Reimagining Child “Welfare”
A number of our MCH students attended the 2021 Black Maternal Health Conference, hosted by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA), April 16-17, online. What follows is a post from one of the attendees. By Margaret Major, BA I recently completed a literature review on the relationship between neighborhood conditions and child maltreatment. Early on…
Profound and insightful
A number of our MCH students attended the 2021 Black Maternal Health Conference, hosted by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA), April 16-17, online. What follows is a post from one of the attendees. By Crysta Meekins, BPH This year I had the privilege to virtually attend the Black Maternal Health Conference. Virtual conferences are…
Inspired and Empowered
Six of our MCH students attended the 2020 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association(APHA), held October 24-28, 2020, online. What follows is a post from one of the attendees. Briasha Jones, BS As a first year MPH student and being new to the field of public health in general, this year’s APHA conference…
Innovations: Move the Norm
Six of our MCH students attended the 2020 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), held October 24-28, 2020, online. What follows is a post from one of the attendees. Momi Binaifer Sagoe, BS This year I had the privileged to attended my first APHA conference and virtual conference. Given the current COVID…