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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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