Healthy Generations eNewsletter

Recent #UMNMCH graduate Nicollette Moore (she/her/hers), 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.

#UMNMCH student Chinenyenwa Elile (she/her), MPH 2024, wrote this reflection on how her Maternal and Child Health (MCH) coursework, student worker positions, and passion for equity work in youth populations have all contributed to her MCH career.

Ijeoma Uche, from the HRSA-funded Center of Excellence in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health at the University of California, Berkeley, is the newest author for the Health Equity Edition of MCH Leads, the student-led national MCH trainee blog. In her blog post, Ijeoma applies MCH competencies 7 (Cultural Competency) and 11 (Working with Communities and Systems) to her journey in creating the Birth By Us app, a personalized birthing experience for Black mothers and birthing people. “In our research, we found that Black women and expectant parents often feel disempowered and afraid during their pregnancy and postpartum journeys because they don't have the resources they need for an optimal outcome...” Continue reading more about Ijeoma’s health equity efforts here.

The Center is proud to co-sponsor the following events:

March 17, 2023 | 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT | Virtual & In-Person

This year’s event will focus on public health solutions for mental health. Experts, including this year’s speaker Dr. Gilbert Gonzales, Jeremy Hanson Willis, Antony Stately, and Sue Abderholden, will discuss effective and sustainable policies, practices, and programs to achieve mental health equity among intersectional identities. Hosted by the SPH's Health Equity Work Group.

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April 27, 2023 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

Personal narratives are powerful tools for researchers and practitioners alike. They can be used to educate, influence, train, advocate, and reflect in the public health field. Harnessing the power of these narratives is an important skill. This session on digital storytelling from the StoryCenter will be a brief introduction to the process of gathering and presenting personal narratives for public health use. As a leader in the global storytelling movement, the StoryCenter has decades of experience helping organizations and individuals bolster their storytelling skills.

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March 10, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM CDT

This symposium, sponsored by LSU Health Shreveport, will explore the factors needed to enable communities and healthcare systems to be more effective in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality.

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March 13, 2023 | 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT | $30

The Minnesota Association for Child’s Mental Health (MACMH) is hosting this webinar, which will cover pertinent definitions and evidence-based connections to the outward responses that are often seen in children that are having difficulty with sensory processing. Speakers will provide examples to increase comprehension and demonstrations of strategies that are appropriate for immediate use in working with children.

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March 27, 2023 | 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT | $30

In this virtual presentation hosted by MACMH, the presenter will explore ways to foster healing by focusing on each child’s individual needs and examine how to support families by exploring resources that help families support children at home.

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March 30, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

This webinar, hosted by the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA), will discuss how health inequity is connected to sexual violence. The webinar will review health equity, social determinants of health, and how they connect to systemic racism. It will also include how victims/survivors are impacted by health inequity and strategies advocates can take to support victims/survivors.

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This toolkit, created by Reproductive Health National Training Center (RHNTC), aims to support sexual and reproductive health agencies and service sites in implementing best practices for hypertension prevention, diagnosis, and control practices.

-Watch a Case Study

This documentary-style episode of the MCH Bridges Podcast highlights the lived experiences of families who have experienced a stillbirth. Guest speakers Jasmine Abraham and Nneka Hall share their personal stories after Jasmine’s son, Qasem, and Nneka’s daughter, Annaya, were born still. Rose Horton, a nurse and Executive Director of Women and Infant Services at Emory Decatur Hospital and who also created #NotOnMyWatch, will also be a guest speaker. This podcast will discuss stillbirth, its risk factors, prevention, the short- and long-term impacts of the loss of a baby, and the support and systems-level changes needed.

-Listen

• City MatCH MCH Leadership Conference: Reconnecting and Transforming MCH - Submissions are due March 11, 2023, 1:59 AM CDT.

• 2023 National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) Annual Conference: A Luta Continua/The Struggle Continues: Resistance, Resilience, Resurgence - Submissions are due March 15, 2023, 10:59 PM CDT.

• American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo: Creating the Healthiest Nation–Overcoming Social and Ethical Challenges - Submissions are due April 1, 2023, 1:59 AM CDT.

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