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Listen to current students, faculty, and alumni share how the MCH MPH Program has impacted their work improving the health of women, children, birthing people, and families around the world in the video, "What is Maternal and Child Health?" created by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
What is Maternal & Child Health?
Save the date for our Spring 2025 events! 1) Bright Spots Mini Lab session on January 30. The topic will be "How to Turn Qualitative Insights Into Compelling Multimedia Presentations- Quickly" with Rich Thau. 2) The Women's Health Research Conference on February 13, hosted by the Center for Women's Health Research, and co-sponsored by the Center. The 2025 theme is "Maternal Health Disparities".
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#UMNMCH student, Andrea Lawson (she/her), describes her deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in partnership with the Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition. During her deployment, she worked with Somali and African-American birthing parents to understand how cultural beliefs influence breastfeeding practices. Andrea hopes that this information can be used to promote equity in breastfeeding education.
A Student Spotlight Interview: How did Andrea Lawson’s Commitment to Cultural Understanding Shape Her Approach to Infant Feeding Equity?
Check out the latest Alumni Spotlight from recent #UMNMCH graduate Katie Lins (MPH 2024). Katie reflects on her deployment, where she helped increase awareness of community resources and improve understanding of their pediatric patient population. By developing needs assessments, creating newsletters, and highlighting resources, she worked to improve overall patient well-being.
How did Katie Lins’ Deployment with Leap Pediatric and Adolescent Care Facilitate Growth in her Community Engagement Skills and Enhance her Interest in Improving Health Outcomes in the St. Paul Community?
Faith Angus, a recent Master of Public Health graduate from the University at Albany's School of Public Health (SPH), is the latest featured author for MCH Leads. In her Health Equity Edition entry, titled “The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Health Equity Improvement Project,” Faith reflects on her experience as an intern with CYSHCN Health Equity Improvement Project at the New York State Department of Health.
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The 2022 MN-WHRC is now available in English, Hmong, Spanish and Somali! The MNWHRC helps visualize and reflect the health indicators specific
to our state’s unique demographics.
2022 MN Women's Health Report Card (MN-WHRC)
Our UMN online MCH Program was ranked #7 out of all online MPH programs by the Master’s in Public Health Degrees website. Interested in earning your MPH online?
Visit our program page to learn more.