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Communications and Co-Editing [5: Communication]

Communications and Co-Editing [5: Communication]

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How My MCH MPH Helps Me as A Violence Prevention Specialist [1: MCH Knowledge Base/Context]

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Promoting Exclusive Breastfeeding [2: Self-Reflection & 9: Teaching, Coaching, and Mentoring]

Promoting Exclusive Breastfeeding [2: Self-Reflection & 9: Teaching, Coaching, and Mentoring]

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Building the Bridge from Mentee to Mentor [9: Teaching, Coaching, and Mentoring]

Building the Bridge from Mentee to Mentor [9: Teaching, Coaching, and Mentoring]

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Melissa Ray, MPH from University at Albany’s College of Integrated Health Sciences (CIHS), is the May feature of MCH Leads. In her blog entry, titled “Communications and Co-Editing,” Melissa explains how she applied MCH Competency 5 (Communication) into her work as the former co-editor of MCH Leads and as a Graduate Assistant with UAlbany’s Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program. “I focused mainly on communications for the MCH Leads National Trainee Blog and email communications for the UAlbany MCH Program. Each day of this role, I lived and breathed Competency 5: Communication.”

Learn more about Melissa’s contributions here!

Funding provided by the Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health at the University of Minnesota and the University at Albany School of Public Health Maternal and Child Health Public Health Catalyst Program, which are supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This information or content and conclusions of related 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.