Maternal and Child Health Research

MCH faculty focus on a wide range of research topics including Children with Special Health Care Needs, Reproductive Health, Women's Health, and Advocating for Children.

MCH Related Research | Technical Assistance

Maternal and Child Health Data Sources

Here is a guide to a variety of relevant MCH data sources for US, State and local level data. It includes basic information about the data set and an example of the type and format of available data. (This list is updated frequently; please check back for additional resources.)

• KIDS COUNT Data On-Line


• National Survey of Children's Health


• PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System)


• American Community Survey


• National Survey of Children With Special Health Needs


• March of Dimes PeriStats


• The Oral Health of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005


• The Coverage Gap: A State by State Report on Access to Care


• Healthy Youth! CDC Division of Child and School Health
  
• Breastfeeding Data and Statistics


• Quick Health Data On-line

Data Moments in Maternal and Child Health

A brief discussion of specific methodological issues relevant to MCH professionals.

• Response Rate


• Teratogens


• Evidence Based Public Health Decisions


• Evaluating Program Satisfaction


• Definitions of Immigrant and Refugees


• Temporality in Exposure - Health Outcome Studies

Technical Assistance in Maternal and Child Health

The MCH Training Program is pleased to offer the following technical assistance to professionals in the upper Midwest (Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.)

•  Direct technical assistance on a specific topic from an MCH staff or faculty member.  Topics might include working with data, communications and message framing, GIS mapping, program evaluation or other research needs.

•  Service on advisory panels, task forces, planning or work groups on MCH-related issues.

•  Assistance from current students, including field placements, master’s projects and funded Research Assistants.