Healthy Generations eNewsletter

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Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health.

Our newsletters will be taking a break over the summer. See you in the fall!

#UMNMCH student, Vivian Pham (MPH 2024), wrote this reflection on how her deployment with Minnesota PRAMS has contributed to her transformative journey in MCH, shaping her into a steadfast advocate for the well-being of families and children worldwide. During her deployment, Vivian helped increase awareness of postpartum depression and led outreach initiatives focusing on the important role PRAMS plays in increasing knowledge of maternal outcomes to decrease disparities. Vivian wrote, “By applying public health principles and leveraging PRAMS data, I played a role in ensuring that essential healthcare is equally accessible to all families, irrespective of their backgrounds.”

As the school year comes to an end, our 2022-2024 MCH Leads editors, Maha Mehmood and Estefanía Henríquez Luthje, are preparing to wrap up their roles and pass the baton. In this entry, they reflect on the milestones achieved, experiences gained, and lessons learned during these two years of sharing the work of MCH leaders from across the country while being full-time MCH students. As Maha shares, “Being an MCH leader means deeply caring about the well-being of mothers, children, and families and working tirelessly to ensure they have the support they need. It involves speaking up for those who are often ignored and taking action to address the root causes of health disparities.” Learn more about their journey as MCH Leads co-editors here!

Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Hardeman for her recognition as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of the Year! The founding director of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, Dr. Hardeman has dedicated her work to health equity and community-based research for equitable birth outcomes. Read more about Dr. Hardeman here and here.

How can policymakers and practitioners view policies, programs, and practices through the lens of family? The Family Impact Rationale and Handbook, coauthored by Center director Sara Benning and designed by MCH student Cassie Mohawk, explains why the family impact lens is important, how it can be used, who would find it useful, and what it can accomplish. In addition, it provides step-by-step procedures and tools for bringing the family impact lens to policy and practice. There are also several other nonpartisan resources, including a family impact toolkit, family impact analyses, checklists, procedures, and discussion starters that can be used by anyone interested in supporting and strengthening families in all their diversity across the lifespan.

May 16, 2024 | $5 | McNamara Alumni Center

The Center for Women’s Health Research is organizing the UMN Women's Health Research Conference, a half-day event that features plenary panel presentations, panel discussions, and a poster session on women’s health research. It draws interdisciplinary women’s health researchers, healthcare providers, students, and community public health professionals for a day of learning, networking, and research dissemination. Scholarships and discounts are available for volunteers and students on a limited basis. Co-sponsored by the Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health.

July 22-24, 2024 | $300 | Como Zoo and Conservatory

The Center is excited to cosponsor the 2024 Summer Institute in Adolescent Health. Participants will explore how professionals, parents, and caring adults can engage with and promote the healthy use of technology.

The Bright Spots Mini-Lab supports the growing interest in qualitative and mixed-methods research among public health practitioners, students, and researchers. "Learning Lab" sessions provide attendees with an opportunity to learn from and consult with experts on activities that build on the qualitative research skills they’ve learned in classrooms or while at work in their agencies. Sessions take place via Zoom. Free and open to all!

Tips for Storytelling in Public Health with Dr. Richard Krueger

Session 1: How to Tell a Compelling Story | Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

In our first session, participants will examine the characteristics of effective stories for use in public health. Participants will then be encouraged to develop a story on a designated public health theme. -Register here

Session 2: Share Your Story | Thursday, October 31, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

In our second session, participants are invited to share their stories. Five $50 prizes will be raffled to randomly selected presenters. Stories must be submitted in advance, read aloud in 4 minutes or less, and relate to one of the designated public health themes. Share your story or just join and listen! -Register here

How to Turn Qualitative Insights into Compelling Multimedia Presentations– Quickly with Rich Thau

Thursday, January 30, 2025 | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

In this session, participants will learn how to quickly produce accurate multimedia presentations of qualitative research results following the completion of online focus groups. -Register here

“Not feeling like myself” (NFLM) is a phrase used by midlife women on the path to menopause. It was noted in comments to the Women Living Better (WLB) website, and it arises regularly in the clinical setting. A Google search of “I don't feel like myself” and “perimenopause” yielded 5.3 million results. A scan of the first several pages suggests that results fall in two broad categories: healthcare provider efforts to recruit new patients by demonstrating an understanding of how women feel and women, themselves, lamenting the difficulty of the menopausal transition (MT) on blogs and podcasts and in mainstream media. Despite this widespread usage, no attention has been devoted to clarifying the meaning of NFLM in relationship to perimenopause. This study aimed to understand the meaning of the phrase NFLM when used by those on the path to menopause by exploring the relationship between symptoms reported by ratings of NFLM.

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• Thursday, May 9, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT | Tribal Nations and Urban Indian Organizations
• Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT | Community maternal health providers, midwives, and birth centers
• Monday, June 3, 2024 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT | Rural health providers
• Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CDT | Managed care plans
• Monday, June 10, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT | Counties and state agencies
• Friday, June 14, 2024 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CDT | Hospitals, health systems, federally qualified health centers, Integrated health partnerships
• TBD: General Audience Webinar | Medicaid Enrollees Webinar

Email TransformingMaternalHealthModel.DHS@state.mn.us for more info and to request accommodations.

May 13, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT | Virtual

June 3, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT | Virtual

Boston Children’s Hospital is hosting a webinar series to explore the changing landscape of LGBTQ2IA+ parenting during the last several decades through conversations with a diverse range of parents who identify as LGBTQ2IA+ as well as young adults whom LGBTQ2IA+ parents raised.

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May 9, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT | Virtual

Join the Policy and Government Affairs Team at the AMCHP to learn about the latest updates in federal MCH policy and to hear from our national, federal, and state partners in this series.

May 16, 2024 | 4:00 PM CDT | Virtual

This webinar is designed for child- and family-serving professionals at all levels of Protective Factors knowledge or experience. During this session, they will discuss everyday strategies for helping children build social and emotional competence hosted by Caltrin - the California Training Institute.

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June 7, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT | $30 | Virtual

When young people don’t see the need to access the internet carefully, they may experience harm or exploitation with lasting negative impacts. Presenters will discuss what youth are currently using to connect online, the impact of youth accessing pornography, and share tangible tips on supporting youth by engaging in open conversations about safe social media use and equipping them with critical thinking skills to safely navigate the digital landscape. This webinar is hosted by the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH).

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June 17-18, 2024 | $195+ | Duluth, MN

This two-day annual conference is hosted by the Minnesota Department of Health, the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, the Minnesota Rural Health Association, and the National Rural Health Resource Center which seeks to support, connect, and inspire rural health professionals and leaders from across the state as they work toward the goal of building healthy communities. The conference offers attendees opportunities to expand their knowledge of all things rural health in Minnesota — including insights on the latest industry trends and to network with professionals and industry representatives from across the state, region, and country — to share ideas, best practices, solutions, and contacts.

June 19, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT | $30 | Virtual

This workshop, hosted by MACMH, offers a comprehensive exploration of shame, resilience, and neurochemical responses, providing practical tools and strategies for professionals in diverse fields. Participants will gain insights into the cultural and developmental dimensions of shame, as well as evidence-based techniques for promoting resilience and reducing shame in various settings. Attendees will earn continuing education credits, including cultural competency, by actively engaging in discussions, applying theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios, and acquiring actionable skills to enhance their practice.

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June 27, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT | $30 | Virtual

Did you know that more than 1 in 4 children experience a chronic illness? They experience mental health concerns at a higher rate than the average American youth. Join MACHM to learn ways to support these clients and increase their resiliency, whether you are a therapist, educator, parent, or other caring adult. Participants will learn clinical tools to enhance their awareness, medical literacy, practice, and care for this population.

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July 8-12, 2024 | $175+ | McNamara Alumni Center

Join an international community of investigators, practitioners, and adopted persons collaborating to create nurturing, evidence-based care that ensures permanent family care for all children. This is a premier event for attendees from the Global South and Global North who are devoted to ensuring permanent, nurturing family care for every child.

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MDH is bringing the Hear Her campaign to Minnesota to raise awareness of the urgent maternal warning signs that can lead to pregnancy-related complications and deaths, particularly for Black people who are pregnant or recently gave birth and too often do not have their concerns taken seriously. MDH is promoting and amplifying this CDC campaign through sharing co-branded materials and ads statewide.

In the final episode of the four-part series on the pregnancy-associated death crisis in the US, Clinical Training Center for Sexual and Reproductive Health staff speak with Dr. Nicole Tchalim, from Columbia University's Women and Reproductive Mental Health (WARM) program, and how Title X and other family planning clinicians can address mental health struggles and suicidality in their patients.

Drs. Natalie Hernandez and Abdul El-Sayed discuss the 3rd edition of the the Practical Playbook III: Working Together to Improve Maternal Health, which provides:

• Examples of multidisciplinary partnerships that leverage new ideas and resources, including innovative approaches to gathering and using data
• Policies and practices that are improving the health and well-being of birthing people and children across the country
• Strategies for scaling up and sustaining successful coalitions and programs
• Existing or promising tools and strategies to improve maternal health in the future

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Mental Health America's 2024 Mental Health Month toolkit provides free resources to help plan your efforts and raise awareness during the month of May and beyond. It has DIY tools, social media assets, resources, templates, printable handouts, and more.

This new resource from the Foundation for Child Development captures the transformative discussions and lessons learned from advocates, organizers, policymakers, and caregivers dedicated to driving positive change for children and their families. They have laid the groundwork for transformative change, fostering learning, momentum, and inspiration for the work ahead.

• Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

• Mental Health Awareness Month

• Stroke Awareness Month

• Lupus Awareness Month

• National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

• Preeclampsia Awareness Month

• National Women’s Health Week (May 12-18)

• Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (May 12)

• Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28)

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