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.

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Recent MCH Faculty News - Fall 2011:

Several MCH faculty members are investigators for the Ramsey County site of the National Children's Study.  The Study will examine the effects of the environment--defined as air, water, diet, sound, family dynamics, community and cultural influences, and genetics--on the growth, development, and health of children from before birth until age 21 years.  A YouTube video about the Study is available at http://youtu.be/PJwVl9eQook.  The URL for the Ramsey County site is at http://RamseyKids.nationalchildrensstudy.gov.

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.

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