Zika virus infection (Zika) during pregnancy can cause damage to the brain, microcephaly, and congenital Zika syndrome, a pattern of conditions in the baby that includes brain abnormalities, eye defects, hearing loss, and limb defects. In 2016, 44 states reported cases of pregnant women with evidence of Zika. The April issue of VitalSigns from […]
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Student Spotlight: How Did Tory Bruch Support Families Healing from Substance Abuse and Trauma?
By Tory Bruch I am a second year graduate student earning my Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health. Though I entered the program with limited professional working experience, I have taken advantage of the many opportunities available to students in the School of Public Health; I have found jobs and volunteer […]
Resource: Youth and Young Adult Mental Health Information (Multiple Sources)
Prevalence and Treatment of Mental Health and Substance Use Problems in the Early Emerging Adult Years in the United States (NAHIC): This 2010 study investigates the mental health status and receipt of services among young adults across multiple outcomes (e.g., race/ethnicity, income, insurance). One major finding was that fewer than 50 percent of young adults […]
Resource: AMCHP’s Life Course Metrics Project
As MCH programs develop new programming guided by a life course framework, measures are needed to determine the success of their approaches. In response to this emerging issue, AMCHP (the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs) launched a project designed to identify and promote a standardized set of indicators that can be applied to measure progress […]
Resource: Plan4Health Toolkits
Plan4Health Toolkits provides a snapshot of reports, webinars, toolkits, community examples, videos, podcasts, and more about active living, nutrition and health in all planning policies from Plan4Health. These resources can be read cover to cover or looked at in pieces, as each page can be a stand-alone document to inform and educate. Additional information about the […]
Resource: Minnesota Department of Health’s MCH Section
The Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) MCH Section provides statewide leadership and public health information essential for promoting, improving or maintaining the health and well-being of women, children and families throughout Minnesota. The overall role of the MCH Section within Minnesota’s health care delivery environment is: to assess the health needs of mothers, children, and their […]
Website: 5-Minute MCH
The MCH Navigator’s 5-Minute MCH was created to help busy Title V professionals receive quality, tailored information and resources quickly. This online program utilizes short bursts of microlearning to improve professionals’ knowledge and skills of the 12 MCH Leadership Competencies. It also contains an online Self-Assessment to further refine learning needs. Learning in 5-minute intervals to strengthen your […]
A Public Health Approach to Children’s Mental Health
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 […]
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 […]
Student Spotlight: How is Satlaj Dighe using evaluation to impact communities?
by Satlaj Dighe Before joining the University, I was working in the community health sector of India. My work was focused on Community Health Worker (CHW) programs, where I was involved in training, curriculum development, and building management and support system structures for ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists), who are Indian government-supported CHWs. ASHAs serve […]
Incarceration Resources
The Cross-Center Collaboration on the Health of Justice-Involved Women and Children (JIWC) is a group of formerly or currently HRSA-funded faculty, staff and students working on research, policy, training issues and topics at the intersection of incarceration and MCH. Much of the below list is also available in a 2-page PDF format. VIDEO In partnership with the Extension Children, Youth […]
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 […]