Catherine Turner, recent MPH graduate from Drexel University’s Center for Excellence in Maternal, Child, Adolescent and Family Health, is October’s featured author of MCH Leads. In her blog entry, Catherine applies MCH Competency 5 (Communication) and Competency 9 (Teaching, Coaching, and Mentoring) to her time working with youth. Catherine discusses the importance of leveraging your strengths in academics and fieldwork: “It’s important for me to explore the MCH field because it works on improving health outcomes at all ages.”

Learn more about Catherine’s contributions here!