Jen Farsworth, MPH from Milken Institute for Public Health at George Washington University, is the April feature of MCH Leads. In her blog entry, titled “How My MCH MPH Helps Me as a Violence Prevention Specialist,” Jen applies MCH Competency 1 (MCH Knowledge Base/Context) to her work as a Senior Violence Prevention Specialist at LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services. “I integrate the MCH knowledge of the life-course perspective, root causes of social norms, and prevention into my daily work. As a member of the prevention and outreach team and as the county’s designated sexual assault service provider, I educate and engage communities everyday.”
Learn more about Jen’s contributions here!