Fall 2017 Health, Racism, and Communication Seminar Series

Fall 2017 Health, Racism, and Communication Seminar Series This series of workshops will cover communication skills focused on the intersections of health and racism, specifically for community organizers, neighborhood groups, and public health students, professionals, faculty and researchers. Sponsored by the Tulane Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health, Tulane Prevention Research Center, Tulane…

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Maternal Health Care Is Disappearing in Rural America

An article was released to discuss the growing concern for the lack of maternal care in rural parts of America: "Maternal mortality is also significantly higher in rural areas. Scientific American analyzed public mortality data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and found that in 2015 the maternal mortality rate in large central metropolitan…

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Renewed by coaching

Several of our MPH students attended the annual meeting of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), held this year March 4 - 7, in Kansas City, MO. What follows is a post from one of these attendees. By Thea Lange, BA Although attending the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)…

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Health Equity in Maternal and Child Health

Several of our MPH students attended the annual meeting of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), held this year March 4 - 7, in Kansas City, MO. What follows is a post from one of these attendees. By Alexis Robles, BA The 2017 AMCHP Conference in Kansas City was the first conference…

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