minnesota. Included are characteristics such as education and certificate completion, features of CHW jobs (including service activities, work locations and support to special populations) and training interests. Produced by WellShare International along with the Minnesota Community Health Worker Peer Network (a CHW collaborative program of […]
Minnesota Safe Harbor Resources
The Safe Harbor First Year Evaluation Overview, released by the Minnesota departments of Health and Human Services, is the first report of its kind on Safe Harbor, the new statewide system for helping sexually exploited youth younger than age 18 years, which went into full effect in 2014. The Safe Harbor program provides these youths […]
Self-Assessment for Young Males
This self-assessment tool, developed by the American Sexual Health Association, School-Based Health Alliance, Healthy Teen Network, and the Partnership for Male Youth, is designed for young male patients, roughly ages 14-18, to help provide a picture of overall health and wellbeing. By sharing this assessment with a healthcare provider, male youth can get answers to any questions they might […]
Whoops Proof Birth Control
The use of highly effective, low-maintenance methods of birth control—IUDs and the Implant—are on the rise in the US. Even so, awareness and use of these methods are low compared to other methods; in addition, uptake in the U.S. is significantly less than in many other countries with lower rates of teen and unplanned pregnancy. […]
Video: The Promise and Pitfalls of Electronic Health Data
The Promise and Pitfalls of Electronic Health Data features Julian Wolfson, assistant professor in biostatistics at the U of MN School of Public Health Most of our health information is now recorded and archived digitally, providing a valuable source of data for researchers seeking to explore the complex relationships between genetics, demographics, behavior, and disease. However, […]
Family Planning & Reproductive Health
Guttmacher Institute Minnesota Department of Health (MDH): Family Planning Special Projects Grants Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Public Comment Period OPEN for Healthy People 2020
The public comment period for Healthy People 2020 is officially open and live at: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/history-development/Public-Comment. Comments will be accepted through November 7th. New Objectives are proposed for both the Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Early and Middle Childhood Topic Areas.
11th Annual Women’s Health Research Conference: Updates on Women’s Cancer Research
Since its inception, the Center for Maternal and Child Public Health has been a co-sponsor of the Women’s Health Research Conference at the University of Minnesota. It attracts a regional audience of public health, medicine, and nursing providers and students. The conference will be held on Monday, September 29, 2014 in the McNamara Alumni Center, […]
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Certificate Program
University of Minnesota, Institute of Child Development Center for Early Education and Development, Irving B. Harris Foundation The University of Minnesota Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Certificate Program is announcing open enrollment for the IECMH certificate program. The new IECMH cohort will begin in Fall, 2014. The 2-year certificate offers an intensive, […]
Pediatric Care Coordination Request for Proposals Due March 21, 2014
The Minnesota Department of Health is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations, Institutes of Higher Education, clinics or hospitals that will manage and implement the care coordination project. The goal of this project is to test, evaluate and plan for the spread of successful care coordination model(s) for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (CYSHN). […]