On the right, a headshot of author Charlotte Stow. On the left, text featuring the competency and title of the post: Competency 8 Lived Experience in MCH. Voices at the Center: Honoring Lived Experience to Advance Maternal and Child Health

Charlotte Stow, second-year MPH student from University of Minnesota’s Center for Leadership Education in Maternal & Child Public Health, is November’s featured author of MCH Leads. In her blog entry, Charlotte applies MCH Competency 8 (Lived Experience in MCH) to her time working with caregivers of children with incarcerated parents. Charlotte discusses the importance of the role education plays in women’s health: “Enriching women’s health scholarship is an essential step in ensuring maternal and child health populations have access to equitable, quality healthcare.”

Learn more about Charlotte’s contributions here!