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MCH Student eNewsletter
May 2024
Announcements
Last MCH Student eNews of the Academic Year
Our newsletters will be taking a break over the summer. See you in the fall!
Enjoy Your Summer!
As we move into the summer, all of us at the Center want to congratulate MCH students for reaching the end of the semester! We especially want to recognize all the students who are graduating this spring – we’re excited to see what you do next! Do you have post-graduation plans? Email us at mch@umn.edu so we can congratulate you!
Stay Connected with the Center!
Graduating? Want to keep up to date with the Center and hear about important MCH topics? Subscribe to our Healthy Generations eNewsletter, or follow us on Instagram, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn!
Student Spotlight: How did Vivian Pham’s Deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health’s Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Project Influence Her Drive for Health Equity Advocacy?
MCH Leads Blog: Reflecting on Leadership – Maha and Estefanía’s Journey as MCH Leads Editors
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!
UMN Professor, Dr. Rachel Hardeman, was named a Time 100 Most Influential Person of the Year
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.
Center Events
The Center is proud to co-sponsor the following events:
MCHSIG Crafts and IUD Charms End-of-Year Event
May 2, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT | Health Sciences Education Center Makerspace
Join us to 3D print some IUD charms and celebrate the end of the school year! Come to the Makerspace (HSEC 5th floor) to get your own IUD charm, which you can wear on your graduation cap or gown, choose a craft of your choice from the endless possibilities offered by the Makerspace, or bring your own. Snacks will be provided, so join us for as little or as long as you'd like to relax at the end of the semester! No RSVP needed!
Women’s Health Research Conference: Aging and Women’s Health
May 16, 2024 | $5 | McNamara Alumni Center
Co-hosted by the Center for Women’s Health Research and the Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health, the UMN Women's Health Research Conference is a half-day event that features plenary panel presentations, panel discussion, and a poster session on women’s health research. It draws interdisciplinary women’s health researchers, health care 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.
2024 Summer Institute in Adolescent Health: Cultivating Adolescent Well-Being in the Digital Age
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.
Events
U.S. Immigrant Families: Understanding Policy to Inform Practice
May 2, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT | $31+ | Virtual
LGBTQ2IA+ Families Then and Now 2024 / Las Familias LGBTQ2IA+ Antes y Ahora 2024
May 6, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT | Virtual
May 13, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT | Virtual
June 3, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT | Virtual
Shared Learning Community Circle: Equity and Systems Change
May 7, 2024 | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CDT | Virtual
Association of MCH Programs Policy and Partnerships Town Hall Series
May 9, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT | Virtual
Social and Emotional Competence of Children
May 16, 2024 | 4:00 PM CDT | Virtual
Minnesota Rural Health Conference
June 17-18, 2024 | $75+ | Duluth, MN
International Conference on Adoption Research
July 8-12, 2024 | $175+ | McNamara Alumni Center
MCH Competency Corner
Each month, we highlight MCH Leadership competencies for our students to learn more about. This month, we’re highlighting Competency #11, which was recently updated from Working with Communities and Systems to Systems Approach, to reflect the impact of broader systems on the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families.
MCH Leadership Competency #11: Systems Approach
Improving the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families is a complex process because these populations are influenced by many intersecting factors. Systems thinking recognizes this complexity and examines the linkages between components - norms, laws, resources, infrastructure, and individual behaviors - that affect outcomes. Systems thinking addresses how these components interact at multiple levels and the leadership required to make advances within and across those levels.
Visit the MCH Bureau’s website to learn more about this updated competency and visit the MCH Navigator for ways to build MCH Competency skills!
Resources
Opportunities
Graduate Research Assistant: Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity
Graduate Research Assistant: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
Summer 2024 Public Health Institute: Reproductive Justice – A Primer | May 20-24, 2024
Call for Presentations: Many Faces of Community Health Conference | Due by May 20, 2024
Sisters in Public Health Scholarship | Due by June 23, 2024
National Observences
The aims of the Center include providing continuing professional education in maternal and child health (MCH) and support for students in online and in-person MCH graduate programs at the University of Minnesota. Center and MCH Program faculty are involved in research and training in infant and child health, adolescent health, family health, health disparities, reproductive health, and women's health.
The Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number T76MC00005 for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health in the amount of $1,725,000. This information or content and conclusions of our outreach products are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
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