MCH Leads

Supporting Breastfeeding for the First Six Months of Life through Leadership and Policy [Competency 2: Self-Reflection; Competency 12: Policy]

Supporting Breastfeeding for the First Six Months of Life through Leadership and Policy [Competency 2: Self-Reflection; Competency 12: Policy]

December 1, 2023

Karah Waters graduated in the Spring of 2023 with her Master of Public Health...

The Importance of Communication to Build Family-Professional Relationships: An Evaluation of Louisiana’s Partners for Healthy Babies Hotline [Competency 5: Communication; 8: Family-Professional Relationships; 11: Working with Communities and Systems]

The Importance of Communication to Build Family-Professional Relationships: An Evaluation of Louisiana’s Partners for Healthy Babies Hotline [Competency 5: Communication; 8: Family-Professional Relationships; 11: Working with Communities and Systems]

October 4, 2023

Isabella Rose Walters (she/her) is a second-year Master of Public Health candidate with a...

What We Can Learn From Family Drug Treatment Courts? [Competency 2: Self-Reflection; Competency 12: Policy]

What We Can Learn From Family Drug Treatment Courts? [Competency 2: Self-Reflection; Competency 12: Policy]

September 1, 2023

Madeline Frank is a second-year student in the dual degree master’s program in Social...

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Welcome to MCH Leads: Competency-based Student-led National Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Trainee Blog. The purpose of the blog is for students to share their MCH experiences and apply the MCH competencies to their work. Read our About Us section.

The Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health (grant number T76MC00005) and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Maternal and Child Health Catalyst Program (grant number T1C35362) 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 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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