Center for Leadership Education in
Maternal & Child Public Health

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?

The Center is excited to cosponsor the 2024 Summer Institute in Adolescent Health on July 22-24, 2024. This year's theme is "Cultivating Adolescent Well-Being in the Digital Age" and will explore how professionals, parents, and caring adults can engage with and promote the healthy use of technology. Learn more about this event and register today!

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#UMNMCH student Sara Hildreth (she/her, MPH 2024) reflects on her deployment experience with Hennepin County’s Babytracks and Immulink programs, which seek to address current disparities in infant vaccination rates. Sara helped develop surveys to understand the potential role of doulas in providing vaccine education. She also spearheaded the planning of many community events and clinics to provide vaccine education and administer immunizations. This April, they will be hosting their National Infant Immunization Week Health Childhood Event for community members in partnership with state, county, and community-based organizations.

Student Spotlight: How did Sara Hildreth’s Interest in Addressing MCH Vaccine Disparities Lead her to Plan and Implement a Successful Immunization Event for Hennepin County Residents?

Check out the latest Alumni Spotlight from Nicollette Moore. In this Spotlight, #UMNMCH recent graduate Nicollette Moore, MPH 2023, wrote this reflection on her journey into the public health field, her deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), and her work to expand doula services.

How has Nicollette Moore Supported State Efforts to Expand the Doula Workforce in Minnesota?

Blog co-editors from the UMN Center of Excellence, Estefanía Henríquez Luthje, and UAlbany’s Catalyst Program, Maha Mehmood, are the authors of the newest, MCH Leads blog post. In this editorial, Estefanía and Maha reflect on their backgrounds, interests in maternal and child public health, preferred MCH leadership competencies, and expectations as 2022-2023 co-editors for the National MCH Trainee Blog. In addition, they introduce the overarching theme that will shape MCH Leads blog posts for spring 2023: Health Equity.

MCH National Blog

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.

We're #UMNproud!