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Healthy
Generations
 The
expertise of faculty and the experience of practitioners are combined
through our world-class Healthy Generations publication and video conference
series, which occurs 3 times/year. Each issue has a special focus
on an important topic in maternal and child health, including children's health, adolescent health, and women's health (see below). For most topics there are
newsletters, relevant websites, and PowerPoint presentations. Videoconferences are often conducted after the release of the newsletter.
Request hard copies of the
newsletter or a DVD or videotape of past video conferences.
Topics:
Adolescent Alcohol Use
Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting
Adolescent Tobacco Use
American Indian Health
Child Abuse
Child and Adolescent Physical Inactivity
Childhood Asthma
Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
Childhood Poverty
Children's Enviromental Health
Disaster Mental Health
Early Childhood
Family Planning
Fatherhood
NEW!
Food Insecurity and Hunger
Immigrant and Refugee Health
Job Stress
Mental Health
Mental Health 2004 CYSHCN
Oral Health
School Environment and Health
War and Public Health
Women's Reproductive Health
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Addressing Health Disparities Summer Institutes:
Culture, Communications and Health - July 24-25, 2007
See the proceedings from the July 24-25, 2007 Summer Institute on Culture, Communications and Health
View Dr. K. Vishwanath's keynote presentation entitled, "Beyond Access: Communication Inequality and its Implications for Health Disparities" here.
See the proceedings from previous Summer Institutes
How Do You Measure That? Successful Evaluation for Community Health Organizations - Oct 24, 2006
Listen to Conference Sessions (Powerpoint presentations and audio files):
Eileen Harwood, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of MN School of Public Health
Diana DuBoise, MPH, MIA and Laura Ehrlich, MPH, MN International Health Volunteers
Linda Harris, Beth Stenglein, Rainbow Research, Minneapolis
Bibiana Garzon, Monica Hurtado, Aqui Para Ti, Family Medical Center, Minneapolis
Nicole Wocelka, Community Doula Program, American Indian Family Center, St. Paul
Jocelyn Ancheta, Program Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation of Minnesota
Ernesto Bustos, Centro Campesino, Owatonna
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Building Healthy Communities for Children: The Physical and Social Environments - Sept 26-27, 2005
Download conference proceedings, including Powerpoint presentations and audio files.
Conference goals included:
- New research findings profiling both threats and protective factors affecting children's health
- Ways to translate scientific evidence into actions to protect and promote children's health
- Ways to better communicate research evidence to the general public, policymakers and community activitists
- Helping develop collaborations linking research, concerned cititizns and communities to begin action steps and new research initiatives
Other On-Line Resources for MCH professionals
A variety of resources are available on key MCH topics, listed
above. Other resources are highlighted below.
•Regional MCH Links
• Information about Evaluation |
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