Acknowledgments

With Gratitude

The 2024 MN-WHRC would not be possible without the significant time, talent, and efforts of the Center’s Grace Armon (MPH ’25).

Additionally, we want to thank the 2024 student collaborators for their major contributions to the development of the 2024 MN-WHRC: Ashlee Cermak, Ruth Dele-Oni, Katherine Gunderson, and Mary Kenny.

We also wish to acknowledge Dr. Zobeida Bonilla, Sara Benning, Sarah Amundson, Jeffery Johnson, Lisa Anderson, April Peterson, and Sarah Vandenbergen for their assistance. Thank you to the MN Department of Health’s (MDH) Center for Health Statistics, Child and Family Health Division and Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Division, specifically Anna Lynn, Mira Sheff, Savannah Riddle, James Peacock, Megan Udoeyop, and Mark Lee for their contributions. Thanks to Dr. Ruby Nguyen for initiating the creation of this Report Card and to Laura Villarreal, Delali Degbey, Yetunde Akingbemi, Dr. Asha Hassan, and Dr. Richard Maclehose for their early efforts on this project. 

We want to congratulate the North Carolina (NC) team led by the Center for Women’s Health Research (CWHR) which has been reporting on the health status of NC’s women for several years. Their report cards and corresponding website inspired us to do the same for MN. Thank you.

About the Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health

For six decades, the Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health has worked to improve the health status of MN’s women, children, adolescents, and their families. The Center’s work focuses on skills development through continuing professional education, consultation, and technical assistance to community-based organizations and public health and social service agencies. Students pursuing our Master’s degree in Public Health receive training that focuses on public health skills development and maternal and child health (MCH) content.

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